Sociology (7-12)

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 (7-12)

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.

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.

Reading Specialist (PK-12)

Persons with this endorsement may teach, provide leadership for professional development in the area of reading, and assess and interpret data to determine and implement instructional options for teaching students in prekindergarten through grade 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 30 graduate semester hours in reading and related courses. In addition, this endorsement requires clinical experiences appropriate for the endorsement level.

Reading and Writing (7-12)

Persons with this endorsement may teach reading and writing in prekindergarten through grade 6, or in grades 7 through 12.

Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 18 semester hours in courses selected from reading, writing, and language theories, developmental reading and writing on the elementary or secondary level, appropriate strategies and skills, diagnostic and intervention techniques and resources, and children’s or adolescent literature, language, and writing, and including an approved field experience.

Psychology (7-12)

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

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