Select from the following list for a sample of the course requirements for the state approved teacher licensure programs offered by The University of Iowa College of Education. These lists can be used to guide you through your program once admitted and will be required to accompany the licensure application when you have completed your program.

Initial licensure is obtained through a program outlined as a teaching major.

The Secondary (5-12) teaching majors allow you to obtain initial licensure by completing the courses outlined on the major guides. You may then add additional 5-12 licensure areas by completing the minor area coursework.

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• Art Education
• Journalism minor
• Mathematics Education
  Mathematics minor
• Music Education
• Music Education - for students admitted October 2007 and beyond
• English Education for students admitted prior to fall 2004
• English Education for students admitted fall 2004 or later
• MAT English Education
  English minor
  Reading minor - for students completing program after 8/1/07
• Science Education (all programs)
  MAT Science Teaching
  Biology Minor | Chemistry Minor | Earth Science Minor | Physics Minor
• Russian:Russian major | MAT Russian | Russian minor
• Chinese: Chinese major | MAT Chinese | Chinese minor
• French: French major | MAT in French | French minor
• German: German major | MAT German | German minor
• Italian: Italian major | Italian minor
• Japanese: Japanese major | MAT Japanese | Japanese minor
• Latin: Latin major | MAT Latin | Latin minor
• Spanish: Spanish major | MAT Spanish | Spanish minor
• Social Studies Education major guide - for use by the various majors within Social Studies Education
• Social Studies Education major guide - for students admitted March 2008 or later
  Social Studies minor
  All Social Studies minor
  Social Studies Master's Program "B"
• Social Studies Master's Program "B" for students admitted March 2008 or later
• Speech Communication/Theatre Education - We are no longer admitting students to this major
• Speech Communication minor - We are no longer admitting students to this minor