Special Education Generalist (S) (K-6)

Persons with this endorsement may teach and provide services in accordance with 92 NAC 51 for children and youth who have one or more verified disabilities.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires:

For a Subject endorsement, kindergarten through grade six (K-6), or grades seven through twelve (7-12), a minimum of 42 semester hours is required, of which 30 semester hours must be special education content coursework; or

Special Education Generalist (S) (7-12)

Persons with this endorsement may teach and provide services in accordance with 92 NAC 51 for children and youth who have one or more verified disabilities.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires:

For a Subject endorsement, kindergarten through grade six (K-6), or grades seven through twelve (7-12), a minimum of 42 semester hours is required, of which 30 semester hours must be special education content coursework; or

Special Education Generalist (F) (K-12)

Persons with this endorsement may teach and provide services in accordance with 92 NAC 51 for children and youth who have one or more verified disabilities.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires:

For a Subject endorsement, kindergarten through grade six (K-6), or grades seven through twelve (7-12), a minimum of 42 semester hours is required, of which 30 semester hours must be special education content coursework; or

Sociology

Persons with this endorsement may teach sociology in grades 7 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 36 semester hours including 30 semester hours in sociology and six (6) semester hours in one or more of the other social sciences areas (Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, Psychology, and/or Anthropology).

Secondary Transition Specialist

Persons with this endorsement may teach, consult, or provide transition services for youth with verified disabilities in grades 7 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of coursework and clinical experience related to transition with emphasis on youth with disabilities, ages 14 through 21.

Secondary English

Persons with this endorsement may teach secondary English courses such as English I, English II, English III, English IV, and Reading in grades 7 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 36 semester hours of content and pedagogical content coursework in reading/literacy skills and strategies, writing, language, and literature.

School Librarian

Persons with this endorsement may supervise the development and organization of a library media program and teach or direct the use of the library media resources and services in prekindergarten through grade 12.

Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) (SP)

The endorsement will be valid only in the area of ROTC and may appear only on a career education teaching permit as a subject endorsement, or on an initial or standard or professional certificate as a supplemental endorsement.

Five (5) years of full time or salaried employment in the military.

A letter of recommendation from a military supervisor.

Extracted from Nebraska Department of Education Rule 24 Regulations for Certificate Endorsements Title 92, Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 24

 

Religious Education (K-12)

Persons with this endorsement may teach religion in private schools.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 24 semester hours of religion.

College Limitation: This endorsement may be approved to be offered as part of an approved teacher education program only in nonpublic institutions of higher education.