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Academic Program
Secondary Education (7 - 12)
*Program information applies to students entering program in Fall 2011 and beyond |
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Description: |
The secondary education major is designed to prepare candidates to meet Nebraska teacher certification requirements in grades 7-12 content areas, or K-12 art, music and physical education, with endorsement options in art, business, biology, chemistry, deaf/hard of hearing, English, world language, health, history, language arts, library media, marketing, mathematics, mild/moderate disabilities, music, natural science, physical education, physics, and social science. A minimum of 125 credit hours and a minimum GPA of 2.75 is required to graduate from the College of Education. The required coursework for secondary education is divided into four areas: General Education, Professional Core, Related Content Courses, Secondary Major, and Endorsement Areas. |
Advising: |
Information on the website is provided for your convenience; however it does not replace meeting with an academic advisor. To schedule an academic advising appointment for initial teacher certification programs contact Donna Shearer at dshearer@unomaha.edu. |
Field Experience: |
All secondary candidates must meet the state licensure standard of a minimum of 100 hours of classroom experience prior to student teaching. Field experiences are embedded in identified professional courses. |
Student Teaching: |
The student teaching experience is an all day all semester experience in metropolitan area schools. Student teaching is the capstone experience. |
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Fundamental Academic Skills
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credits |
Grade |
Date |
ENGL 1150 |
English Composition I |
3 |
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ENGL 1160 |
English Composition II |
3 |
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MATH 1310 |
Algebra |
3 |
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SPCH 1110 or 2120 |
Public Speaking Fundamentals or Oral Communication |
3 |
Distribution Requirements (30 hours)
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credits |
Grade |
Date |
Social Science (9 hours minimum) |
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Natural Science (8 hours minimum / must include Lab) |
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Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours minimum) |
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Cultural Diversity - Global (courses may also count for Social Science or Humanities) |
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Cultural Diversity - US (courses may also count for Social Science or Humanities) |
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Professional Core Requirements - PPST Required
Preprofessional Skills Test (PPST) is required for formal admission to teacher preparation.
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credits |
Grade |
Date |
EDUC 2020 |
Foundations of Education |
3 |
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| EDUC 2030 | Human Relations | 3 | ||
EDUC 2010 |
Human Growth and Learning |
3 |
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EDUC 2510 |
Applied Special Education |
3 |
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EDUC 2520 |
Instructional Systems |
3 |
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EDUC 2524 |
Intermediate Field Experiences |
0 |
Related Content Course Requirements for the Secondary endorsement
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credits |
Grade |
Date |
| Literature Course - may also count for Humanities/Fine Arts (3 credit hours) | ||||
Secondary Major Requirements - 21-24 hours
Course No. |
Course Name |
Credits |
Grade |
Date |
TED 3550 |
Art & Science of Teaching |
3 |
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TED 3690 |
Reading for Sec Teacher |
3 |
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TED 4000 |
Special Methods Content Area |
3 |
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TED 4000 |
Special Methods Content Area |
3 |
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TED 4604 |
Student Teaching Orientation |
0 |
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TED 4600 |
Student Teaching Secondary |
12 |
Secondary candidates must complete the coursework for one field endorsement or two subject endorsements. A field endorsement encompasses two or more closely related subjects. Course work is taken in a number of areas within this field. A subject endorsement is a specific content area such as English. The high demand areas of Chemistry, World Language, and Physics may be done as a single subject endorsement.
Field Endorsements:
Subject Endorsements:
Deaf or Hard of Hearing (7-12) |
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Supplemental Endorsements: