Ready to start your teaching career?
The Transitional Certification Program is designed for motivated individuals who are eager to make a difference in the classroom. Through this program, you’ll receive the specialized training and support you need to meet Nebraska’s certification requirements. Many students can begin teaching right away.
The TCP is an online alternative teacher certification pathway for individuals with a baccalaureate degree or higher who wish to earn an Initial Teaching Certificate issued by the Nebraska Department of Education. Students who meet the qualifications to start the program are also eligible to be hired by a Nebraska public school to start teaching in their endorsement area.
Endorsements offered:
- Art
- Biology
- BMIT (Business, Marketing, Information Technology)
- Elementary Education
- English Language Arts
- Family Consumer Science
- Health & PE
- History
- Mathematics
- Middle Level English Language Arts
- Middle Level Mathematics
- Middle Level Science
- Middle Level Social Studies
- Music
- Physical Education Pk-12, 7-12
- Science
- Secondary English
- Social Studies
- World Language French
- World Language German
- World Language Spanish
- World Language (Other with approval)
NOTE: Certification in Special Education is not currently pursuable through the Transitional Certification Program.
Turn your Certification into a Master's Degree
With just five more classes, you can combine the coursework you completed for your Transitional Certification into a Curriculum & Instruction M.A.Ed. degree. A master's degree allows you to hone your teaching skills and also move up on the pay scale. Early-career teachers with a master's degree earn up to 18% more than those with only a bachelor's, according to data from the National Education Association.
Ready to become a teacher?
Fill out a Request for Information and connect with Suzette, TCP's Online Academic Program Advisor, for more information and to begin the transcript review process.
"I always had an interest in teaching, but I just wasn’t sure if it was the perfect fit. And then as I was getting ready to finish my college degree, my undergrad, I started subbing part time and I was like, ‘Okay, I really love teaching.’ So, I decided I did want to get that education portion and that was how I found UNK’s Transitional Certification Program."
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