| As
an alternate course to seeking a graduate degree in
Education, graduate students from other colleges may
be admitted to a program leading to teacher licensure/certification
as "certification only" through the Graduate College.
They are subject to all policies, rules, and regulations
of that college. Eligible graduate students also may
complete teacher licensure/certification by pursuing
an M.A.T. in English education, foreign language education,
or science education, or an M.A. in social studies (program
B).
Graduate
students who apply to the Graduate College for "certification
only" or to an M.A.T. program must apply separately
for admission to the Teacher
Education Program. Deadlines for application to
either program are May 15, September 15, or February
15 for admission to restricted course work in the following
semester. Graduate and postbaccalaureate students may
submit GRE scores instead of PRAXIS I scores.
A
limited number of applicants are accepted into each
TEP program area, so meeting the Graduate College admission
requirements does not ensure admission. Admission decisions
are based on grade-point average in the undergraduate
major and other criteria relevant to teaching. Upon
admission to the TEP, students are assigned an education
adviser.
Licensure/certification
requires a major of at least 30 s.h. of course work
in a subject area taught in the secondary school. Course
requirements for each major are available in the Department
of Teaching and Learning office. Candidates for
secondary school teaching licensure/certification also
may receive approval to teach in additional subject
areas by completing an approved program of 24 s.h. or
more of course work in those areas.
For more
information on licensure program requirements, visit
the Teacher Education and Student Services web site.
Secondary
school teacher preparation programs are provided in
the following areas.
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Art
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Coaching*
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English
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English as a second language*
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Foreign languages - Chinese, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Latin, Russian, Spanish
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Journalism*
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Mathematics
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Music
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Reading*
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Science, including *physical science, biological sciences,
chemistry, general science*, physics, earth science,
and 9-12 all science
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Social science, including anthropology, economics,
geography, history, political science, psychology,
and sociology
*Available
as an additional approval area only; major in another
subject matter area is required for licensure.
An
Iowa secondary teaching license qualifies holders to
teach in grades 7-12. Students planning to teach art
or music typically complete a program that prepares
them for both elementary- and secondary-level licensure.
Secondary
teacher preparation programs in mathematics and foreign
language also offer a program that leads to licensure/certification
as a subject matter specialist in grades K-6. This K-6
licensure/certification is available only in the same
subject area as the secondary certification.
Candidates
can obtain more information and the name of an adviser
from the Department of Teaching and Learning office. |
| An
ESL endorsement enables an individual to teach English
as a Second Language in K-12 in the state of Iowa. Because
teaching endorsements are additional areas of expertise
added to a teaching license applicants must be current
students in a TEP program or licensed inservice teachers.
Applicants
are admitted to the ESL endorsement program three times
each year. Application deadlines are June 15 for fall
admission, October 15 for spring, and March 15 for summer.
Each applicant must submit a one-page essay explaining
why he or she wishes to teach ESL; a transcript of all
university-level course work; evidence of having completed
two semesters of foreign language beyond the language
component of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
General Education Program or a documented score of "advanced
plus" on the oral proficiency interview (OPI) given
in the language department. Non-native speakers of English
must provide evidence of scoring a 55 or higher on the
Test of Spoken English. |
