PARC

UTEC students are required to participate in Professional and Academic Resources and Coaching (PARC) for academic,  professional, and/or administrative reasons. Some of the administrative reasons include:

• Inappropriate behavior in TED/SOE classes
• Repeatedly ignoring email communications from UTEC staff
• Lack of attendance at Future Teacher Seminars or other mandatory events
• Failure to make good progress toward passage of CSETs and other required testing
• Lack of demonstration of professional dispositions (see above)

Regardless of the reason for participation in PARC, it is undertaken to ensure successful program participation, leading to seamless entrance into the SOE for the final year of the program. At the beginning of every semester, PARC students are required to meet with UTEC staff. During the PARC meeting, strategies for improvement are devised, discussed and documented. The student is given the opportunity to agree to the expectations for the upcoming semester. Four to six weeks later, there is an email check-in with the student to determine if further support or action is needed. At the end of the semester, if the student has not met the expectations set in the meeting, the student continues to participate in PARC and is elevated to the next level (See the bottom of the page for specific parameters of each level of PARC). 

Participation in UTEC programs is at the sole discretion of UTEC staff. While there may be additional unforeseen circumstances, below is a list of potential situations that would result in dismissal. A student may be dismissed from the UTEC at any point, if: 

• a student is unable to progress through the program at the required pace (as shown on individualized templates);
• a student’s performance in a field placement is inadequate, inappropriate or unacceptable (determined via evaluations, mentor and field supervisor feedback);
• a student is found to be dishonest in reporting academic records, attendance and activities at a school site, or plagiarism in required written assignments;
• a student fails to meet program GPA requirements outlined in this document;
• a student does not possess or demonstrate the professional dispositions necessary for a future teacher;
• a student fails to make satisfactory progress with BSRs and SMRs (explained more below);
• it is determined that the program is not the best path to a teaching career for a particular student.

The decision to dismiss a student from the program is determined solely by the UTEC staff. Dismissal means the revocation of the privilege of taking further TED classes as an undergraduate. Additionally, priority registration will no longer be available, nor will any of the other benefits of UTEC participation. In these cases, TED courses already taken count as open electives toward the 128-unit USF requirement for a Bachelor's degree. Students dismissed from UTEC programs can apply to other graduate programs, or in some cases, on their own to the USF SOE.

See SOE Grading Policy for additional requirements.

PARC Table