Elementary Education (K-8) Endorsements
Grand View University offers 30 Iowa approved teaching endorsements. Endorsements are state specific, so please check with your state's endorsement standards. Select an endorsement area below to learn more about our Iowa approved teaching endorsements.
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English / Language Arts
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Students majoring in Elementary Education are required to select at least one endorsement area in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #119 (27 credits)
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| ENGL 101 |
First Year Composition |
3 credits |
| ENGL 111 |
Interpretation of Literature |
3 credits |
| ENGL 217 |
Literature for Children and Adolescents |
3 credits |
ENGL 231 or
ENGL 232 |
Survey of American Literature I or
Survey of American Literature II |
3 credits |
| EDUC 350 |
Language Acquisition and Learning |
3 credits |
| EDUC 355 |
Writing Across the Curriculum |
3 credits |
| EDUC 421 |
Content Area Reading |
3 credits |
SPCH 103 or
SPCH 126 |
Making Connections or
Speaking of Faith and Meaning |
3 credits |
| THTR 320 |
Theatre Arts for Children |
3 credits |
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Health
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Students majoring in Elementary Education are required to select at least one endorsement area in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #137 (25 credits)
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| KINH 188 |
Personal and Community Health |
3 credits |
| KINH 205 |
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness |
3 credits |
| PSYC 101 |
General Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSYC 277 |
Addictive Behaviors |
3 credits |
| PSYC 322 |
Marriage and Family |
3 credits |
| PSYC 363 |
Psychology and Health |
3 credits |
| PSYC 372 |
Human Sexuality |
3 credits |
| EDUC 415 |
Impact of Mental Health and Trauma on Children / Youth: What to Know to Help |
1 credit |
| BIOL 140 |
Nutrition for Everyday Life |
3 credits |
| CPR and Concussion Training Certificates are required to be on file with the Education Department at Grand View in order to obtain licensure. |
After completing an initial endorsement in Physical Education, a Health Endorsement may be added for 18 credits.
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Iowa Teaching Endorsement #137 (18 credits)
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| KINH 188 |
Personal and Community Health |
3 credits |
| KINH 205 |
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness |
3 credits |
| PSYC 101 |
General Psychology |
3 credits |
| PSYC 277 |
Addictive Behaviors |
3 credits |
| PSYC 322 |
Marriage and Family |
3 credits |
| BIOL 140 |
Nutrition for Everyday Living |
3 credits |
CPR and Concussion Training Certificates are required to be on file with the Education Department at Grand View in order to obtain licensure.
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| Instructional Strategist I: Mild and Moderate |
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #260 (27 credits)
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| PSYC 212 |
Human Development |
4 credits |
| EDUC 242 |
Pedagogies of Exceptional Learners |
3 credits |
| EDUC 343 |
Instructional Strategist I Methods (K-8) |
4 credits |
| EDUC 361 |
Education Practicum: Instructional Strategist I (K-8) |
3 credits |
| EDUC 363 |
Working with Families, Teachers, and Community Agencies |
3 credits |
| EDUC 415 |
Impact of Mental Health and Trauma on Children / Youth: What to Know to Help |
1 credit |
| EDUC 431 |
Assessing and Instructing Struggling Readers |
3 credits |
| EDUC 440 |
Diagnosis and Evaluation of Special Education Students |
3 credits |
| EDUC 475 |
Individual Behavior Management |
3 credits |
Special Note: EDUC 420 Elementary Student Teaching (12 credits) - The student teacher will teach eight weeks in a regular classroom and eight weeks in an Instructional Strategist I: Mild and Moderate Classroom.
