Admission

- A minimum of 9 credits hours at Iowa State University with a 2.5 cumulative grade-point-average (GPA).
- Note: Student must maintain 2.5 cumulative GPA throughout the program in order to continue through the program
- Documented completion of an Iowa State University-approved 10 hours of pre-student teaching field experience.
- A minimum of a “C” in all curriculum and instruction (EDUC), human development and family studies (HD FS), special education (SP ED) courses and all content-specific pedagogy/methods courses required for licensure.
- A minimum of a “C-” in all major department courses/content courses required for teacher licensure (content coursework).
- This is for courses taken from fall 2007 and after.
- A current Iowa criminal background check report confirmed by Iowa State’s licensure coordinator.
- An active Tk20 Account to fill out the admission application
Need More Information?
Teresa Kahler
Coordinator of Licensure
133A MacKay Hall
2302 Osborn Drive
Ames, Iowa 50011-1041