Committee on Initial Teacher Certification

Membership of CITC

1. Faculty Representation
   
   Each initial certification program in each college, including cross-listed programs, shall be allocated one voting member of CITC. However, the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences shall always have an equal number of voting members determined by the number of programs in the college with the greatest number of programs. Each college will also be permitted to appoint one student voting member.
   
   When a new program is recognized by CITC and ISBE they shall be allocated one voting member. During the process of review and acceptance a program may have ex officio status within CITC. When a program cease to exist at the university or state level, one the program is no longer offering courses it shall lose its entitlement to voting membership.
   
   
2. Student Representation
   
   There shall be one student representative for each of the colleges housing an initial teacher certification program.
   
   Student representatives must be admitted to and enrolled in an approved initial teacher certification program.
   
   Each college shall determine the methods of selection for its representative. Each college shall notify the University Coordinator of Teacher Certification of the student elected.
   
   Each student representative shall have one vote.
   
   
3. Administrative Representation
   
   Ex officio members of the CITC shall include a representative from the Provost, Dean of each college housing an initial teacher certification program, Dean of the Graduate School, Director of Registration and Records, Coordinator of Community College Relations, the University Certification Officer, the University Coordinator of Teacher Certification, and the Alternative Certification Coordinator.
   
   Ex officio members shall serve without a vote.
   
   
4. Terms of Office
   
   Faculty elected to the CITC shall serve until replaced by the respective academic department faculties.
   
   Student representatives shall serve terms of one year beginning on August 16 or as soon as appointed thereafter.
   
   Administration representatives shall serve as long as each person continues to hold the office upon which representation is based.

Committee on Initial Teacher Certification (CITC)

* Faculty Chair 
+ Ex officio, nonvoting