Rationale and guidelines for limiting enrollments in the teacher education program of the University of Utah are developed and presented. The need for such guidelines had arisen due to a State Board of Regents demand that maximum quotas for admission to teacher education programs, based upon projected job market needs, be established. While finding this fiat unacceptable, the University Council for Teacher Education saw the opportunity to implement a policy which, while meeting the letter of state requirements, was based on the capacity of the various University departments to provide "in a quality fashion" the facilities, services, and instructions for students preparing for teaching. It was held that the only legitimate grounds for restricting or limiting the numbers of students were satisfaction of the minimum requirements for admission, retention, and graduation and capacity of the departments to provide quality services. The rationale and guidelines are presented in discussions centering on six questions: (1) What minimum requirements should be established for admission, retention, and graduation? (2) What, in the opinion of faculty, are the significant characteristics of quality teacher education? (3) What are the University limitations as a whole in terms of providing adequately for the candidate's general education and well-being as a student? (4) What numerical restrictions on candidates might be placed by each of the academic departments participating in the teacher education enterprise? (5) What restrictions or limitations might be proposed by participating school districts? and (6) What is the overall capacity of the Department of Education in relation to each of the teacher education programs? (MJB)