Does employment have to be directly related to a students major in order to fulfill the NETS employment obligation?
Employment must be in a field related to a program approved for the NETS Program. approved NETS Program content areas (1.1 MB PDF).–> To view a complete list of the 2009-10 approved NETS Program content areas, please see the NETS Program brochure (168 KB PDF). Education majors: While teaching is an approved field of employment, the major must be in the secondary field, not education. For example, a Chemistry teacher must major in Chemistry, not Education. Questions concerning approved employment should be directed to PHEAA. Contact us at nets@pheaa.org or by calling 1-800-692-7392.
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