You’ve always been a leader. A bright student. The type of person who’s eager to help. Becoming a teacher is the perfect outlet for using your skills and strength.
Curriculum in the College of Education is designed to be student-centered and intellectually challenging, while preparing students through field and internship experiences that offer real life education opportunities.
In addition to producing outstanding graduates in the field of teaching, the College of Education is home to exciting new programs like sports administration, recreation, exercise science, athletic training, travel and tourism, and more.
The Transitional Certification Program (TCP) at 体育菠菜大平台 is an online alternative teacher certification pathway for individuals with a baccalaureate degree or higher who wish to earn an Initial Teaching Certificate issued by the Nebraska Department of Education. Students who meet the qualifications to start the TCP are also eligible to be hired by a Nebraska public school to start teaching in their endorsement area.
NOTE: 体育菠菜大平台’s Transitional Certification Program is available to participants who physically reside in Nebraska or within commuting distance to a Nebraska school district.
The credit hours earned in the TCP may be applied to the requirements for a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
See below for the endorsements (endorsements are what you would like to teach) offered in the TCP. Click into each one for detailed program information. Courses that you have already taken may be eligible to be substituted into your education program.
Field Endorsement (F) - two or more subjects which, considered as a single area of study, represent a wider and broader scope than that of a subject
Subject Endorsement (S) - a specific course or narrow range of courses taught and offered in a school
You may enroll in the TCP in one of the endorsements below either with or without an employment offer from a school to teach .5 to 1.0 FTE in the endorsement area:
You may enroll in the TCP in one of the endorsements below ONLY when you are offered employment by a school to teach .5 to 1.0 FTE in one of these endorsement areas:
*Transcripts will be reviewed by UNL Agriculture, Leadership, Education and Communication Faculty.
**Transcripts may be reviewed by UNL, Chadron, and/or Wayne State FCS Faculty
NOTE: Certification in Elementary Education or Special Education is not currently pursuable through the Transitional Certification Program.
NOTE: Please be aware that some misdemeanor and felony convictions can prevent applicants from participating in a 体育菠菜大平台 Teacher Education program and obtaining a Nebraska teaching certificate. If you have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony, even if it has been set aside, please contact Jenny Jansky, Certification Officer, for more information.
Follow the steps below to determine if you qualify:
1. Complete the Request for Transcript Review form. (The completion of this form does not admit you to the program, nor does it authorize your transcripts to be sent automatically.)
2. Have official transcripts, sent by each institution from which you have received college credit, to:
University of Nebraska Kearney
Graduate Studies
1910 University Drive- CMCT 210
Kearney, NE 68849
Email: unktcp@wfyxwl.com
After your review has been completed you will receive your Program of Study as well as your next steps via the email listed on your request form. (See Program Admission Requirements below.)
Admission to the program may be delayed if the admission instructions are not followed.
The Praxis Subject Assessment (sometimes referred to as a content test or Praxis II) for certification. View the complete information on Nebraska test requirements, including how to register.
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Please know that every education program contains a significant number of field experience hours (time spent observing and/or teaching in PK-12 school settings). Field Experience includes:
The program consists of:
Depending on previous academic work completed, there may be additional coursework required in the specific endorsement area of choice. Additional courses required will be indicated on a program of study that will be emailed to you after your transcripts have been reviewed.
**This online 24-credit-hour professional education coursework can be completed in a minimum of two academic years:
Non-Teaching (not under a permit)
&
Teaching (teaching on a permit) Students
Arrangements will be made for participants to complete their practicum hours in their local or nearby school systems. Program participants who are already employed by a school district will complete their practicum and student teaching in the school systems in which they are employed, in their own classrooms. Because practicum arrangements are made with participating school systems and communities across the state, 体育菠菜大平台’s Transitional Certification Program is available to participants who physically reside in Nebraska or are within commuting distance to a Nebraska school system.
Seventy-five percent (75%) of the content coursework required for the selected teaching endorsement area(s) must be completed prior to beginning the professional education coursework sequence, and have a 2.75 minimum GPA in your content/endorsement area coursework. Once you qualify, you are eligible to enroll in the next available section of the first course in the program (Fall/Spring).
Students pursuing initial certification must be formally admitted into our Teacher Education Program. Students in the Transitional Certification Program usually qualify while enrolled in TE 831 or TE 832. Visit the Educator Certification Office website for a list of program admission requirements.
Online Coordinator & Academic Coach
Phone: 308-865-8495
Email: fixkj@wfyxwl.com
Dr. Rebecca Nelson, Ph.D
Director
Phone: 308-865-8825
Email: nelsonrm@wfyxwl.com
College of Education Building
1615 W 24th St
Kearney, NE 68849