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Major Programs of Undergraduate Study - Teacher Education Requirements

Major programs of undergraduate study are listed on the following pages. Each Center, the External Degree Program and the Online Programs offer specific majors and minors. Check with your academic advisor to determine the availability of a particular major or minor. Some majors at particular locations will include online or distance coursework.

Those graduating from programs offered through the Extended University will receive a Bachelor of Science degree (Bachelor of Arts for elementary education learners). Learners cannot seek two of the same degrees at UIU. That means if an individual earns a Bachelor of Arts, then a second Bachelor of Arts is not allowed. However, if you are the holder of a Bachelor of Arts from UIU, you can seek the Bachelor of Science from UIU. Additional majors may be earned and will be reflected on the UIU transcript.

A double major requires completion of two Senior Projects, one for each major.

Majors On This Page

• Endorsements
• Admission to the Teacher Education Program
• Field Experience
• Admission to Student Teaching
• Completion of Student Teaching
• Professional Education Core Requirements
• Major in Elementary Education
• Endorsement Areas
• Prekindergarten-Grade 3 Including Special Education
• Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
• ESL K-12
• English/Language Arts
• Reading K-8
• Reading 5-12
• Social Science K-8
• Middle School Grades 5-8
• Instructional Strategist I
  Mild & Moderate Disabilities
• Instructional Strategist I
  Mild & Moderate Disabilities 5-12
• Instructional Strategist II
  Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities K-12
• Major in Prekindergarten-Grade Three
• Major in Prekindergarten-Grade Three including Special Education
• Major in General Business
  (for Teacher Licensure)
• Major in Social Science
• for Teacher Licensure
• Secondary Teaching Option
• Electives in Social Science

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Teacher Education Requirements

(For Iowa Teacher Licensure Only)

Upper Iowa University's Teacher Education Program is committed to preparing teachers who are well-informed, reflective, professional, competent and sensitive to the diverse needs of their pupils. Each teacher education learner is provided with current, practical, applied knowledge and a variety of classroom experiences. The Teacher Education Program is dedicated to the development of teachers with personal education philosophies and systems of beliefs that encourage a lifelong commitment to inquiry and excellence.

Teacher preparation at Upper Iowa University includes performance-based assessment and practical teaching experience. The education curriculum has been designed to meet the changing educational demands; it includes a focus on literacy development, integrated instruction, higher order thinking skills and practical skills (flexible management, computer technology and early teaching experiences). Practicum experience is provided in the Foundations of Education course so that learners can serve as observers and participants in the regular classroom to help determine if they wish to continue in teacher education. Each learner then follows a sequenced series of courses to acquire the theoretical background, instructional techniques, management strategies and practical skills needed to be a competent educator.

To obtain desired endorsements and licensure, learners will need to plan their program early in the college experience and work closely with academic advisors to insure that course work and performance requirements leading to state licensure are being met in a timely manner. Learners must successfully pass a basic skills exam (reading/literature, writing, mathematics) and maintain an adequate grade point in their major, in all education courses, and cumulatively.

A Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI) background check is required before learners are allowed to participate in experiences in the field. Upper Iowa University does not discriminate in acceptance or in placement of field experience and student teachers on the basis of sex, age, race, color, creed, disability or national/ethnic origin.

All learners seeking initial licensure are strongly advised to retake education methods courses if these courses were completed prior to ten years from their most recent enrollment at Upper Iowa University. Learners must complete their program requirements within seven years of initial enrollment or be subject to current program requirements. In addition, changes in licensure requirements of the Iowa State Board of Education may affect requirements for learners seeking certification to teach.

Upper Iowa University's Teacher Education Program is approved by the Iowa State Board of Education. Individuals seeking initial teacher licensure must complete Upper Iowa's approved requirements to be recommended for teacher licensure.

Note: To obtain teacher licensure from the State of Iowa, individuals need to be at least 21 years of age.

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Endorsements

Learners may prepare for a teaching license with an elementary classroom K-8 or a Prekindergarten endorsement by completing an elementary education major and a specific area endorsement. Learners may prepare for secondary classroom endorsement (grades 5-12) in a specific subject area by completing the professional education requirements (see page 46) and required content area courses as listed in Upper Iowa's approved programs that are on file with the Iowa Department of Education. Those who hold certification to teach may also add an additional endorsement or endorsements at the Prek, K-8 and 5-12 levels. Contact the Teacher Education Coordinator for the specific requirements of the Prek, K-8 and 5-12 endorsements and learn the requirements for obtaining licensure to teach additional grade levels or subject matter.

The following is a listing of endorsements available at Upper Iowa's approved centers.

Endorsement Number	Endorsement	Level
100	Teacher-Prekindergarten-Grade 3 with Special Education	PreK-3
102	Teacher – Elementary Classroom	K-6
103	Pre-kindergarten-Kindergarten	Pre-K-K
104	ESL Teacher	K-12
106	Prekindergarten-Grade 3	PreK-3
115	Business - General Business	5-12
117	Business – Marketing/Management	5-12
119	English/Language Arts	K-8
148	Reading	K-8
149	Reading	5-12
157	Social Science- American Government	5-12
158	Social Science – American History	5-12
160	Social Science – Economics	5-12
163	Social Science – Psychology	5-12
164	Social Science – Social Studies	K-8
165	Social Science – Sociology	5-12
182	Teacher – Middle School Classroom	5-8
186	All Social Science	5-12
260	Instructional Strategist I, Mild/Moderate	K-8
261	Instructional Strategist I, Mild/Moderate (contact the Teacher Education Coordinator for information)	5-12
263	Instructional Strategist II: Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities	K-12

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Overview Of Teacher Education Program

The assessment system has four major “checkpoints�?: (1) admission to the teacher education program, (2) the completion of Field Experience, (3) admission to student teaching, and (4) completion of student teaching. At each checkpoint, information relevant to the learner’s performance in the Teacher Education Program (TEP) will be collected and evaluated. Although the assessment system will focus on learner performance at four “checkpoints,�? the learner will continue to provide evidence of knowledge and skills in the other aspects of the TEP by completing all EDU courses with a grade of “C�? or higher and by demonstrating acceptable levels of performance on all essential (required) elements of courses as indicated by course syllabi.

Completion of the UIU Teacher Education Program requires successful passage through four checkpoints.

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Checkpoint 1: Admission to the Teacher Education Program

All learners who are seeking initial licensure to teach must be admitted to the Upper Iowa University Teacher Education Program.

Requirements for admission into the Teacher Education Program:

1. Learners must successfully complete EDU 110 Foundations of American Education with a grade of "C" or above and successfully complete the Foundations practicum (completed 20 hours, was prompt, scored "Fair" or better on personal attributes).
2. Learner must earn an Upper Iowa University cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.70 or above.
3. From two learner-selected instructional staff members, learner must have on "Teacher Education Dispositions Rubric: Admittance to Teacher Education Program" an overall score of 10 or higher
4. Learner must successfully pass the College Base Academic Skills Exam (C-BASE) in Reading and Literature, Writing and Mathematics with the following minimum scores:
   Reading and Literature - 235
• Writing - 235
• Mathematics - 235

Each section of the exam may be taken an unlimited number of times. (Praxis I PPST scores of 170 minimum in each area are also accepted.)

Learners need to be admitted into the Teacher Education Program to register for Field Experience, and to register for many of the EDU courses required in their programs.

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Checkpoint 2: Field Experience

A learner admitted to the Teacher Education Program will complete forty (40) hours of field experience at the same time he/she takes the appropriate general methods course (i.e. EDU 210 Methods: Birth-Elementary or EDU 233 Methods: Secondary) and will complete a second forty (40) hour field experience when he/she takes an appropriate advanced methods class (e.g., EDU 306 Teaching Elementary Science, EDU 315 Teaching Elementary Social Studies, EDU 325 Teaching Elementary Math, EDU 335 Teaching Elementary Language Arts, EDU 300’s Teaching Secondary Subjects or EDU 347 Teaching Secondary Physical Education and Health). In addition to helping the learner to “see into the daily life of the classroom teacher�? through the activities completed at your field experience site, the learner will engage in classroom activities and will complete various assignments you understand more deeply the Iowa Teaching Standards and Criteria. At the end of each forty (40) hour placement the learner will be assessed on your knowledge of these standards and criteria.

