Geographic Education Certificate

Vision Statement

The graduate certificate in geographic education is designed to assist high school instructors who teach geography and/or environmental science to obtain the 18 graduate credit hours needed to teach these subjects as dual enrollment courses. The Higher Learning Commission (HLC) requires that teachers must have at least 18 graduate credit hours in a given subject to teach classes that can be considered dual-enrollment. The graduate certificate is designed to expand high school teachers’ geographic knowledge.

Program Contact Information

Christina Dando, PhD, Graduate Program Chair 
402.554.3134
cdando@unomaha.edu

Rex Cammack, PhD
402.554.2282
rcammack@unomaha.edu

Program Website

Admissions

General Application Requirements and Admission Criteria

Program-Specific Requirements

Application Deadlines (Spring 2025, Summer 2025, and Fall 2025)

  • Fall: July 1
  • Spring: December 1
  • Summer: May 1

Other Requirements

  • Applicants must have a GPA in geography of at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
  • Present as a prerequisite a minimum of 15 undergraduate semester hours of geography including physical and human geography and cartography, plus at least three hours in spatial analysis, quantitative methods or statistics;

  • English Language Proficiency: Applicants are required to have a command of oral and written English. Those who do not hold a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from the United States, OR a baccalaureate or other advanced degree from a predetermined country on the waiver list, must meet the minimum language proficiency score requirement in order to be considered for admission.

    • Internet-based TOEFL: 80, IELTS: 6.5, PTE: 53, Duolingo: 110

Degree Requirements

GEOG 8040SEMINAR IN EDUCATION GEOGRAPHY3
Geography graduate level courses totaling 15-17 hours
Total Credits18-20