Endorsements

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Adding an Endorsement to a License

After a teaching, administrative, or school service personnel license is issued, additional endorsements may be added by submitting an application and meeting the current requirements in Iowa Administrative Code 282-13.26-28.

An updated license with expiration date unchanged from the original or renewed license will be prepared.

  • Administrators may apply online to add an endorsement through an Iowa or non-Iowa institution.
  • Paraeducators may apply online to add an area of concentration to a paraeducator certificate.

Option 1 - Recommendation

Receive the Iowa education institution’s recommendation that the current approved program requirements or state minimum requirements for the endorsement have been met. Directions to Apply for an Initial Teaching License and Recommended by an Iowa Teacher Preparation Program (235.87 KB) .pdf
 

Option 2 - State Minimums

Apply for a review of transcripts or out-of-state licensure by the board of educational examiners’ staff to determine whether Iowa requirements have been met. Applicants will have achieved a C- grade or higher in the courses that will be considered for an endorsement. The methods course can be waived if the practitioner holds an endorsement in the same content area at a different level and teaches in the new content area successfully while holding a Class B license. Directions to Apply for an Initial Teaching License for Out-of-State Teacher Preparation Programs or Reciprocity (242.29 KB) .pdf

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Endorsements List

Each endorsement includes a list of Iowa colleges offering that program.

Endorsements List
NumberEndorsement
1001 Birth-Grade 3 Inclusive Settings
101 K-12 Athletic Coach
102 K-6 Teacher Elementary Classroom
103 PK-K Teacher, PreKindergarten-Kindergarten Classroom
104 K-12 English Language Learners
107 PK-12 Talented & Gifted
108 K-8 Elementary School Teacher Librarian
109 5-12 Secondary School Teacher Librarian
112 5-12 Agriculture
113 K-8 Art
114 5-12 Art
1171 5-12 Business - All
118 5-12 Driver Safety & Education
119 K-8 Language Arts
120  5-12 English/Language Arts
1201 5-12 Language Arts - All
121 K-8 Chinese
122 5-12 Chinese
123 K-8 French
124 5-12 French
125 K-8 German
126 5-12 German
127 K-8 Japanese
128 5-12 Japanese
129 K-8 Latin
130 5-12 Latin
131 K-8 Russian
132 5-12 Russian
133 K-8 Spanish
134 5-12 Spanish
135 K-8 Language (other)
136 5-12 Language (other)
137 K-8 Health
138 5-12 Health
139 5-12 Family & Consumer Sciences - General
140 5-12 Industrial Technology
141 5-12 Journalism
142 K-8 Mathematics
1421 5-8 Algebra for H.S. Credit
143 5-12 Mathematics
1431 5-12 Mathematics - Basic
144 K-8 Music
145 5-12 Music
146 K-8 Physical Education
147 5-12 Physical Education
148 K-8 Reading
149 5-12 Reading
150 K-8 Science
151 5-12 Biology
152 5-12 Chemistry
153 5-12 Earth Science
1541 5-12 Science - Basic
156 5-12 Physics
157 5-12 American Government
158 5-12 American History
159 5-12 Anthropology
160 5-12 Economics
161 5-12 Geography
162 K-8 History
163 5-12 Psychology
164 K-8 Social Studies
165 5-12 Sociology
166 5-12 World History
167 K-8 Speech/Theatre
168 5-12 Speech/Theatre
171 PK-12 Superintendent & AEA Administrator
172 School Counselor K-8
173 School Counselor 5-12
174 K-12 School Teacher Librarian
176 K-12 Reading Specialist
1761 K-12 Dyslexia Specialist
177 K-8 Norwegian
178 5-12 Norwegian
179 K-8 Italian
180 5-12 Italian
181 K-12 American Sign Language
1821 5-8 Middle School Language Arts
1822 5-8 Middle School Mathematics
1823 5-8 Middle School Science
1824 5-8 Middle School Social Studies
185 5-12 Science - All
186 5-12 Social Sciences - All
1861 5-12 Social Sciences - Basic
187 K-8 Portuguese
188 5-12 Portuguese
189 PK-12 Principal/PK-12 Special Education Supervisor
190 Evaluator Approval
233 K-12 Supervisor Special Education/Instruction
234 5-12 Work Experience Coordinator
235 B-21 School Audiologist
236 B-21 School Psychologist
237 B-21 Speech-Language Pathologist
239 Director Special Education
240 B-21 School Social Worker
250 Special Education Consultant
258 Professional Service Administrator
259 K-12 Strategist I and II - All
260 K-8 Instructional Strategist I: Mild Moderate
261 5-12 Instructional Strategist I: Mild Moderate
262 PK-K Early Childhood Special Education
263 K-12 Instructional Strategist II: BD LD
264 K-12 Instructional Strategist II: ID
265 K-12 Instructional Strategist II: Physically Handicapped
266 Birth-21 Deaf or Hard of Hearing
267 Birth-21 Visually Impaired
277 K-8 Computer Science
278 5-12 Computer Science
2781 K-12 Computer Science Specialist
279 5-12 CTE Information Technology
305 5-12 Multioccupations
974 5-12 Engineering
975 K-8 STEM
976 5-8 STEM
977 K-12 STEM Specialist

 

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