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2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-26 Undergraduate Catalog

Special Education


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Students wanting to teach special education K-12 must complete the following courses for certification.

Nebraska Initial Certificate


To meet requirements for the Nebraska Initial Certificate with a Special Education Generalist K12 endorsement, the student must also:

  1. Attain a grade point average of at least 3.00 in the combined areas of Education and Special Education.
  2. Attain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.00.
  3. Receive the recommendation of the Teacher Education Committee.
  4. Complete 12 graduate credits at Doane in the summer immediately following graduation and prior to certification as follows: EDU 602 EDS 622 , EDS 626 , EDS 665  

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