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Checkpoint 3: Admission to Student Teaching

Student teaching, the teacher education capstone experience, takes place at the end of the learner's program. Application for student teaching must be filed according to the deadlines established by the Teacher Education Program. Failure to adhere to deadlines may delay student teaching placement. Learners will not be allowed to register for any courses during the terms in which their student teaching will take place.

Teachers who are already licensed at a particular level (i.e., K-8) and seeking an endorsement at a new level (i.e., 5-12) will need to complete student teaching at the new level. Other requirements may also apply.

Requirements for Student Teaching:

1. Learner must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.
2. Learner must successfully complete appropriate field experience(s) with a grade of "C" or better.
3. Learner must have met all competencies required within standards set by the University and Iowa Department of Education.
4. From two learner-selected instructional staff members, learner must have on the “Teacher Education Dispositions Rubric: Admittance to Student Teaching�?, a score of 2 or higher on each criterion.
5. Learner must complete the general education requirements with these specific qualifications:
1. The following courses must be completed with a grade of "C" or better:
1. Basic Composition
2. English Composition II
   Note: If a learner possesses a BA or BS degree for which only one composition course was required and the learner earned a “C�? or better in the composition course or if the learner possesses a BA or BS degree and had a composition course requirement waived because of high test scores, no additional composition course will be required. If a learner who has not yet earned a degree tests into a second writing course and completes it with a “C�? or better, no additional composition course will be required.
3. Public Speaking, Interpersonal Communications, Communication in the Workplace or Organizational Communication (or equivalent)
2. A physical science and a biological science course must be used to meet the natural science requirement.
3. EDU 162 Diversity for Teachers may be used to meet the culture requirement.
4. EDU/PSY 142 Human Growth, Development and Guidance may be used to meet a psychology requirement.
6. Learner must complete each required education courses (prefix EDU) with a grade of "C" or better.
7. If an elementary education major, a learner must complete all requirements for the major and all requirements for at least one specific endorsement area (as required to be eligible for an Iowa teaching license).
8. Learner must attain a GPA of 2.70 Upper Iowa University cumulative, 2.70 in the major to include transfer courses applied to the major and 2.70 in each Prek, K-8 or 5-12 endorsement area to include transfer courses in which the learner is seeking licensure.
9. Learner must complete and submit application materials to student teach to the Teacher Education Coordinator.

Note: A learner may have no more than six general education semester credits of total course work remaining prior to the start of the student teaching experience. The remaining course work may not be in the learner's major, in the professional education core, in the first specific endorsement area, or in the general education requirements of Composition I, Composition II, speech and computer applications.

Federal regulation requires learners wishing to be recommended for Iowa licensure to teach in elementary classroom to take a content test and attain a qualifying score. Completion of the teacher education program and a qualifying score on the content test do not guarantee a candidate recommendation for teacher licensure. Serious deficiencies shown by the candidate in one or more areas of personal or professional development could result in no recommendation or additional preparation by the candidate.

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Checkpoint 4: Completion of Student Teaching

Student teaching is the culminating experience in the Teacher Education Program. As a part of the student teaching experience, the learner will develop and teach instructional units. The learner will also complete a “Work Sample�? based on an instructional unit. Overall, student teaching will be assessed through the cooperating teacher’s evaluation, the supervisor’s evaluation, and your scores on the “Work Sample.�?

The “Work Sample?
Successful teacher candidates will support learning by designing a Teacher “Work Sample? that employs a range of strategies and builds on each student’s strengths, needs, and prior experiences. Through this performance assessment, the learner will provide credible evidence to facilitate learning and display dispositions aligned with the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) by meeting the following Teacher Education Program and “Work Sample�? standards.

