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to certify those degrees to the Urbana-Champaign Senate. Such degrees,
however, shall be so phrased that they cannot be confused with any other
degrees offered by the University.
COUNCIL ON TEACHER EDUCATION
Sec. 24. (a) The Council on Teacher Education is composed of the deans
and the directors of colleges and schools which offer curricula in the training
of teachers for the elementary and secondary schools and for the community
(junior) colleges. The chairman shall be named by the President.
(b) The duties of the Council are to formulate policies and programs in
the fields of teacher selection, retention, guidance and training, and placement
in the schools named in paragraph (a), in conformity with educational
policies established by the Urbana-Champaign Senate.
(c) On the nomination of the Dean of the College of Education and
with the approval of the Council on Teacher Education, there shall be appointed
(1) a Coordinator of Teacher-Training Programs, and (2) a Director
of Teacher Placement. These officers shall be responsible to the Dean of the
College of Education, who shall act as the executive officer for the Council
in directing them in the performance of their duties.
(d) The Council is authorized to appoint area-of-specialization committees
in each of the major teaching fields, a Committee on Teacher Placement,
and such other committees as may be needed. These committees shall be
composed of representatives from the College of Education and from the
major subject-matter fields represented in any given curriculum.
The area-of-specialization committees shall be responsible for the improvement
of their respective teacher-education curricula, counseling procedures
in their areas, and other activities related thereto. They shall recommend
action to the Council on Teacher Education.
(e) Students shall not ordinarily be eligible for University approval of
their status as prospective teachers unless they have elected a curriculum
approved by the Council on Teacher Education. It is understood, however,
that this rule will not prejudice the status of students in any teaching area
for which a curriculum is in the process of preparation.
(f) All curricula shall be approved by the Council on Teacher Education,
by the respective colleges, and by the Urbana-Champaign Senate. They shall
be offered in appropriate colleges and schools.
E. CHICAGO UNITS
CHICAGO PROFESSIONAL COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
Sec. 25. (a) The Chicago Professional Colleges and Schools* are integral
parts of the University. They shall be governed by the general provisions of
these Statutes, except as otherwise specifically provided.
(b) They shall be organized according to the principles stated in Sections
8 to 16 inclusive.
(c) The legislative body for the Chicago Professional Colleges shall be
the Senate of the Chicago Professional Colleges, as provided in Section 6,
(d) There shall be a Vice-President in Charge of the Chicago Professional
Colleges, who, under the direction of the President, shall be the chiei
executive officer of these colleges and schools and of such other academic,
* Herein referred to as the Chicago Professional Colleges.