INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLYING FOR YOUR FIRST
NEBRASKA TEACHING CERTIFICATE
1. Complete
the Application Form in the Forms section
of this manual.
2. Pay the nonrefundable prescribed
statutory application fee listed on
page 1 of the Application Form.
3. Forward official transcripts
of all college credits not already
on file in our office.
4. Institutional Verification Form
a. Submit an Institutional Verification
completed and signed by the college certification
officer of the approved teacher education
college where an approved program was completed,
OR
b. Photocopy (front and back) of the
out-of-state valid, regular teaching certificate.
NOTE: Verification may be required
for any advanced degree completed, and will
be required if variances exist between your
transcripts and your regular valid out-of-state
certificate.
5. Fingerprints (page 3)
a. If you have not been a resident
of Nebraska in the past five continuous years,
submit two completed fingerprint cards provided
by the Nebraska Department of Education; and
b. Submit the fingerprint processing
fee of $40, in addition to the application
fee.
NOTE: If you have been offered employment
by a Nebraska school system and if you can
not meet the following requirements at this
time, you may qualify for issuance of a Provisional
or Temporary Certificate. Additional information
can be found on pages 16 and 17.
6. Human Relations Training Requirement
(page 13)
a. Submit official transcripts of one
of the approved qualifying courses appearing
on page 14 of this manual;
OR
b. If you have completed a course to
meet the Human Relations Training requirement
at an approved teacher education institution
that does not appear on the list, please submit
a detailed course description and/or syllabus,
and an official transcript showing completion
of that course. The Nebraska Department of
Education will evaluate the course description
to determine the suitability for this requirement;
OR
c. Verify employment experiences which
provided you with the opportunity to acquire
the six skills for Nebraska's human relations
training requirement and write a narrative,
which addresses each of the six skills. Additional
information can be found on page 15.
7. Basic Skills Competency (page 10)
a. Submit an official score report
directly from Educational Testing Service
or from a college who received the scores
directly from the testing service (we can
not accept your examinee's Score Report);
OR
b. Verify teaching experience half-time
or more, for three consecutive years while
holding a certificate issued on the basis
of completion of an approved teacher education
program.
8. Special Education Requirement (page
11)
a. Submit official transcripts indicating
completion of a course that addresses the
exceptional child in the
classroom. This course must have been completed
at an approved teacher education institution;
OR
b. Verify employment experiences which
provide you with the opportunity to acquire
the five skills for Nebraska's special education
requirement and write a narrative, which addresses
each of the five skills. Additional information
can be found on page 12.
* If you have been offered employment by a
Nebraska school system, but cannot meet
the Human Relations requirement and/or the
Basic Skills Competency and/or Special Education
and/or recency requirements, you may qualify
for a Provisional or Temporary Certificate
(pages 16-17).
*If you do not qualify
for a regular certificate, you may qualify
for a Substitute Certificate (page 18).
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