Step one: Express your interest
To be notified about new Iowa ESL Endorsement cohort offerings, please complete the online interest form to the right and we will keep you updated with program information. The next cohort is scheduled to begin Fall 2020.
Step two: Determine the courses you need
If you are a graduate of UNI for your Elementary Education K-6 licensure, the best way to get started with regard to the Iowa ESL Endorsement is to work with Linda Feuchtwanger in the Registrar's Office at 319-273-2273 or Linda.Feuchtwanger@uni.edu to determine the courses you need to take to complete the endorsement. Upon receipt of the evaluation, proceed to step three.
If you are not a graduate of UNI, but hold an Iowa elementary K-6 license, you should move to step three and enroll for the courses offered in the fall.
Step three: Enroll in a course
Please click the Program Schedule tab above for course details and enrollment information for the Fall 2020 course.
Questions about enrollment can be directed to Carolina.Wilson@uni.edu, 319-273-2121 or 800-772-1746.
Add the endorsement to your teaching license
If you are a graduate of UNI for your Elementary K-6 licensure, you may add the endorsement to your Iowa teaching license after you have successfully completed the required endorsement courses. Obtain the Application to Add an Endorsement from the Board of Educational Examiners. Print the application, complete Section I, attach the required fee (made payable to the Board of Educational Examiners) and mail the form and fee to:
Office of the Registrar
115 Gilchrist Hall
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0006
Upon receipt of your application, the Record Analyst will complete the institutional section and forward the form and fee to the Board of Educational Examiners in Des Moines for processing. The Board of Educational Examiners will send the updated license directly to you at the address listed on your application.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Feuchtwanger in the Registrar's Office at 319-273-2273 or Linda.Feuchtwanger@uni.edu.
If you are not a graduate of UNI for your Elementary K-6 licensure, print the checklist found on the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners website and follow the instructions.
Delivery of the program is contingent on a sufficient number of students being accepted into the program.
