Requirements for Licenses
and Instructions for Completing Application
Non-Iowa Institution --
Complete Section I, Section II and send all
transcripts.
Initial
Valid for 2 years
Renewable under prescribed conditions
1) Baccalaureate degree from a regionally
accredited institution.
2) Completion of an approved teacher preparation
program.
3) Completion of an approved human relations
component.
4) Completion of requirements for a teaching
endorsement.
5) Meets the recency requirement listed under
the Class A License.
Standard
Valid for 5 years
Renewable under prescribed conditions
1) Completion of requirements 1-4 for the
Initial license.
2) Evidence of two years successful teaching
experience based on local evaluation process.
3)Meets the recency requirement listed under
the Class A License.
Additional Information
Verify 2 years of teaching experience.
Master Educator
Valid for 5 years
Renewable under prescribed conditions
1) Hold or be eligible for a Standard license.
2) Five years of teaching experience.
3) Master's degree in a teaching endorsement
area.
4) Meets the recency requirement listed under
the Class A License.
Additional Information
Verify 5 years of teaching experience.
Send master's degree transcript.
Class A License
Valid for 1 year
Not renewable
1) Issued under the following
conditions
2) Has not completed all required components
in the professional education core.
3) Has not completed an approved human relations
component.
4) Recency -- meets requirements for a valid
license but has less than 160 days of teaching
during last 5- year period.
5) Degree not granted until next regular commencement.
Substitute
Valid for 5 years
Renewable under prescribed conditions
1) Has been the holder of, or presently holds
a valid, regular license in Iowa or some other
state and has successfully completed all requirements
for an approved teacher preparation program
or is eligible for the provisional license.
Additional Information
Send copy of out-of-state license.
Send copy of out-of-state transcripts.
Exchange
Valid for 2 years
Not renewable
1) Baccalaureate degree from a regionally
accredited institution.
2) Completion of a state approved teacher
preparation program.
3) Hold a valid teaching license in the state
in which the teacher preparation program was
completed.
4) No disciplinary action pending.
5) Has not completed all Iowa requirements
for a teaching endorsement.
Additional Information
Must meet any and all licensure deficiencies
during the two year period of the license.
Professional Administrator
Valid for 5 years.
Renewable under prescribed conditions.
1) Hold or be eligible for a standard license.
2) Three years of teaching experience.
3) Completion of the requirements for an administrative
endorsement.
4) Meets the recency requirement listed under
the one-year conditional license.
Note: The "Application To Add
Endorsement (non-Iowa Institution)" form
should be used in addition to this application
form, if you completed administrator preparation
at a different institution than your teacher
preparation institution.
Additional Information
For the principal's endorsement, verify 3
years teaching experience of which at least
3 years must be at the level of endorsement
desired.
For the superintendent's
endorsement, verify the same plus 3 years
of experience as a building principal or other
PK-12 district-wide or area education agency
administrative experience.
Application Checklist
Incomplete applications will delay processing.
Please double check:
1) Have you completed Section I?
2) Have you signed and dated the application?
3) Have you attached official transcripts
of all college credits including transferred
credits? (Course titles must show on the transcripts.
Course numbers only or total credits transferred
do not provide adequate transfer information.)
4) Have you enclosed your check or money order
which includes the evaluation and processing
fees?
5) Have you verified all teaching experience?
6) Have you enclosed a copy of your valid
teaching license from the state where you
completed your teacher education program?
(If you do not have a valid license from this
state, skip this item.)
7) Are you sending this entire packet to the
institution where you completed the teacher
education program? Are you including a note
to that college asking them to fill out Section
II completely and also instructing them to
send this entire packet to the Board of Educational
Examiners?
Address:
Iowa Board of Educational Examiners
Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0146
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