Central Michigan University's professional education programs are designed to provide students with a conceptual framework of professional practice that is concept and knowledge driven, learner-centered, and promotes reflective practice relevant to diverse settings and roles. The program also prepares students to establish a professional practice based on the conceptual framework and guided reflection and inquiry. A professional practice that is truly concept and knowledge-driven, learner-centered, and relevant to diverse settings and roles is not readily acquired. Rather, it must be developed and refined through reflection and inquiry over a lifetime. The professional education program becomes the foundation for a professional career that will continue to evolve and mature.