Master of Education (M.Ed.)

Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree programs

Elementary School Teaching or Secondary School teaching

Elementary School Teaching Overview

This program is designed for a person with a bachelor's degree who is interested in earning an initial Nebraska teaching certificate to teach at the elementary level. This program is accredited/approved by state, regional and national accrediting agencies, including the National Council for Accreditation of Education Preparation Programs (CAEP), the Nebraska Department of Education, and the Department of Education at Creighton University. The endorsement certifies recipients to teach grades K-6 in public schools, grades K-8 in parochial schools.

The student must maintain a GPA of 2.0 or above, passing scores on the Praxis Core Exams and must have a satisfactory background check through the Education Department.

Program Prerequisites

A bachelor's degree with at least six semester hours in each of these content areas for a minimum of 30 credit hours in the following areas (minimum of 6 hours in each area):

  • Communication, including literature, composition and speech
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Two undergraduate courses prior to student teaching: EDU 104 Integration of Art, Music, and PE and EDU 131 Literature for Children

Program Prerequisites

A bachelor's degree with at least six semester hours in each of these content areas for a minimum of 30 credit hours in the following areas (minimum of 6 hours in each area):

  • Communication, including literature, composition and speech
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Science
  • Two undergraduate courses prior to student teaching: EDU 104 Integration of Art, Music, and PE and EDU 131 Literature for Children