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”:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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

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 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”

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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
EDUC 431A	SPECIAL METHODS/ART
EDUC 431C	SPECIAL METHODS/HPER
EDUC 431F	SPECIAL METHODS/MATH
EDUC 431G	SPECIAL METHODS/SCIENCE
EDUC 431I	SPECIAL METHODS/BUSINESS
EDUC 431J	SPECIAL METHODS/FCS
EDUC 431L	SPECIAL METHODS/SOCIAL SCIENCES
EDUC 431M	INTERDISCIPLINARY SPECIAL METHODS
ENG 461	SPECIALIZED METHODS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
MUS 431A	ELEMENTARY MUSIC METHODS
MUS 431C	SECONDARY CHORALE METHODS
MUS 431D	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)

• Coaching
• Health Sciences
• Theatre
• Work-based Learning

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

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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”.