A Professional Disposition Situation is when a professor, advisor, administrator, or support staff member recognizes that you are not exhibiting professional behaviors, or have not yet attained needed skills, content knowledge, and/or professional attitude or demeanor. If this happens,

1. a Notification of Concern form is filed;
2. you receive an email alerting you to that fact; and
3. a “flag” appears on your UNITED records screen to show all those vested in your success that you are demonstrating a problem that could keep you from progressing in the program.
4. You must take the initiative to correct the problem.
5. When you correct the problem (with assistance as needed), the “flag” is removed.
6. If you do not take care of the problem OR if you acquire 3 “flags,” then the problem becomes serious enough for involvement by the Office of Teacher Education.
7. The Office of Teacher Education will seek the advice of a faculty and administrative committee (Teacher Candidate Professional Review Committee) to make a decision about your ability to remain in the teaching program and will recommend action.
8. The Director of Teacher Education enacts suspension from the Teacher Education Program upon recommendation of the Teacher Candidate Professional Review Committee.
9. Our intent is to assist you in developing the positive attributes of a professional teacher or to assist you in seeking an alternative career goal.
10. Suspended students have the right to appeal the process by which the Teacher Candidate Professional Review Committee determined suspension.