Professional Education Requirements
Students must complete the following program in addition to both their Essential Studies program course work, and with either one field endorsement or one subject endorsement program.
Professional Education Courses
The following courses are prerequisites to the Professional Year. A student must maintain the required minimum GPA as determined by the Nebraska Department of Education (See Teacher Education Handbook for current GPA) and no Professional Education Course grade may be below a “C”:
Code | Title | Credits |
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Essential Studies | ||
Professional Education Courses | ||
EDUC 131 | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING | 3 |
EDUC 224 | TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES FOR LEARNING | 3 |
EDUC 300 | OBSERVATION AND PARTICIPATION | 1-3 |
EDUC 329 | ASSESSMENT FOUNDATIONS | 2 |
PSYC 231 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
SPED 230 | INTRODUCTION TO THE EXCEPTIONAL LEARNER | 3 |
SPED 334 | DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION FOR DIVERSE CLASSROOMS | 3 |
Select at least one subject or field endorsement | ||
Professional Year (Two Semesters) | ||
"Block" | 8-9 | |
EDUC 490 | TEACHER INTERNSHIP - STUDENT TEACHING | 5-9 |
EDUC 495 | EDUCATION CAPSTONE 1 | 3 |
Total Credits | 34-41 |
- 1
Must be taken concurrently with EDUC 490.
NOTE: Admission to the Education Preparation Program must be completed before the end of the students Junior academic year of study.
Secondary Level Professional Year (Two Semesters)
Comprised of the “Block” Professional Semester and the Teacher Internship semester. The following courses can be taken only as part of the Professional Year. A student must maintain the required minimum GPA as determined by the Nebraska Department of Education (See Teacher Education Handbook for current GPA) and no Professional Education Course grade may be below a “C”; refer to Application for Professional Year requirements.
Semester #1 – “Block”
Code | Title | Credits |
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EDUC 411S | READING/WRITING IN CONTENT AREA | 1 |
EDUC 441 | CURRICULUM AND STANDARDS | 1 |
EDUC 442 | CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 2 |
EDUC 443 | HUMAN REL/MULTI-CULTURAL | 1 |
SPED 444 | SPECIAL EDUCATION PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES | 1 |
Select the appropriate methods course(s) for your content area: | 2-3 | |
SPECIAL METHODS/ART | ||
SPECIAL METHODS/HPER | ||
SPECIAL METHODS/MATH | ||
SPECIAL METHODS/SCIENCE | ||
SPECIAL METHODS/BUSINESS | ||
SPECIAL METHODS/FCS | ||
SPECIAL METHODS/SOCIAL SCIENCES | ||
INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIAL METHODS | ||
SPECIALIZED METHODS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS | ||
ELEMENTARY MUSIC METHODS | ||
SECONDARY CHORALE METHODS | ||
SECONDARY INSTRUMENTAL METHODS | ||
Total Credits | 8-9 |
Students pursuing two endorsement areas must complete instructional methods (i.e., EDUC 431 Specialized Instruction) in both subject areas. One course should be taken prior to the Professional Year. The second specialized instruction course must be taken the first semester of the Professional Year (Block), if offered. A student seeking an added endorsement or in the CSC Post Baccalaureate teacher preparation program can take EDUC 431M INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIAL METHODS.
All students must maintain at least the required minimum GPA as determined by the Nebraska Department of Education in their Professional Semester course work. (See Teacher Education Handbook for current GPA)
Course requirements for secondary level endorsement programs in the following subjects or fields are listed in each departmental section of this catalog. A student must maintain the required minimum GPA as determined by the Nebraska Department of Education (See Teacher Education Handbook for current GPA).
Field Endorsement Programs
- Art
- Business, Marketing and Information Technology
- English Language Arts
- Family and Consumer Sciences
- Health and Physical Education
- Mathematics
- Music
- Science
- Social Science
- Special Education Generalist
Subject Endorsement Programs
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth and Space Science
- Health Education
- History
- Physical Education - Grades PK-6, Physical Education - Grades 7-12
- Vocal Music
Supplemental Endorsement Programs
(Requires that the student hold either a field or subject endorsement, in addition to the supplemental endorsement)
NOTE: A candidate seeking a Secondary Field or Subject Endorsement must take the Praxis II Content Knowledge test designated by Nebraska Department of Education for all Secondary Endorsements in which he/she is obtaining, as a requisite for CSC graduation.
Semester #2 – Teacher Internship
Code | Title | Credits |
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EDUC 490 | TEACHER INTERNSHIP - STUDENT TEACHING | 5-9 |
EDUC 495 | EDUCATION CAPSTONE | 3 |
Total Credits | 8-12 |
EDUC 490 TEACHER INTERNSHIP - STUDENT TEACHING and EDUC 495 EDUCATION CAPSTONE must be taken concurrently and may be taken only upon successful completion of the Professional Semester #1 "Block". A student must maintain the required minimum GPA as determined by the Nebraska Department of Education (See Teacher Education Handbook for current GPA) and no Professional Year course grade may be below a “C”.