K-12 and Secondary Education
If you are interested in pursuing secondary education (teaching in a middle school or high school) or K-12 education, you will need to choose a major in your area of interest and enroll in the college where your major is located. Our secondary education program prepares students to teach at the middle and high school levels by encouraging you to become an expert in your subject matter by majoring in that subject.
Iowa State University has 13 undergraduate teacher preparation areas at Iowa State University. Our secondary education program provides students the opportunity for clinical experience aligned with your coursework early on in the program. The secondary and K-12 program areas offered by our Educator Preparation Program and their corresponding grade levels are listed below, along with the college where the program resides and where you can find information on the required curriculum.
If you’re interested in this program, you will want to do the following:
- Choose your major.
- Apply to our Education Preparation Program
- Upon acceptance and successful completion of the program, you will be recommended for an initial license and become a teacher.
For those who have already obtained a bachelor’s degree and who are looking to pursue a master’s degree with licensure recommendation for teaching, please check out these specific programs:
Grades 5-12
Majors
Teacher Preparation Area – College
Agricultural Education – Agriculture and Life Sciences
Biology Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Chemistry Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Earth Sciences Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
English Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Family and Consumer Sciences Education – Human Sciences
Health Education – Human Sciences
History Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Mathematics Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Physics Education – Liberal Arts and Sciences
World Languages and Cultures – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Requirements
You need to apply to the department in which you plan to major and must meet the graduation requirements of that department and the college where it resides. In addition, in order to be recommended for licensure, you must apply and be accepted to the Educator Preparation Program and complete all of the requirements of this program.
Secondary Education Program Coordinators
Secondary Program | Coordinator | Phone Number | |
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Agriculture Education | Scott Smalley | smalle16@iastate.edu | 515-294-0047 |
English Education/ESL | Donna Niday | dniday@iastate.edu | 515-294-9981 |
Family Consumer Science Education | Laura VanWaardhuizen | lauravw@iastate.edu | 515-294-6316 |
History/Social Studies Education | Jeff Bremer Amy Rutenberg | jrbremer@iastate.edu arutenbe@iastate.edu | 515-294-7266 515-294-4634 |
Mathematics Education | Alejandro Andreotti Ji Yeong I | aleand@iastate.edu jiyeongi@iastate.edu | 515-294-5128 515-294-7677 |
Music Education | Natalie Royston | nasteele@iastate.edu | 515-294-6829 |
Physical Education | Holly Lipsey | lipsey@iastate.edu | 515-294-8131 |
Science Education | Ben Van Dusen | bvd@iastate.edu | 515-294-0317 |
World Languages and Cultures Education | TBD |
Grades K-12
Majors
Teacher Preparation Area – College
Music (grades K-12) – Liberal Arts and Sciences
Physical education (grades K-12) – Human Sciences
Requirements
You need to apply to the department in which you plan to major and must meet the graduation requirements of that department and the college where it resides. In addition, in order to be recommended for licensure, you must apply and be accepted to the Educator Preparation Program and complete all of the requirements of this program.
K-12 Program Coordinators
K-12 Program | Coordinator | Phone Number | |
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Music Education | Natalie Royston | nasteele@iastate.edu | 515-294-6829 |
Physical Education/Health Education | Holly Lipsey | lipsey@iastate.edu | 515-294-8131 |