Elementary Education and Special Education (K-6)
The Nebraska Difference
Scholarships
We award more than $200,000 annually in scholarships to incoming students.
1-to-1 Advising
Your assigned advisor will support you with academic planning throughout your time at Nebraska.
Career Coaching
Career coaches can help you plan for a meaningful career built upon your degree program.
Program Features
Student Teaching
Gain experience leading a classroom during a semester-long student teaching experience prior to graduation that incorporates both general and special education.
Leadership Development
Become an educational leader prepared to work with diverse learners, schools and communities.
Global Experiences
Observe and analyze STEM instructional practices in Finnish and Estonian classrooms or take an in-depth look at the educational system in Costa Rica during faculty-led global experiences.
Notable Courses
Fundamentals of Child Development for Education (EDPS 250)
Explore human development concepts and principles of cognitive and social/emotional development through early adolescence. Understand biosocial forces affecting children’s behavior and development related to education.
Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School (TEAC 308)
Cover the scope, content and organization of the mathematics curriculum, development, use and sources of instructional materials and teaching procedures.
Multicultural Education (TEAC 330)
Learn about minority group cultures, the existence of subcultures within mainstream society, women in the social setting and their relationship to the American education process.
Introduction to Special Education (SPED 201)
Learn basic concepts related to the education of exceptional learners, including historical factors, legislative statutes and instructional models.
Reading and Writing Disabilities: Elementary Students + Practicum (SPED 415 and 415A)
Learn to assess and teach early literacy skills in small groups and 1-to-1. Apply classroom learning by tutoring children at the Schmoker Reading Center.
Behavior Management (SPED 454)
Learn to manage student behavior. Functional assessment of and strategies for preventing behavior problems. Techniques for increasing prosocial behavior and non-aversive interventions.
Huskers Do Big Things
Internships
- Youth coordinator, Lincoln YMCA
- Student teacher, Lincoln Public Schools
Careers
- First grade teacher, Lincoln Public Schools
- Special education teacher, Millard Public Schools
- LIFE skills special education teacher, Jefferson Intermediate School
Graduate Schools
- M.A. Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, Elementary Teaching Specialization, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- M.Ed. Special Education, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- M.A. Teaching, Learning and Teacher Education, Innovative Learning Technologies Specialization, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
- Ph.D. Educational Studies, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Have Questions? We're Here to Help
If you have questions about the Elementary Education and Special Education (K-6) major or navigating the application process, contact us.
- Contact Name
- Dijon DeLaPorte
- Contact Title
- Director of Recruitment
- Phone
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