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Iowa provides outstanding teacher preparation programs designed to equip students for secondary education licensure (grades 5-12) in subjects like art, English, math, music, science, social studies, or foreign languages. Recognized for its exceptional curriculum, Iowa's College of Education delivers comprehensive training for future educators. It holds the distinction of being Iowa's top-ranked education college and ranks 30th among the nation's best education schools in U.S. News & World Report's rankings.
Featuring a favorable 10:1 student-faculty ratio, Iowa's education programs combine the resources of a Big Ten institution with the personalized attention of a smaller college. Students build close relationships with professors who know them by name, while learning in an inclusive environment that values diversity.
The Baker Teacher Leader Center enhances Iowa's teacher preparation with cutting-edge professional development opportunities that set graduates apart. This distinctive certification program delivers focused training in essential educational areas including special needs instruction, multilingual teaching approaches, mental health support, gifted education, international perspectives, reading intervention strategies, and interdisciplinary STEAM education (science, technology, engineering, arts/design, and mathematics).
Students must meet the following requirements for admission: completion of academic upper secondary school (generally a total of 12-13 years of primary and secondary education); a corresponding secondary school diploma or leaving certificate; completion of minimum high school course requirements of the following: 4 years of English/language arts; 2 years in a single language of world languages; 3 years including courses in physical science, biology, chemistry, environmental science and physics of natural science; 3 years of social studies; 2 years of algebra; and 1 year of geometry.
English Language Requirements: