The program in secondary education is designed to prepare candidates to meet Nebraska requirements for a related (5-9, 6-12 or 7-12) level teaching certificate or a PK-12 teaching certificate. The coursework for a Secondary Education Endorsement is divided into four areas: General Education, Endorsement Content, Professional Education Sequence, and Secondary Professional requirements. Secondary candidates must select one of the approved endorsement areas.
The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is comprised of six academic units, the Departments of Counseling, Educational Leadership, Special Education and Communication Disorders, Teacher Education, Biomechanics, and Health and Kinesiology. Through its departments and school, the college seeks to prepare individuals for careers in a variety of fields including teaching, educational administration, counseling, public health, athletic training, exercise science, library science, special education, sign language interpreting, biomechanics, early childhood inclusive education and communication disorders. The college offers programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. This catalog describes only those programs at the undergraduate level.