Work Sample will be assessed by two readers using standardized rubrics. The TEP will collect and evaluate the following information at this checkpoint:

• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Contextual Factors
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Learning Goals
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Design for Instruction
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Instructional Decision Making
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Assessment Plan
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Analysis of Student Learning
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Classroom Management
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Reflection and Self Evaluation
• Rating on Work Sample Rubric for Written Communication

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Professional Education Core Requirements

Candidates for an initial teaching license must complete a major in elementary education or a minimum 30 semester credit major in a teaching subject area. Candidates must complete the following approved professional education courses:

		Credits
EDU 110	Foundations of American Education	3
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development and Guidance	3
EDU 152	Assessment and Psychology	3
EDU 162	Diversity for Teachers	3
EDU 206	Field Experience I: Elementary*	2
EDU 226	Field Experience II: Elementary*	2
	or
EDU 207	Field Experience I: Secondary*	2
EDU 227	Field Experience II: Secondary*	2
EDU 210	Methods: Birth-Elementary or
EDU 233	Methods: Secondary	3
EDU 252	Computers and Instructional Technology	3
EDU 300	Secondary majors must have a methods course in each area of endorsement	3
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 425	Content Area Literacy (secondary majors only)	3
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Pre-Kindergarten-12	3
EDU 49_	A Student Teaching experience at the level and subject area(s) in which licensure is sought	14
Total		42 or 48

*Professional Education Core Field Experiences must be taken concurrently with methods courses. For Elementary Education majors, EDU 206 Field Experience I: Elementary must be taken concurrently with EDU 210. EDU 226 Field Experience II: Elementary is to be taken concurrently with EDU 305 Teaching Elementary Science, EDU 315 Teaching Elementary Social Studies, EDU 325 Teaching Elementary Math, or EDU 335 Teaching Elementary Language Arts. Secondary majors complete EDU 207 Field Experience I: Secondary concurrently with EDU 233. EDU 227 Field Experience II: Secondary is to be taken concurrently with EDU 300.

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Major in Elementary Education

This major consists of 61 semester credits (including professional education core requirements). In addition, to qualify for licensure, learners must also meet the requirements of a prekindergarten, middle level or K-8 endorsement in a specific area. The courses in the major are as follows:

		Credits
EDU 110	Foundations of American Education	3
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development and Guidance	3
EDU 152	Assessment and Psychology	3
EDU 162	Diversity for Teachers	3
EDU 206	Field Experience I: Elementary School	2
EDU 210	Methods: Birth-Elementary	3
EDU 226	Field Experience II: Elementary School	2
EDU 252	Computers and Instructional Technology	3
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 305	Teaching Elementary Science	2
EDU 313	Teaching Creative Arts	2
EDU 315	Teaching Elementary Social Studies	2
EDU 325	Teaching Elementary Math	2
EDU 326	Developmental Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 327	Teaching Health and Physical Education: Birth to Elementary	3
EDU 333	Literature: Birth-Adolescence	3
EDU 335	Teaching Elementary Language Arts	2
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Pre-Kindergarten-12	3
EDU 492	Student Teaching in Elementary School	14
Total		61

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Endorsement Areas

Check with your center for endorsement offerings. Learners seeking to add an endorsement to an existing license must have a 2.70 GPA in the endorsement area.

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Prek-Grade 3 Including Special Education Endorsement

(Endorsement #100; 51 credits)		Credits
HPER 102	First Aid/CPR/AED Program	2
EDU 206	Field Experience I: Elementary	2
EDU 223	Child, Family Health, Nutrition	3
EDU 234	Field Exp: Infant/Toddler	1
EDU 235	Field Exp: Prekindergarten	2
EDU 327	Teaching Health/PE Birth-Elementary	3
EDU 407	Diagnostic & Corrective Reading	3
EDU 451	Introduction to Early Child	3
EDU 455	Methods/Curriculum Early Childhood	2
EDU 456	Admin/Supervision Early Childhood	2
EDU 459	Home, School, Community Relations	3
EDU 462	Indiv. Behavior/Class Mgt	3
EDU 464	Methods Behavior Disabilities Prek-8	3
EDU 467	Char. of Indiv. with Disabilities	3
EDU 471	Assessment of Ind. w/Disabilities	3
EDU 476	Curriculum Organ/Devel Special Education	3
EDU 478	Methods: Mild/Moderate Prek-8	3
EDU 488	Student Teaching: Birth-PreK*	7
Total		51

*If student teaching was not previously done in a K-grade 3 classroom, EDU 498 (7 hrs.) must also be completed.

