Unit of the Preparation of Education Professionals (UPEP)
Ohio University’s Unit for the Preparation of Education Professionals (UPEP) spans three colleges, with the primary being The Patton College of Education. Music Education is in the College of Fine Arts and the Modern Languages programs, as well as several methods courses in the arts and sciences disciplines (Mathematics, English), are in the College of Arts and Sciences. UPEP includes faculty representatives from different colleges on campus that are a part of the Unit as well as other stakeholders, including faculty from the five regional campuses, OHIO administrators, Patton College of Education candidates, and educators from area P-12 schools. The purpose of UPEP is to ensure that the numerous constituents involved in the preparation of education professionals have a way to discuss new initiatives, requirements, and innovations. UPEP meets twice in the fall semester and once in the spring semester.
UPEP uses assessment data for continuous program and unit improvement.
- An illustration of the Unit Assessment System [pdf].
- A narrative describing each step in the Unit Assessment System [Word]
- A glossary of terms and commonly used acronyms [Word].
- Our list of accrediting bodies [pdf]
Assessment Council
The Unit’s Assessment Council supports a culture of dialogue on behalf of a continuous program and pedagogical improvement. The AC is a representative subcommittee of the Unit for the Preparation of Education Professionals (UPEP). The AC oversees the planning, development, administration, analysis, evaluation, and reporting of assessments used to monitor the performance of the Unit and its candidates and programs. The Cycle of Unit Assessment Data for Program Improvement [PDF] provides an illustration of the Unit’s Assessment System. This cycle is implemented on a semester basis with data reports beginning at the level of the AC subcommittees and moving through the entire AC, then going to UPEP for final recommendations.
Wendy Adams
Director of Assessment and Academic Improvement
Ohio University
The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education
Patton Hall 102I
Athens, Ohio 45701
740-593-4402