Lincoln (Neb.) - Oct. 11, 1999 - College graduates who would like to go into teaching, but don't have education degrees, might be closer than they think to earning teacher certification.
Someone with a degree in English, mathematics, modern foreign languages or one of the sciences, could have Nebraska 7- 12 teaching certification in as little as 11 months under the Accelerated Post-baccalaureate Certification Program initiated this fall by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Teachers College.
"We created this program partly in response to the number of post-baccalaureate students who want certification and partly because the sense of the state is there is a teacher shortage and we need to get more teachers out there," said Dave Wilson, associate professor of curriculum and instruction. "We hope in a year or so that we'll be able to add subjects to the present list of four."
Under the program, students will be able to take post- graduate courses that meet the Nebraska teacher endorsement requirements and thus be able to apply for and receive teacher certification from the state. They could also apply their course work toward a master's of secondary teaching degree.
For more information about the program, including how to
apply, go to its site on the World Wide Web
(http://tc.unl.edu/curr/programs/apbc.html). Information is also
available from the TC Student Services Center by telephone, (402)
472-8624, or by mail, 105 Henzlik Hall, University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, NE 68588-0371.
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