Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 92 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 24 - CERTIFICATE ENDORSEMENTS
Section 92-24-006.45 - Political Science

Universal Citation: 92 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 24 ยง 006-45

Current through March 20, 2024

006.45A Grade Levels: 7-12.

006.45B Endorsement Type: Subject.

006.45C Persons with this endorsement may teach political science in grades 7 through 12.

006.45D Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of 36 semester hours including 30 semester hours of political science and 6 semester hours in one or more of the other social science areas (Anthropology/Sociology, Economics, Geography, History, and/or Psychology).

006.45E Endorsement Program Requirements: Nebraska teacher education institutions offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.

THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS ENDORSEMENT.

Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution should prepare prospective teachers to:

A. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of and be able to teach the concepts, skills, and processes of social studies as defined in the Nebraska Content Standards for eighth and twelfth grades

The institution should also provide the following content:

B. A minimum of 30 hours in political science which should include the functions of government in modern life, the operations and ideologies of various national and international forms of government, the principles and practices of national, state and local units of government, the patterns of political behavior, and the impact of citizens upon government.

C. A minimum of 6 hours in one or more of the other Social Science areas (Anthropology/Sociology, Economics, Geography, History, and/or Psychology).

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