Annual Title II Report Card
Draft Version
This is a DRAFT catalog for review and advising purposes. Items in this catalog draft are subject to change until the catalog for 2024-2025 academic year will be officially published on August 19th, 2024. The statements set forth in this catalog are for informational purposes only and should not be construed as the basis of a contract between a student and this institution. Should changes in a program of study become necessary, those changes will be applied liberally by the institution while the catalog is in draft mode.
2021–2022 Title II Report Card
Teacher Education Mission
The mission of Teacher Education at Bradley University is to prepare teachers who will be effective leaders, advocates, and life-long learners. We believe that teaching and learning are dynamic, interactive, life-long processes based on empowering interactions among learners.
Teacher Preparation Programs
Bradley University offers 16 baccalaureate programs leading to state teacher certification and graduate-level certification programs in Educational Administration and School Counseling.
Student Characteristics
Most undergraduates (80.6 percent) are traditional college age and 97.3 percent attend full-time. Thirty-five percent of all students are minority students and 83.8 percent are Illinois residents. By gender, 2,423 male and 3,165 female students (the male-female ratio is 43:57) are attending school. Undergraduate enrollment is 4331. Graduate enrollment is 1257. Total enrollment is 5,588.
Admissions Requirements
Admission to Teacher Education Program: Candidates must have earned a minimum grade point average of 2.5 overall, 2.5 in education courses, and a 2.5 in their content major. Candidates must have earned grades of not less than a C in COM 103, ENG 101, and a mathematics course that meets university core curriculum requirements. They must have completed a prescribed group of education courses for each major with the appropriate GPA and no Ds, demonstrated appropriate pre-professional behaviors and dispositions, been cleared on a check of criminal history, and received a satisfactory vote of the faculty.
Admission to Student Teaching: Candidates must have maintained a minimum grade point average of 2.5 overall, 2.5 in education courses, and a 2.5 in their content major. They must have been advanced to candidacy and passed the Illinois Content Area Test.
Accreditation
Bradley University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and all teacher preparation programs are approved by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Summary of Illinois State Tests
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Illinois Certification Testing System Annual Institution Report |
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Program Year 2021-2022 |
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Number of Program Completers: 53 |
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Content Area Test |
Number Tested |
Number Passed |
Pass Rate (%) |
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206-Early Childhood Education |
4 |
-- |
-- |
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305-Elementary Education |
22 |
22 |
100 |
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207-English Language Arts |
5 |
-- |
-- |
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290-Learning Behavior Specialist I |
6 |
-- |
-- |
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201-Middle School Language Arts |
1 |
-- |
-- |
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202-Middle School Mathematics |
1 |
-- |
-- |
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203-Middle School Science |
1 |
-- |
-- |
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208-Mathematics |
1 |
-- |
-- |
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212-Music |
6 |
-- |
-- |
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246-Social Science: History |
6 |
-- |
-- |
Pass rates are not shown for tests taken by fewer than 10 students.