Teacher Licensure Procedure

Initial Teaching License

• Application materials and instructions
• Iowa Licensure Structure - the first years

Substitute Teaching

• Substitute Teaching while in the TEP

Teacher Intern License (Non-traditional licensure pathway)

• Regents Collaborative for Secondary Teacher Preparation

Adding Endorsements

• How to Add an Endorsement
• Application Instructions and Forms for Added Endorsement

Funding for Teacher Preparation

• Iowa Teacher Loan Forgiveness (through teaching in shortage areas)
• Teach Iowa Scholar Program
• Teacher Shortage Areas (for all states; Iowa on pages 58-64)

License Renewal

• Renewal Information and Application form 

Coaching

• Coaching Endorsement
• Coaching Authorization (non-teachers)

Out of State/Country Information

• Licensure information for teachers applying to Iowa from another state 
• Licensure information for teachers applying to Iowa from another country 
• Iowa Graduates applying for licensure in other states 

Illinois Licensure

• Illinois licensure: notes for Iowa graduates
• Illinois License Application

Special Education Graduate Programs

• Information for Prospective Special Education Students
• Special Education program guides
• Application for Conditional License

Administrative & Evaluator Endorsement and Program Checklist

• Program Guides for Administration
• Application Materials and Information for Administration Endorsement 

Professional Service Programs

Practice in the education setting in the areas of School Counseling, School Psychology, School Social Work, School Speech-Language Pathology, or School Audiology requires a teaching license or Professional Service License with endorsement in the area, or a Statement of Professional Recognition.

• Individuals who are not licensed teachers, who have completed a University of Iowa program in School Counseling, School Psychology, School Social Work, School Speech-Language Pathology, or School Audiology -- along with a required set of professional education courses -- may apply for the Professional Service License.
• Individuals who have completed a program in Speech Language Pathology, School Audiology, or School Social Work -- without professional education courses -- may apply for the Statement of Professional Recognition (SPR).
• Individuals who have completed one of these programs and already are licensed teachers should follow directions for Adding Endorsements, above, to add the endorsement to the teaching license.

Professional Service License

• Application materials and instructions - Professional Service License

• Frequently Asked Questions - Professional Service License 

Statement of Professional Recognition (SPR)

The holder of an SPR cannot advance into leadership positions that require Endorsement #258 - Professional Service Administrator. To be eligible for an administrative endorsement an individual must hold an Iowa Teaching License or a Professional Service License.

• Frequently Asked Questions - Statement of Professional Recognition
• Application Materials - Statement of Professional Recognition

Professional Service Program Information

• School Counselor
  • Program Guide
  • Program Website
• School Psychologist
  • Program Guide
  • Program Website
• School Social Worker
  • Program Guide
  • Program Website
• Speech-Language Pathologist
  • Program Guide
  • Program Website
• School Audiologist
  • Program Guide
  • Program Website

General Iowa licensure information

• Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
• Iowa Department of Education

Out-of-State Application Information

If an out-of-state application requires an institutional recommendation and you are a University of Iowa graduate/program completer, please send to Dave Tingwald  for completion.

Out-of-State Department of Education Websites

Title II Report

In accordance with the Higher Education Act, please find our most recently submitted Title II Report submitted to the State of Iowa.  For more information on this report please visit https://title2.ed.gov.