Additional Endorsements

Students must fulfill the requirements for one of the endorsement areas listed on the undergraduate licensure areas webpage to add any of the following endorsements.Students are also able to make any of the 16 undergraduate licensure areas into additional endorsements.

Coaching Interscholastic Athletics (grades K-12)

Coordinator: Rich Engelhorn

The Department of Health and Human Performance 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 a licensure area and earn credits in the following:

Biol 155; ExSp 220, 258, 315, 355, 358, 365.

English as a Second Language (grades K-12)

Coordinator: Roberta Vann

The English Department 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 fulfill the requirements of a licensure area and complete twenty-one semester hours in TESL.

Introductory Linguistics: Engl/Ling 219 or Engl/Ling 511
English Grammar: Engl/Ling220 or test out
Theory of Second Language Learning: Engl/Ling 425 or Engl/Ling 517
Bilingual Education/ Sociolinguistics: Engl/Ling 514
Methods in Teaching ESL: Engl/Ling 518
Methods in ESL Literacy: Engl/Ling 524
Practicum In Teaching ESL: Engl/Ling 588

In some cases, relevant special topics courses or experimental courses may be substituted. Some courses have prerequisites.

General Science (grades 5-12)

Coordinators: Thomas Greenbowe, David Meltzer

General Science is an interdepartmental additional area of endorsement for grades 7-12.
Students seeking approval to teach general science must earn credits in the following courses:

Biol 211, 211L, 212, 212L
Chem 163, 163L, 164, 164L, 231, 231L
Geol 100, 100L
Phys 111, 112; or 221, 222
Math 151 or 160 or 165

At least 6 credits from courses numbered 300 or above in astronomy and astrophysics, biochemistry and biophysics, biology, chemistry, genetics, geology, meteorology, microbiology, and physics.

Physical Sciences (grades 5-12)

Coordinators: Thomas Greenbowe, David Meltzer

Physical Sciences is an interdepartmental additional area of endorsement.
Students with an endorsement in a natural science who seek approval to teach physical sciences as an additional area must earn credits in the courses listed below. Students with no other science endorsement, but who seek an additional endorsement in this area, must take the listed courses plus additional credits in the area to total at least 24. See endorsement area coordinator for approval prior to taking additional courses listed below:

Astro 120 or 150 or 342 or 346
Chem 163, 163L
Geol 100, 100L
Mteor 206
Phys 111, 112; or 221, 222
Reading (grades K-6 or 7-12)

Reading (Grades K-6 or 5-12)

Coordinator: Donna Merkley

The Curriculum and Instruction Department offers courses that can lead to a reading endorsement for grades K-6.  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-6) should see a C&I Department adviser.
Students seeking endorsement to teach reading (5-12) as an additional endorsement must earn credits in the following courses:

Engl 219, Engl 396, CI 395, C I 452 or 552, 488/588, plus one additional course with reading in the title; select from C I 378, 456/556, 551, 553 or 554.

Special Education (grades K-6 and 5-12)

Coordinator:  Patricia Carlson

The Curriculum and Instruction Department offers courses that can lead to a variety of special education endorsements. Students seeking an additional endorsement to teach special education should see an academic adviser in the CI department.

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)

Coordinator: Connie Ringlee

The Speech Communication Department offers courses that can lead to 7-12 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, 358; Jl MC 101.

 

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