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| Mathematics |
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Students majoring in Elementary Education are required to select at least one endorsement area in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #142 (28 credits)
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CPSC 155 or
CPSC / BSAD 241 or
CPSC 210 |
Programming Using Visual Basic or
Computer Science I or
Human-Computer Interaction |
3 credits |
| MATH 121 |
College Algebra |
3 credits |
| MATH 145 |
Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I |
3 credits |
| MATH 155 |
Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II |
3 credits |
| MATH 212 |
Applied Calculus |
3 credits |
| MATH 245 |
Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher III |
3 credits |
| MATH 300 |
Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning |
3 credits |
| STAT 241 |
Principles of Statistics |
4 credits |
| EDUC 313 |
Teaching of Elementary Mathematics |
3 credits |
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| Reading |
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Students majoring in Elementary Education are required to select at least one endorsement area in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #148 (27 credits)
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| ENGL 217 |
Literature for Children and Adolescents |
3 credits |
| EDUC 324 |
Teaching Literacy in the Primary Grades (K-2) |
3 credits |
| EDUC 325 |
Teaching Literacy in the Intermediate and Middle Grades (3-8) |
3 credits |
| EDUC 350 |
Language Acquisition and Learning |
3 credits |
| EDUC 355 |
Writing Across the Curriculum |
3 credits |
| EDUC 386 |
Linguistics for Educators |
3 credits |
| EDUC 421 |
Content Area Reading |
3 credits |
| EDUC 431 |
Assessing and Instructing Struggling Readers |
3 credits |
| EDUC 441 |
Teaching Individualized Reading |
1 credit |
| EDUC 444 |
Education Practicum: Reading (K-8) |
2 credits |
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| Spanish |
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Students majoring in Elementary Education are required to select at least one endorsement area in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #133 (27 credits)
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| EDUC 304 |
Education Practicum: Foreign Language |
2 credits |
| EDUC 317 |
Foreign Language Teaching Methods |
3 credits |
| SPAN 101* |
Spanish I |
4 credits |
| SPAN 102 |
Spanish II |
4 credits |
| SPAN 201 |
Spanish III |
4 credits |
| SPAN 202 |
Spanish IV |
4 credits |
| SPAN 312 |
Hispanic Culture and Civilization |
3 credits |
SPAN 320 or
SPAN 321 |
Advanced Spanish Grammar or
Advanced Spanish Composition and Communication |
3 credits |
*Students who have taken at least 3 years of high school Spanish may enroll in Spanish II. If they earn a grade of “C” or higher, they will
receive credit for Spanish I. The processing fee of $30 needs to be paid to receive the credit.
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| STEM |
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Students majoring in Elementary Education are required to select at least one endorsement area in addition to the Elementary Education major requirements.
Iowa Teaching Endorsement #975 (36 credits)
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Category A: Science - 12 credits
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CHEM 107 or
CHEM 111 |
Fundamentals of Organic and Biochemistry or
General Chemistry I |
4 credits |
BIOL 100 or
BIOL 101 |
How Life Works or
General Biology I |
4 credits |
PHSC 101 or
PHYS 131 / 241 and
EDUC 408 |
Physical and Earth Science or
Introduction to Physics I / General Physics I and
STEM Teaching: Earth Science |
4 credits or
4/5 credits and
3 credits |
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A minimum of 12 credit hours of approved college level science coursework including content in Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Earth Science.
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12 credits |
Category B: Mathematics - 12 credits
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| MATH 145 |
Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher I |
3 credits |
| MATH 155 |
Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher II |
3 credits |
CPSC 155 or
CPSC 241 or
Approved CPSC course |
Programming Using Visual Basic or
Computer Science I or
Approved computer programming course |
3 credits |
| Take 3 credits |
| MATH 121 |
College Algebra |
3 credits |
| MATH 122 |
Trigonometry |
3 credits |
| MATH 231 |
Calculus with Analytic Geometry I |
5 credits |
| STAT 241 |
Principles of Statistics |
4 credits |
| Other approved college level math course |
3 credits |
Category C: Engineering - 3 credits
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| EDUC 410 |
Engineering, Programming, and Design for Educators |
3 credits |
Category D: Methods - 13 credits
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| EDUC 312 |
Teaching of Elementary Science (note: this course is required for all Elementary Ed majors) |
3 credits |
| EDUC 313 |
Teaching of Elementary Mathematics (note: this course is required for all Elementary Ed majors) |
3 credits |
| EDUC 411 |
The Nature of STEM |
3 credits |
| EDUC 450 |
Models and Methods of Teaching STEM |
3 credits |
| EDUC 451 |
Experiential STEM |
1 credit |
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