Renewal applications are managed by the Nebraska Department of Education (NDE). Individuals can view Nebraska certifications and expiration dates at https://teach.education.ne.gov/#/VerifyLicense.
Admin certificate renewal before certificate expiration or less than five years expired requires six (6) educational leadership (EDL) graduate credit hours. UNO Educational Leadership offers several 1-hour, asynchronous online courses each semester which can be used for admin certificate renewal:
Other Educational Leadership (EDL) courses might be able to be used for renewal. Also, occasionally, a graduate class from other graduate programs in the College of Health and Human Science might qualify for 3 of the 6 renewal hours. Please check with Department Chair Dr. Tami Williams before enrolling in graduate classes used for renewal outside of the 1-hour electives listed above: https://calendly.com/tamiwilliams/office-hours-or-advising.
Next steps:
1. Determine the courses you’d like to take for your renewal.-
If you want to take courses beyond the 1-hour electives listed above, connect with Dr. Williams to confirm the course(s) you’d like to take is available for renewal.
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Even UNO alumni need to (re)apply to be a current UNO Graduate student.
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Please email edleadership@unomaha.edu to notify us that you’ve applied as a Non-Degree student and are planning to classes for renewal.
Once you are accepted to UNO as a Graduate Student
3. Claim your identity via TrueYou.-
Please go to unomaha.edu/information-technology-services/accounts-and-passwords/NUID1/nuid-claim.php and follow the instructions.
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When complete, you should receive an email from the University with your account information.
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If you have any issues please call our helpdesk at (402) 554-4357.
4. Use MavLINK to enroll in the course(s) for the semester(s) you choose.
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MavLINK log in is found at my.unomaha.edu).