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B.S.Ed. Secondary Education

Major Minor Teaching Endorsement
140 credit hours
100% career outcome rate1

12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

90%
Faculty with terminal degree

Outstanding teachers instill a love for learning and knowledge in their students. They develop and nurture each student’s individual talents and abilities. Secondary education is a rewarding and challenging profession that is constantly changing.

As a high school teacher, you will likely specialize in teaching classes in one subject, which allows you to focus in on your passions and share your excitement for your content area. As a secondary school teacher, you will also build relationships with adolescents and support them as they make decisions about their future education and career goals.

With a degree in secondary education from Concordia University, Nebraska, you will be equipped to teach grades 7-12, encouraging intellectual and emotional growth at a critical time in the lives of your students. You’ll engage in rich coursework, collaborate with faculty and gain invaluable experience first shadowing a professional teacher and then teaching in your own high school classroom. The secondary education program at Concordia Nebraska provides you with the theoretical knowledge and practical application you need to be a successful high school teacher.

Concordia Nebraska offers a Christian education and training to teach in Christian, Lutheran or public schools. Our secondary education program offers multiple combinations of content endorsements along with opportunities to connect with local schools during the program. All secondary education students participate in a final course that is conducted in a local school with a diverse population of students. The graduates of our secondary education programs are better prepared to enter student teaching and their first teaching position as a result of the time spent in schools working with administrators, teachers and students. 

If you want to be an advocate for student excellence and teach the next generation of servant leaders for the church and world, then a degree in secondary education from Concordia Nebraska might be the right choice for you!

Secondary Education Courses

Program Differentiators

Core Concepts

The secondary education program at Concordia University, Nebraska prepares competent, caring, reflective teachers who will advocate for their students, design innovative and effective lessons and serve as leaders in their future public, private and Christian schools.

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Testimonials

 

Many of my own teachers graduated from Concordia, and they stood out as people who were particularly passionate about teaching and cared about their students.
Alicia Royuk
Seward, Nebraska

Concordia NebraskaSecondary Education: Learning Objectives

Students in the secondary education program at Concordia University, Nebraska will gain exceptional knowledge about their content areas and the developmental abilities of high school students, as well as developing effective teaching practices to apply in their future teaching position

Students will evaluate philosophies of secondary education from multiple perspectives to articulate a personal philosophy that enhances student learning.​​

Students will demonstrate effective verbal, nonverbal and technological communication strategies to support student learning, to solve problems and to exchange information.

Students will plan instruction based on secondary content knowledge, students in the community and state performance standards.

Concordia NebraskaSecondary Education: Program Goals

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Students in the secondary education program at Concordia University, Nebraska will demonstrate pedagogical and professional knowledge in order to create, manage and assess diverse environments conducive to learning.

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Students will plan appropriate instruction and assessment based on educational theories, subject matter, student development, instructional strategies and curriculum.

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Students will develop a nurturing spirit that advocates for students, honors diversity, integrates Christian faith and ethics and promotes learning.

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Students will view teaching as a vocation and seek to influence positive educational change in their students and the world.

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Secondary Education Faculty

As experts in secondary education, our faculty and instructors bring years of experience to the classroom.

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Concordia NebraskaSecondary Education: FAQs

Concordia Nebraska Secondary Education: Career Outcomes

High School Teacher

High school teachers typically focus on one or two subject areas. As a high school teacher, you would plan lessons, teach and engage high schoolers and assess your students through multiple and varied means of classroom assessment. You might also have duties like sponsoring extracurricular activities, supervising students in hallways, outside or in the lunchroom and meeting with parents, administrators and other teachers.

7.5% Annual Growth Rate2
$39,080 Entry-Level Salary2
$59,170 Mid-Level Salary2
$95,380 Late-Level Salary2

Guidance Counselor

School guidance counselors help guide children through academic, personal, parental and social pressures. As a counselor, you would help the students in your school reach their full potential, acting as an advocate for their mental health and a valuable resource for their educational advancement. Concordia Nebraska’s master’s degree in school counseling can help you on your path to becoming a school counselor.

8% Annual Growth Rate2
$33,610 Entry-Level Salary2
$56,310 Mid-Level Salary2
$94,690 Late-Level Salary2

Concordia NebraskaSecondary Education: Related Programs

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Special Education

People who feel a calling toward working in special education will find a career that is emotionally fulfilling and personally meaningful. In addition, there is a shortage of qualified special education professionals in the United States, which means that if you decide to major in special education, you will find a wide array of career options to choose from. Most of Concordia Nebraska’s special education graduates go on to work as special education teachers. However, you can also build an exciting and meaningful career outside a typical school setting, if you would rather go that route.

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Middle Level Education

The middle level education program at Concordia Nebraska connects theory with practice to prepare graduates to teach grades 5 through 9 in both self-contained and departmentalized classrooms. As a middle level education major, you will choose from among math, science, social sciences and language arts and have the opportunity to add a second subject from those or Spanish, physical education and ELL/ESL, allowing your passion for teaching to connect with your subject-area passions, which you can share with your students.

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1 Recent graduates attending graduate school or employed within six months of graduation.

2 Career salary and wages sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.