Athletic Training
Accreditation through CAATE
UNO’s Athletic Training graduate program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). To become a certified athletic trainer, a student/candidate must graduate with a master’s degree from an accredited professional athletic training education program and pass a comprehensive test administered by the Board of Certification (BOC).
Candidates/students that are enrolled and/or registered at UNO in their final semester/quarter prior to graduation are eligible to sit for the BOC exam.
Learn how the Athletic Training program developed a program framework and how the team used a data-driven process to make meaningful changes to their programmatic assessments:
Counseling
Accreditation through CACREP
Clinical Mental Health
UNO’s Counseling Clinical Mental Health program is accredited through the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). To be licensed as a Clinical Mental Health professional, graduate students must pass the Counselor Preparation Comprehensive Examination (CPCE) before exiting the program.
In addition, students must pass the National Counseling Examination before licensure is granted by the state of Nebraska.
*UNO’s Counseling Department has determined to voluntarily discontinue its Council for Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) accreditation for the School Counseling Concentration. CACREP accreditation is not required in the state of Nebraska to practice School Counseling.
Counseling - School Counseling
To be certified as a School Counselor in the state of Nebraska, graduate students must pass the Praxis II Content Examination for Professional School Counselor.
Educator Preparation
Accreditation through AAQEP
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UNO's initial educator preparation programs (undergraduate) are accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
Speech-Language Pathology
Accreditation through CAA/ASHA
UNO’s Speech and Language Pathology program is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CAA) as the semi-autonomous accrediting arm of the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA). UNO graduate students are required to take the PRAXIS II Content exam for Speech-Language Pathology prior to graduation.
Passing the PRAXIS II exam is a requirement for state certification as well as a Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC).
Public Health
Accreditation through CEPH
UNO’s Bachelor of Science in Public Health is accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).