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Pre-Kindergarten-Kindergarten Endorsement

(Endorsement #103; 22 credits)		Credits
EDU/HPER 223	Child, Family Health and Nutrition	3
EDU 235	Field Experience: Prekindergarten (40 clock hours)	2
EDU 451	Introduction to Early Childhood	3
EDU 455	Methods and Curriculum of Early Childhood	2
EDU 456	Administration and Supervision of Early Childhood	2
EDU 459	Home, School and Community Relations	3
EDU 496	Student Teaching: Pre-kindergarten-Kindergarten	7
Total		22

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ESL K-12 (English as a Second Language)

(Endorsement #104; 19 credits)		Credits
EDU 443	Concepts of English	3
EDU 444	Curriculum and Methods of ESL	3
EDU 445	Second Language Acquisition	3
EDU 446	Practicum in ESL	1
EDU 447	Problems in English Grammar	3
EDU 448	Cultural and Linguistic Diversity	3
EDU 449	Student Teaching in ESL	3
Total		19

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Prek-Grade 3 Endorsement

(Endorsement #106; 25 credits)		Credits
EDU 206	Field Experience I: Elementary	2
EDU/HPER 223	Child, Family Health, Nutrition	3
EDU 234	Field Exp: Infant/Toddler	1
EDU 235	Field Exp: Prekindergarten	2
EDU 451	Introduction to Early Child	3
EDU 455	Methods/Curriculum Early Childhood	2
EDU 456	Admin/Supervision Early Childhood	2
EDU 459	Home, School, Community Relations	3
EDU 488	Student Teaching: Birth-PreK	7
Total		25

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English/Language Arts K-8

(Endorsement #119; 26 credits)		Credits
EDU 313	Teaching Creative Arts	2
EDU 326	Developmental Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 333	Literature: Birth-Adolescence	3
One of the following:		3
ENG 209	American Literature I
ENG 210	American Literature II
Electives in English, Language Arts, Speech, Drama, Theatre, and/or Reading		15
Total		26

Note: Electives must include written composition and oral communication components.

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Reading K-8

(Endorsement #148; 24 credits)		Credits
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development & Guidance	1*
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 326	Developmental Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 333	Literature: Birth-Adolescence	3
EDU 335	Teaching Elementary Language Arts	2
EDU 407	Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 409	Practicum: Elementary Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 425	Content Area Literacy	3
EDU 485	Advanced Problems in Reading and Language Arts	3
Total		24

*Only one credit of this three credit course is used in this endorsement.

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Reading 5-12

(Endorsement #149; 25 credits)		Credits
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development & Guidance	1*
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 326	Developmental Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 333	Literature: Birth-Adolescence	3
EDU 407	Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 410	Practicum: Secondary Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 425	Content Area Literacy	3
EDU 485	Advanced Problems in Reading and Language Arts	3
One of the following:		3
ENG 102	English Composition II
ENG 201	Expository Writing
An equivalent composition course
Total		25

*Only one credit of this three credit course is used in this endorsement.

