The Transitional Certification Program through the College of Education at the University of Nebraska at Kearney provides guidance and assistance for college graduates holding a BA, BS, or MS degree, seeking to enter the teaching profession.
Individuals holding a bachelor’s degree or higher have three options available to them through UNK to earn an initial teaching certificate issued by the Nebraska Department of Education.
First option:
On-campus Post-Baccalaureate study.
- This involves attending classes on the UNK campus.
- Prospective students have their transcripts evaluated by discipline-specific department chairs from the UNK faculty.
- Credit for content coursework may be given from other educational institutions, but all teacher education courses in the professional sequence must be completed at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Second option:
On-line Post-Baccalaureate study.
(click here for more information)
- Prospective students have their transcripts evaluated by discipline-specific department chairs from the UNK faculty.
- Credit for content coursework may be given from other educational institutions.
- Teacher education professional sequence is completed through on-line courses specifically developed for this option and offered only at the University of Nebraska at Kearney.
Third option:
On-line post-baccalaureate study combined with an actual teaching position.
(click here for more information)
- Prospective candidates have their transcripts evaluated by the director of the Transition to Teaching Office.
- Qualified candidates are then employed by a cooperating school district to fill a vacancy on its teaching staff.
- Credit for content coursework may be given from other educational institutions.
- Teacher education professional sequence is completed through on-line courses offered only at UNK while participants are employed as classroom teachers.
Each of these options includes
- A semester of student teaching after successful completion of the teacher education coursework.
- Upon the conclusion of the entire professional sequence, recommendation will be made to the Nebraska Department of Education for the issuance of an initial teaching certificate.
Ann Carlson, Program Coordinator Phone: 308-865-8056
Transitional Certification Office Fax: 308-865-8097
College of Education Building RM 186B Email: carlsonam@unk.edu
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE 68849