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Fast Facts A standard 4-year, accredited, public university Located in Highland Heights, KY More than 14,600 students 19:1 student to faculty ratio Named 2018’s 3rd safest college campus Listed as Forbes America’s Top Colleges 9 years running Over 170 Scholarships provided by NKU

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College of education and human services Who we are: College of education and human services Department of Teacher education

College of Education and Human Services (coehs) Learning opportunities are available in nearly 400 different sites Connect with schools throughout the greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky/Indiana region Up-to-date teaching methods involving technology Offer Undergraduate degrees in: Early Childhood Elementary Middle Grades Secondary Special Education Minimum 200 field experience hours in classrooms before Clinical Experience

Partnerships & Embedded programs Florence Elementary School Glenn O. Swing Elementary School Holmes High School R.A. Jones Middle School Taft Elementary School Tichenor Middle School

Early Childhood CERTIFICATION Birth through 5 years Work with students who may or may not have special needs A 4-year degree Ability to teach in/as:  Private and public preschool/kindergarten classrooms Community child care centers or Early Head Start/Head Start programs Early interventionist IECE Certification leads to ability to teach: Early intervention, Preschool or Kindergarten in Kentucky Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 3 in Ohio

Elementary Variety of grade levels and school settings: Elementary Primary, K-2 Elementary Intermediate, 3-5 A 4-year degree Certification leads to ability to teach: Kindergarten to Grade 5 in Kentucky Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 3 in Ohio Kindergarten to Grade 6 in Indiana

Middle grades Certification for grades 5-9 Requires certification in two of the following fields: English Language Arts Mathematics Science Social Studies Special Education

Secondary Grades 8-12 Certified in the following fields: Biological Science Chemistry Earth/Space Science English Mathematics Physics Social Studies Or Grades P-12 Certified in the following fields: Art French German Health/Physical Education Music Spanish

Special Education A second major that adds P-12 Certification to students majoring in elementary, middle grades, or secondary education: Elementary Special Education Middle Grades Social Studies & Special Education Secondary English & Special Education Adds an additional semester of field experience (Pro III) Considered a double major at NKU!

Why nku Education in Kentucky

Clinical experience: abroad Consortium for Overseas Student Teaching (COST) Locations include: Australia Ireland Bahamas Mexico China The Netherlands Costa Rica Ecuador New Zealand Germany South Africa Greece Spain

Recent graduates:

Graduate programs Educational Graduate Programs offered within COEHS: Clinical Mental Health Counseling Education Specialist in Educational Leadership (Ed. S.) Social Work School Counseling Master of Arts in Education (M.A. Ed.) - Teacher as Leader Education Specialist in Teaching & Leading (Ed. S.) Teaching

ENDORSEMENTS & ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS Endorsements & Certifications offered within COEHS: Concentration in Autism & Applied Behavior Analysis Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Certification (Birth-K) Director of Pupil Personnel Learning & Behavior Disorders (LBD) Certification Educational Leadership School Superintendent Certification Moderate & Severe Disabilities (MSD) Certification English as a Second Language Endorsement (P-12) Principal Certification Environmental Education Endorsement (P-12) Rank I / Standard Certification in School Counseling Gifted Education Endorsement (P-12) Reading Endorsement (P-12)

Young women lead conference:

Coehs sponsored think tank: Black and brown educators of excellence FEATURING LADONNA REDMOND

LIFE @ NKU 40 Academic Organizations & Professional Associations African American Student Affairs Campus Recreation: Weight Room, Indoor Track, Bouldering Wall, Aquatic Center, IM Fields Complex 22 Greek Organizations 12 Fraternities, 9 Sororities, 1Co-Ed Latino Programs and Services LGBTQ Programs & Services Student Union: 17 places to eat on campus

NKU RECREATION CENTER:

Atmosphere “I like how NKU is big enough to have hopes of making it to March Madness, but small enough to where you run into the players at Kroger after the game.” “A private school education for a fraction of the cost.” “[NKU is] growing everyday but [it’s] a place where your advisors and professors know your name.”

COEHS CLASS OF 2021 Athletic Training Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Exercise Science Human Services and Addictions Middle Grades Educations Physical Education Secondary Education Social Work Special Education

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