Biology Teaching Endorsement - Transitional Certification Program

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Introduction

Biology Teaching Endorsement - Transitional Certification Program is a program taught at University of Nebraska, Kearney, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Biology Teaching Endorsement Transitional Certification Program at the University of Nebraska Kearney is an online pathway for people who already have a baccalaureate degree or higher and want an Initial Teaching Certificate issued by the Nebraska Department of Education. It offers endorsements that include Biology.

The program uses online coursework plus field experience. It includes four 3-credit hour online classes for 12 graduate credit hours, with a minimum of 100 clock hours of pre-student teaching practicum across the four courses. It also includes one 6-credit hour semester of student teaching.

Students teaching on an Alternative Permit complete student teaching in their own classroom; others are placed with a certified teacher. Program participants must reside in Nebraska or be within commuting distance to a Nebraska school system.

Admission is available for two groups. Students who are teachers on an Alternative Permit apply with a bachelor’s degree and a teaching position in the endorsement area. Students pursuing initial certification without a teaching position also apply with a bachelor’s degree and a cumulative GPA requirement. After transcript review, a program of study is created and next steps are sent by email.

Modules

TE 837: Curriculum and Assessment
TE 838: Middle Level and Secondary Literacy
TE 839: Pedagogies of Culture, Community, and Inclusivity
TE 840: Middle Level and Secondary Learning Environment
TE 836: Clinical Practice: Post-Baccalaureate Student Teaching

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in Biology Teaching Endorsement - Transitional Certification Program at University of Nebraska, Kearney for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by University of Nebraska, Kearney.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Nebraska, Kearney as pre-requiste for admission in Biology Teaching Endorsement - Transitional Certification Program.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Bachelors degree with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75
Offered/Accepted teaching position in the endorsement area in which you are seeking initial certification (for students who are teachers on an Alternative Permit)
A program of study on file with an Educator Preparation Program (EPP) (created once a transcript review is completed)
Complete the Request for Transcript Review form (completion does not admit you to the program, nor does it authorize your transcripts to be sent automatically)
Have official transcripts sent from each institution that granted college credit to University of Nebraska Kearney, Graduate Studies; Email: [email protected]
Certain misdemeanor and felony convictions can prevent applicants from participating in a UNK Teacher Education program and obtaining a Nebraska teaching certificate; contact the Educator Certification Office for more information.