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Social Science K-8

(Endorsement #164; 24 credits)		Credits
HIST 110	American Civilization I	3
HIST 111	American Civilization II	3
World History Elective		3
One of the following:		3
PS 100	U.S. Government
PS 230	State and Local Government
Electives from history, political science, psychology, geography, economics or sociology (must include at least one course in an area other than history and political science)		12
Total		24

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Middle School Grades 5-8 (no major offered)

A person seeking this endorsement must hold a currently valid Iowa teacher's license or be concurrently seeking an Iowa teacher's license with either the general elementary endorsement or one of the subject matter secondary level endorsements. Courses required for this endorsement are as follows:

(Endorsement #182; 30 credits)		Credits
EDU 428	Middle School Curriculum, Design and Strategies	3
EDU 435	Middle School Students' Growth, Development and Management	3
Social Studies	(to include course work in American history, world history and geography)	6
Mathematics	(to include course work in algebra)	6
Sciences	(to include course work in life science and physical science)	6
Language Arts	(to include course work in grammar, composition and speech)	6
Total		30

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Instructional Strategist I – Mild & Moderate Disabilities K-8

(Endorsement #260; 30 or 37 credits)		Credits
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 407	Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 459	Home, School, and Community Relation	3
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Prek-12	3
EDU 464	Methods: Behavior Disorders Prek-6	2
EDU 467	Characteristics of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12	3
EDU 471	Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12	3
EDU 476	Curriculum, Organization and Development of Special Education Programs Prek-12	3
EDU 478	Methods: Mild/Moderate Disabilities Prek-6	3
One of the following:
EDU 479	Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist	3
EDU 482	Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist	7
Total		30 or 37

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Instructional Strategist I Mild & Moderate Disabilities 5-12

This endorsement consists of 33 or 37 credit hours. A person seeking this endorsement must already be the holder of a valid Iowa teaching license to teach learners without disabilities or be concurrently seeking licensure to teach learners without disabilities.

(Endorsement #261; 33 or 37 credits)		Credits
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 407	Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 459	Home, School and Community Relations	3
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Prek-12	3
EDU 467	Characteristics of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12	3
EDU 471	Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12	3
EDU 474	Methods: Behavior Disorders 7-12	3
EDU 475	Methods: Mild/Moderate Disabilities 7-12	3
EDU 476	Curriculum, Organization and Development of Special Education Programs Prek-12	3
EDU 477	Career and Vocational Programming	3
One of the following:
EDU 479	Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist	3
EDU 482	Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist	7
Total		33 or 37

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Instructional Strategist II Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities K-12

(Endorsement #263; 36 or 40 credits)		Credits
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 407	Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 459	Home, School and Community Relations	3
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Prek-12	3
EDU 464	Methods: Behavior Disorders Prek-6	3
EDU 467	Characteristics of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12	3
EDU 469	Methods: Learning Disabilities K-12	3
EDU 471	Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities Prek-12	3
EDU 474	Methods: Behavior Disorders 7-12	3
EDU 476	Curriculum, Organization and Development of Special Education Programs Prek-12	3
EDU 477	Career and Vocational Programming	3
One of the following:
EDU 479	Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist	3
EDU 482	Student Teaching: Instructional Strategist	7
Total		36 or 40

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Other Education Majors







Major in Prekindergarten-Grade 3

This major consists of 75 semester hours (including professional education core requirements).

		Credits
EDU 110	Foundations of American Education	3
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development and Guidance	3
EDU 152	Assessment and Psychology	3
EDU 162	Diversity for Teachers	3
EDU 206	Field Experience I: Elementary School	2
EDU 210	Methods: Birth-Elementary	3
EDU 223	Child, Family Health and Nutrition	3
EDU 234	Field Experience: Infant/Toddler	1
EDU 235	Field Experience: Prekindergarten	2
EDU 252	Computers and Instructional Technology	3
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 305	Teaching Elementary Science	2
EDU 313	Teaching Creative Arts	2
EDU 315	Teaching Elementary Social Studies	2
EDU 325	Teaching Elementary Math	2
EDU 326	Developmental Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU/HPER 327	Teaching Health and Physical Education: Birth to Elementary	3
EDU 333	Literature: Birth-Adolescence	3
EDU 335	Teaching Elementary Language Arts	2
EDU 451	Introduction to Early Childhood	3
EDU 455	Methods/Curriculum in Early Childhood	2
EDU 456	Administration/Supervision of Early Childhood	2
EDU 459	Home, School, and Community Relations	3
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Pre-Kindergarten-12	3
EDU 488	Student Teaching Birth-Prekindergarten	7
EDU 498	Student Teaching Kindergarten-Grade 3	7
Total		75

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Major in Prekindergarten-Grade Three including Special Education
(Unified Endorsement 100)

This major consists of 95 semester hours and authorizes the holder of the endorsement to teach children from birth through grade three.

