Program Details - Education

Contact name: Margaret Ferrara

Phone number: 775-784-4298

Fax Number: 775-327-5220

Email address: ferrara@unr.edu

Program description: Elementary Education Upon completion of the approved program of study (128 credits) and other program requirements, Elementary Education majors earn a Bachelor of Science degree. Students become eligible for a teaching credential for grades K-8, issued by the Nevada Department of Education.

The Elementary Education program includes a requirement for students to complete at least 3 credits in Life Sciences, 3 credits in Earth Sciences, and 6 credits in Physical Sciences. Elementary Education pre-service students and licensed teachers also take a course in teaching science, which includes projects that relate to environmental studies. Secondary Education The initial licensure programs in secondary education prepare individuals to teach grades 7-12 in a specific content area in the State of Nevada. Upon completion of the 128-credit program, students will earn a Bachelor of Science or Arts (depending on the content area) in Secondary Education. The program focuses on developing competency in the following areas: Knowledge of Students, Knowledge of Subject Matter and planning, Delivery and Management of Instruction, Knowledge and use of assessment and Professionalism. It is a field-based program, which enables students to be observing in schools in the area while preparing for their 16-week internship (student teaching) semester.

Graduates of the program, whether BA or BS, will possess:

A strong liberal arts education with emphasis in a particular academic discipline
Foundational knowledge of education
Methods of instruction appropriate to secondary education
Background in educational psychology and human development
Methods for educating culturally diverse and special needs populations
Knowledge of educational technology applicable to secondary education
Public school teaching experience

Upon completion of the approved program of study (128 credits) and other program requirements, Secondary Education majors earn a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree. Students become eligible for a teaching credential for grades 7-12 in a particular teaching major, issued by the Nevada Department of Education. Some of the majors have an environmental focus such as: Agriculture, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Physical Science and minors such as Geography and Geology.