APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ADMINISTRATION ENDORSEMENT APPLICANTS
www.education.uiowa.edu/tess

Return completed application materials :

1. licensure application

2. program checklist

3. program guidesheet

4. fee (check or money order - see #3 below)

5. experience verification form

6. evaluator endorsement application

to:

LYNN MCMORRIS, LICENSURE ANALYST
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF TEACHER EDUCATION AND STUDENT SERVICES
N310 LINDQUIST CENTER
THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
IOWA CITY, IOWA 52242
(319) 335-5358 e-mail address: (lynn-mcmorris@uiowa.edu)

You are strongly encouraged to apply for your Professional Administrator License immediately upon completion of your program. This application validates completion of your program.  As programs or licensure requirements change, you may eventually become ineligible for the license/endorsement(s) based on the course work you completed.  APPLY AS SOON AS YOU ARE ELIGIBLE. As programs or licensure requirements change, you may be held for additional requirements.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE "APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE":

Obtain application materials by clicking on each item noted above. If you have difficulty downloading the materials, please call or stop by the Office of Teacher Education and Student Services in N310 Lindquist Center.

Section I to be completed by applicant
1. Supply the folder number appearing on your original Iowa License in blank #1. If you don't remember or have access to your number, you can leave it blank.

2. Provide a permanent address on your application. A new License will be mailed to that address directly from the State Department. It may take several weeks or months to receive your new license.

3. Application fees may be in the form of a money order or personal check made payable to the Board of Educational Examiners. Do not send cash. The State Department will not accept personal checks over three months old, so if you are in the process of completing licensure requirements, don't submit the application too early. If you are applying for your initial Professional Administrator License, the fee will be $85. There is no additional fee for the Evaluator Endorsement if submitted with your initial application for the Professional Administrator License. To add endorsements to your Professional Administrator License (example: Superintendent Endorsement) the cost is $50 per endorsement.

4. Sign and date the application. Return all application materials to the address at the top of this page.

5. Complete a program guide sheet for each approved administration program completed at The University of Iowa. The guide requires the signature of the adviser. Please obtain that signature before submitting application materials.

6. Upon receipt of your license, check over thoroughly. If changes are necessary, contact Lynn McMorris immediately. Changes made to your license after 30 days from issue date will result in additional fees.

Section II is completed by Lynn McMorris, Licensure Analyst

The University of Iowa is your "Recommending Institution" for all approved programs completed at this Institution. Out-of-state licensure/certification applications frequently require a recommendation from the "Recommending Institution" signed by the Registrar, Dean, or Certification Official. These applications should be sent to Lynn McMorris for processing. We will continue working with you on an ongoing basis with all licensure/certification matters (outofst.html).

Directory information to keep handy:
State of Iowa, Department of Education
Licensure
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
1-800-778-7856 (State Department Teacher info line- go to the web site below for menu of services)
www.state.ia.us/educate/programs/boee

State Department contacts:
Mike Cavin , Special Ed Consult (515)281-3437 ( mike.cavin@iowa.gov )
Gary Borlaug, Consultant (515) 281-3483 ( gary.borlaug@iowa.gov )
Geri McMahon (515) 281-8323 ( geri.mcmahon@iowa.gov )
David Morgan (515) 281-6896 ( david.e.morgan@iowa.gov )

Last updated 8/05