This paper examines the Competency Based Teacher Education (CBTE) program at the University of Toledo, Ohio. A description is given of the development of the program and its implementation in 1971. The reasons for changes in the CBTE program are discussed and teacher surplus, enrollment changes, and the fact that the program was expensive are described as among the major factors that led to a reassessment of the program in the early 1980s. These forces for change are analyzed, and the efforts that were made to improve the program and make it more responsive to current demands are described. An outline is provided of the primary focus of the program, and a description is given of the ongoing process of evaluation and assessment of the present CBTE program. (JD)