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Clinical Services and Certification
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The University of Central Missouri has one of the highest program-specific accreditation designations in the state of Missouri. The teacher education programs are accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Clinical Services and Certification staff are ready to assist you with all aspects of teacher certification and student teaching at UCM, including admission to the Teacher Education Program, field experience placements, student teaching placements, and processing applications for certification.
Teacher Certification and Student Teaching
University Faculty, Supervisors and Liaisons
Introductory Visit Observation Form - Student Teaching
MEES Rubric for the Teacher Candidate during the Clinical Experience
MEES Formative Assessment Form
MEES Summative Assessment Form
Field Experience Assessment Form (For use by the liaisons for FLDX 2150, FLDX 3000, FLDX 4970 and PE 4975)
Travel Expense Claims - Now done through Chrome River. Launch the Chrome River application from any web browser (Chrome and Safari are preferred) at https://app.ca1.chromeriver.com/
School District Cooperating Teachers
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Educator Quality
Register to Create an Educator Profile https://apps.dese.mo.gov/weblogin/login.aspx
Instructions for Creating a DESE Profile
Instructions for applying for an substitute teaching certificate:
https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/teachers
There are also step by step instructions available here: Substitute Teaching Certificate Instructions
Instructions for applying for an initial professional teaching certificate, an initial administrator certificate, an initial services certificate of license to teach:
https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/teachers
There are also step by step instructions available here: Initial Certification Application Instructions
Information and instructions for applying for a temporary authorization certificate (TAC) or a career temporary authorization certificate (CTAC):
https://dese.mo.gov/educator-quality/certification/temporary-authorization-information
Certification Areas
Initial Certification Areas
- Art, Grades K-12
- Early Childhood, Birth-Grade 3
- Elementary, Grades 1-6
- Library Science, Grades K-12
- Middle Level, Grades 5-9
- Business
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language Arts (ELA)
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Science
- Speech and Theater
- Music, Grades K-12
- Instrumental
- Vocal
- Physical Education, Grades K-12
- Secondary, Grades 9-12
- Agriculture
- Biology
- Business
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Engineering and Technology
- English
- Family Consumer Science
- Mathematics
- Modern Languages
- Physics
- Social Science
- Speech Communications and Theater
- Special Education, Birth-Grade 12
- Early Childhood
- Mild Moderate Cross Categorical
- Severe Developmental Disabilities
- Counseling
- Educational Leadership
- Elementary Mathematics Specialist
- English Language Learners (ELL)
- Special Reading
Accreditation
UCM has the longest history as a nationally accredited public institution in Missouri
