After the issuance of a teaching, administrative or school service personnel license, an individual may add other endorsements to that license upon proper application, provided current requirements for that endorsement, as listed in Iowa Administrative Code 282-13.26-28, have been met.
An updated license with expiration date unchanged from the original or renewed license will be prepared.
- Administrators will have the option to apply online to add an endorsement through either an Iowa or a non-Iowa institution.
- Paraeducators will have the option to apply online to add an area of concentration to a paraeducator certificate.
To add an endorsement, the applicant must follow one of these options:
Option 1
Receive the Iowa teacher education institution’s recommendation that the current approved program requirements for the endorsement have been met ($50 fee). In the online application system, apply to add an endorsement through an Iowa institution.
Option 2
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.