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Additional Endorsements
Students may elect to add additional endorsements to their teaching license by completing the necessary requirements. Below are the "additional endorsement only" options that require students to pursue one of the undergraduate, post-bachelor’s or graduate teacher licensure areas. Also, all “Undergraduate Teacher Licensure Areas” may be pursued as an additional endorsement. Below is an alphabetical list of the additional endorsements offered at Iowa State University. Click on the link for detailed requirements.
Art (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in Art (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Basic Science (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in Basic Science (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Coaching Interscholastic Athletics (grades K-12)The Department Kinesiology offers courses that can lead to a K-12 athletic coach endorsement. Students seeking approval for the Iowa State University endorsement to coach interscholastic athletics must satisfy the requirements of an endorsement area listed above and earn credits in the following: Biol 155, Psych 230, KIN 220, and KIN 315. English and Language Arts (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in English and Language Arts (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. English as a Second Language (grades K-12)The Department of English offers courses that can lead to a K-12 ESL Teacher endorsement. To add a K-12 teaching endorsement in English as a Second Language, students must earn credits in the following courses. In some cases, relevant special topics courses or experimental courses may be substituted. Some courses have prerequisites. 1. English/Linguistics 219: Introduction to Linguistics (F/S) 2. English/Linguistics 220: Applied English Grammar (F/S) 3. English/Linguistics 425: Second Language Learning and Teaching (Alt. Spring, offered 2006) 4. English/Linguistics 514: Sociolinguistics (S) Or Curriculum and Instruction 420/520: Bilingualism, Bilingual Education, and U.S. Mexican Youth (F) 5. English/Linguistics 518: Methods and Materials in ESL 6. English/Linguistics 588: Supervised Practice Teaching (Arranged) General Science (grades 5-12)General Science is an interdepartmental additional area of endorsement for grades 5-12. Students seeking approval to teach general science must earn credits in the following courses: Biol 211, 211L, 212, 212L At least 6 credits from courses numbered 300 or above in astronomy and astrophysics, biochemistry and biophysics, biology, botany, chemistry, genetics, geology, meteorology, microbiology, or physics. Health (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in Health (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. History (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in History (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Mathematics (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in Mathematics (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Middle School (grades 5-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in Middle School (5-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Reading (grades K-8, 5-12)The Curriculum and Instruction Department offers courses that can lead to a reading endorsement for grades K-8. This department collaborates with the English Department to offer the necessary coursework for a 5-12 reading endorsement. Students seeking an additional endorsement to teach elementary reading (K-8) should see a Department of Curriculum and Instruction.adviser. Students seeking endorsement to teach reading (5-12) as an additional endorsement must earn credits in the following courses: Foundations of Reading and Reading in the Content Area: C I 395/595 or CI 551 and C I/Engl 494. Practicum: C I 488/588 Language Development: Engl 219 or 511 Reading Assessment and Oral Communication: Written Communication: C I 395/595 and Engl 397 Adolescent Nonfiction and Fiction: Engl 396 or Reading Instructional Strategies: C I 456/556 or 553 Social Sciences (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement in Social Sciences (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Special Education (grades K-8, 5-12, K-12)The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers courses that can lead to special education endorsements (Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate Disabilities (grades K-8 and grades 5-12) and Instructional Strategist II: Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities (K-12)). Students seeking 5-12 special education endorsement must have a current teaching license. Also, there is a state-wide program titled Strategist I Network that streamlines the path to special education teacher licensure for individuals with a class C license. Speech Communication (grades 5-12)The cross disciplinary program of Speech Communication offers courses that can lead to 5-12 speech/theatre endorsement. Students seeking endorsement to teach speech as an additional area must earn credits in the following courses: Sp Cm 110 or ComSt 102, Sp Cm 212, 313, 322, 412, 495A, 495B; Thtre 255 or 360 or 455; Thtre 358; Jl MC 101. World Languages and Cultures (French, German, Latin, Russian, and Spanish) (grades K-8)Students seeking an additional endorsement World Languages and Cultures (K-8) should see an adviser in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Post-Bachelor's Licensure Areas
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