They must also gather recommendations from college faculty and administrators, and successfully complete both an interview and a pre-professional portfolio. Nine more students were placed in secondary schools where they could teach in more than one area of specialty. One taught business, seven taught English, two taught History, and two taught Spanish. In that particular year none taught Music, Biology, Chemistry or German, though they are among the most common education fields at Dana. Dana student teachers are placed in their choice of public or parochial schools within a 50-mile radius of campus.
Students can choose from urban, suburban or rural districts.
Students applying for K-12 or Secondary Education certification are required to student teach for a minimum of 560 hours. Special Education or Elementary Education student teachers must teach for 640 hours. For certification in Special Education and Elementary Education 800 hours of student teaching is required. Students are observed at least five times for each certification sought. Nebraska does not require an exit test for licensure.