Noting recent state legislation (HB 1706) in Oklahoma that is focused on the improvement of teacher preparation programs at the university level, this paper details the implementation of such improvements at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma. The first section of the paper considers requirements for improved classroom preparation in both the content area and education, including minimum courses and hours, restricted entrance into the professional education sequence, and field experience courses. The next section addresses the establishment of an exit competency examination in the subject matter a new teacher has been trained to teach. The paper then explains the operation of the entry-year assistance committee--an innovative program designed to provide practical help and advice for first-year teachers in the classroom--and also addresses the professional growth component of the Oklahoma law, which provides inservice training for teachers and higher education courses for those involved in teacher training. The paper concludes with a brief restatement of the four components in the revised teacher education program. (Speech/Drama certification requirements, a conversion endorsement sheet, professional education requirements, a speech and drama objectives sheet, a sample faculty development plan agenda, and references are appended.) (NKA)