		Credits
HPER 102	First Aid/CPR/AED Program	2
EDU 110	Foundations of American Education	3
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development and Guidance	3
EDU 152	Assessment and Psychology	3
EDU 162	Diversity for Teachers	3
EDU 206	Field Experience I: Elementary School	2
EDU 210	Methods: Birth-Elementary	3
EDU 223	Child, Family Health and Nutrition	3
EDU 234	Field Experience: Infant/Toddler	1
EDU 235	Field Experience: Prekindergarten	2
EDU 252	Computers and Instructional Technology	3
EDU 304	Exceptional Persons	3
EDU 305	Teaching Elementary Science	2
EDU 313	Teaching Creative Arts	2
EDU 315	Teaching Elementary Social Studies	2
EDU 325	Teaching Elementary Math	2
EDU 326	Developmental Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU/HPER 327	Teaching Health and Physical Education: Birth to Elementary	3
EDU 333	Literature: Birth-Adolescence	3
EDU 335	Teaching Elementary Language Arts	2
EDU 407	Diagnostic and Corrective Reading and Language Arts	3
EDU 451	Introduction to Early Childhood	3
EDU 455	Methods/Curriculum in Early Childhood	2
EDU 456	Administration/Supervision of Early Childhood	2
EDU 459	Home, School, and Community Relations	3
EDU 462	Individual Behavior and Classroom Management Pre-Kindergarten-12	3
EDU 464	Methods Behavior Disabilities Prek-8	3
EDU 467	Char. of Indiv. with Disabilities	3
EDU 471	Assessment of Ind. w/Disabilities	3
EDU 476	Curriculum Organ/Devel Special Education	3
EDU 478	Methods: Mild/Moderate Prek-8	3
EDU 488	Student Teaching Birth-Prekindergarten	7
EDU 498	Student Teaching Kindergarten-Grade 3	7
Total		95

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Major in General Business (for Teacher Licensure)

(Endorsement #115; 39 credits)		Credits
BA 201	Accounting Principles I	3
BA 202	Accounting Principles II	3
BA 208	Marketing Principles	3
BA 210	Management Principles	3
BA 211	Macroeconomic Principles	3
BA 212	Microeconomic Principles	3
BA 222	Management Info Systems	3
BA 302	Business Law I	3
BA 303	Business Law II	3
BA 358	Consumer Behavior	3
BA 370	Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management	3
One of the following:		3
BA 225	Business Ethics	3
PHIL 202	Contemporary Ethics
BA 300-400	Elective in Management	3
Total		39

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Major in Social Science 5-12 (for Teacher Licensure)

Learners preparing to teach Social Science areas in the secondary school will need to meet the requirements for a Social Science major and meet the requirements in specific endorsement areas. Endorsements consist of at least 15 semester credits in specifically defined courses in a particular discipline. Endorsements offered by Upper Iowa University include American History, American Government, Economics, Sociology*, and Psychology*. See your academic advisor for clarification of these requirements.

* Must be done in conjunction with another endorsement or by an individual currently certified at the secondary level.

A minimum of 30 upper division credits required; 15 credits in the major.

		Credits
At least one of the following:		3
HIST 100	World Civilization I
PS 100	U.S. Government
HIST 101	World Civilization II
SOC 110	Principles of Sociology
HIST 110	American Civilization I
HIST 111	American Civilization II
PSY 190	General Psychology
BA 211	Macroeconomic Principles
BA 212	Microeconomics Principles
PS 230	State and Local Government
At least one of the following:		3
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development and Guidance
PSY 201	Adjustment
PSY 212	Developmental Psychology: Birth to Adolescence
PSY 222	Developmental Psychology: Young Adulthood to Late Adulthood
PSY 335	Biology and Behavior
SOC 384	Social Welfare Programs and Policies
PSY/SOC 397	Social Gerontology
PSY 432	Personality
At least one of the following:		3
EDU 152	Assessment and Psychology*
PSY/SOC 373	Research Methods**
PSY 444	Assessment**
At least one of the following:		3
SOC 220	Social Problems
PSY/SOC 232	Group Dynamics
PSY/SOC 260	Gender Roles
PSY/SOC 310	Social Psychology
SOC 361	Marriage and the Family
SOC 363	Social Stratification
SOC 384	Social Welfare Programs and Policies
PSY 454	Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
At least one of the following:		3
ANTH 110	Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
EDU 162	Diversity for Teachers*
SOC 240	Diverse Cultures in America

