Under the ruling of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, security records, including personally identifiable information regarding students, are available for public disclosure and release. The judicial order requires this disclosure under the Missouri Sunshine Law (construed to protect the name and address of a victim whose identifiable assailant is still at large). Missouri State University has adopted security records access release guidelines which are available from the custodian of records, Carrington Hall 205, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Missouri State University, in compliance with Part II of the Federal Student Right-to-Know and Campus Security Act of 1990 publishes an Annual Security Report. It provides applicants, students, and employees with the University safety policies, resources, and crime statistics. Copies are available in the Office of Admissions, Dean of Students Office, and in the Department of Safety and Transportation. The Annual Security Report is also available on our web site at www.missouristate.edu/judicial.
Any individual on the Missouri State University campus who is a victim of or observes any criminal activity should report the incident immediately to the Springfield Police Department by dialing 911.
Title II, Sections 207 and 208 of the Higher Education Act of 1998 requires each institution of higher education which conducts a teacher preparation program to annually disclose specific information about that program. The following information fulfills that requirement.
The pass rate for the completers of the teacher preparation programs at Missouri State University was 99 percent as compared to the statewide average of 98 percent. These data were compiled for the completers from the Fall 2006, Spring 2007, and Summer 2007 semesters.
In the Fall 2006 semester, 2,077 undergraduate students and 694 graduate students were enrolled in professional education programs. For the Spring 2007 semester, 1,963 undergraduate students and 744 graduate students were enrolled. And during the Summer 2007 term, 625 undergraduate students and 601 graduate students were enrolled. Every student will have a total of 600 hours of supervised teaching experience by the conclusion of his/her program of study. There were 503 students in programs of supervised student teaching during the year, and the student to faculty ratio during the supervised teaching was 9.5.