2. Northern Kentucky university
Teacher Education
Leadership Ambassadors

3. About Me

4. 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

6. MATH-EDUCATION-PSYCOLOGY center:

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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

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

13. 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

14. 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!

15. Why nku
Education in Kentucky

16. 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

17. Recent graduates:

18. 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

19. 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)

20. Young women lead conference:

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

22. 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

23. NKU RECREATION CENTER:

24. 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.”

25. 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

27. Questions?