*These courses meet a goal in the major but do not count toward the 39 credits needed for the major.

** MATH 220 Elementary Statistics is a prerequisite

Electives in Social Science (24 credits)

Learners must complete 15 credits in at least one of the following endorsement areas: American History, American Government, Economics, Sociology, or Psychology. The learner must complete 15 semester credits in each area in which they seek certification. A course in this section may also have been used to meet a requirement in the previous section; however, the credit hours cannot be duplicated. A minimum of 24 elective credits is required.

American Government		Credits
At least one of the following:		3
PS 100	U.S. Government
PS 230	State and Local Government
At least one of the following:		3
PS 342	The Development of American Foreign Policy
PS 362	The Legislative Process
PA 364	Public Administration
PS 380	Congress and the Presidency
PS 411	American Constitutional Law I
PS 412	American Constitutional Law II
PA 445	Administrative Law
Electives in American Government		9

American History		Credits
HIST 110	American Civilization I	3
HIST 111	American Civilization II	3
At least one of the following:		3
HIST 240	Your Community as Part of U.S. History
HIST 330	African American History
HIST 342	The Development of American Foreign Policy
HIST 343	U.S. Women's History
HIST 371	Colonial and Revolutionary America: The U.S. 1607-1787
HIST 372	New Nation to Civil War: The U.S. 1788-1865
HIST 373	Reconstruction to World War I: The U.S. 1865-1919
HIST 374	Recent America: The United States since 1919
BA/HIST 381	The United States since 1919 American Economic History
Electives in American History		6

Economics		Credits
BA 211	Macroeconomics Principles	3
BA 212	Microeconomics Principles	3
At least one of the following:		3
BA 310	Money and Banking
BA 343	Investments
BA 358	Consumer Behavior
BA/HIST 381	American Economic History
BA 488	Economics of International Business
Electives in Economics		6

Psychology		Credits
PSY 190	General Psychology	3
At least one of the following:		3
PSY/SOC 232	Group Dynamics
PSY/SOC 260	Gender Roles
PSY/SOC 310	Social Psychology
SOC 384	Social Welfare Programs and Policies
PSY 454	Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
At least one of the following:		3
EDU/PSY 142	Human Growth, Development and Guidance
PSY 201	Adjustment
PSY 212	Developmental Psychology: Birth to Adolescence
PSY 222	Developmental Psychology: Young Adulthood to Late Adulthood
PSY/SOC 283	Human Behavior in the Social Environment
PSY 335	Biology and Behavior
PSY 360	Abnormal Psychology
PSY/SOC 397	Social Gerontology
PSY 432	Personality
Electives in Psychology		6

Note: Those seeking secondary teacher certification in the State of Iowa in Psychology must already be certified at the secondary level or concurrently seeking endorsement in American History, American Government, or Economics.

Sociology		Credits
SOC 110	Principles of Sociology	3
At least one of the following:		3
SOC 220	Social Problems
PSY/SOC 232	Group Dynamics
PSY/SOC 260	Gender Roles
PSY/SOC 310	Social Psychology
SOC 361	Marriage and the Family
SOC 363	Social Stratification
SOC 384	Social Welfare Programs and Policies
PSY 454	Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
Electives in Sociology		9

Note: Those seeking secondary teacher certification in the State of Iowa in Sociology must already be certified at the secondary level or concurrently seeking endorsement in American History, American Government, or Economics.

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