Para-Educator

The Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis for Paraeducators/Pre-Teacher Education is designed to provide students with a foundation of skills for the K-12 schooling environment, with particular attention to serving Native youth and young adults. Students should work closely with their faculty advisor to select the courses which are most appropriate and beneficial, to assure smooth transfer to a four-degree program. Graduates from this degree program can do the following:

Meet Title I qualifications for paraeducators in the state of Nebraska.

Apply for a local substitute teaching license.

Pursue a bachelor’s degree to become a certified K-12 teacher.

Degrees and Certificates Offered

Associate of Arts degree with an emphasis for Paraeducators/Pre-Teacher Education - PDF or Excel

Process Map

Para Educator General Education

Sample Program of Study

Full-Time (12+ credits per semester)     
Year 1- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 1010 Student Success Strategies 2 ILO 5
● ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3 ILO 2
● Native Language Level I 4 ILO 1
● EDUC 1711 Praxis Core 1 Core
● EDUC 1111 Project Para 1 Core
● EDUC 1110 Intro to Professional Ed 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 14  
     
Year 1- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● ENGL 1020 English Composition II 3 ILO 2
● NASP 1040 Nat Am History since 1890 3 ILO 1
● INFO 1010 Intro to Computers 3 ILO 4
● EDUC 2050 Exceptional Learner 3 Core
● HLTH 1020 First Aid/CPR 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 13  
     
Year 1- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 2030 Multicultural Education 3 Core
● EDUC 2030 Additional Language Acquisition & Development 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 6  
     
Year 2- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● MATH 1110 Intermediate Algebra 4 ILO 3
● SPCH 1110 Public Speaking 3 ILO 2
● PSYC 1810 Intro to Psychology 3 ILO 3, Pre-req
● PHYS 1100/1104 Physical Science 4 ILO 3
Total Credits by Term 14  
     
Year 2- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● HLTH 2310 Health Education and Wellness 3 ILO 5
●NASP 1080 Native American Education 3 Core
Choose course from Global Awareness 3 ILO 4
● PSYC 2030 Developmental Psychology 3 Core
EDUC 1700 Professional Practicum 2 Core
● EDUC 1020 Career Survival 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 15  
     
Total Credits for Degree 62  

Year 1- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 1010 Student Success Strategies 2 ILO 5
● ENGL 1010 English Composition I 3 ILO 2
● EDUC 1110 Intro to Professional Ed 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 8  
     
Year 1- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● NASP 1040 Nat Am History since 1890 3 ILO 1
● INFO 1010 Intro to Computers 3 ILO 4
● HLTH 1020 First Aid/CPR 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 1- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 2030 Multicultural Education 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 3  
     
Year 2- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 1111 Project Para 1 Core
● ENGL 1020 English Composition II 3 ILO 2
● MATH 1110 Intermediate Algebra 4 ILO 3
Total Credits by Term 8  
     
Year 2- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● HLTH 2310 Health Education and Wellness 3 ILO 5
● Native Language Level I 4 ILO 1
Total Credits by Term 7  
     
Year 2- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 2030 Additional Language Acquisition & Development 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 3  
     
Year 3- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● PSYC 1810 Intro to Psychology 3 ILO 3, Pre-req
● EDUC 1711 Praxis Core 1 Core
● PHYS 1100/1104 Physical Science 4 ILO 3
Total Credits by Term 8  
     
Year 3- Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● PSYC 2030 Developmental Psychology 3 Core
●NASP 1080 Native American Education 3 Core
Total Credits by Term 6  
     
Year 3- Summer Term Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● SPCH 1110 Public Speaking 3 ILO 2
Total Credits by Term 3  
     
Year 4- Fall Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
EDUC 1700 Professional Practicum 2 Core
Choose course from Global Awareness 3 ILO 4
Total Credits by Term 5  
     
Year 4 - Spring Semester Credits Gen Ed/ Core
● EDUC 2050 Exceptional Learner 3 Core
● EDUC 1020 Career Survival 1 ILO 5
Total Credits by Term 4  
     
Total Credits for Degree 62  

 

Career Pathways Flowchart

Para Career Ladder

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Internships and Job Shadowing Opportunities

Practicum Experiences- Students have been placed at the following schools thus far:

 

Faculty in the Division

Last Name 

First Name 

Role 

Rajasekar

Viji

Education Division Head
Faculty Advisor

Page

Patti

FT Faculty/Grant Writer
Faculty Advisor

   

FT Faculty in Education

Miller

Megan

FT Instructional Designer

Lesher

Chrissy

FT Dean of Enrollment Management

Brummels

Ezechiel 'Zeke'

FT General Liberal Arts Division Head

Long

TommyShawn

FT IT Faculty

Brasch 

Stacy 

Adjunct 

Cerny

Dr. Jon

Adjunct

Hamman 

Dr. Vincent Eugene 

Adjunct 

McKillip-Erixson 

Barb 

Adjunct 

Pritchett 

Jennifer 

Adjunct 

Sudbeck

Dr. Kristine

FT Academic Dean

 

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