Student teaching at both the K-8 and 5-12 levels is required to earn the ESL K-12 endorsement on an Iowa teaching license.

The Department of Languages and Literatures offers the following undergraduate and graduate programs and program certificate. Specific requirements for these programs are listed within this Department of Languages and Literatures section as follows:

Undergraduate Majors (B.A.)
  • English
  • English-Teaching
  • Spanish
  • Spanish-Teaching
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)-Teaching
  • TESOL/Modern Language-Teaching
Minors
  • English
  • English-Teaching
  • Interdisciplinary Language Studies: French
  • Spanish
  • Spanish-Teaching
  • Spanish/English Translation
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
  • Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)-Teaching
  • Writing