Endorsement-Only Programs

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Drake’s Education Endorsement-Only Programs for Educational Professionals

Education endorsement-only programs offer teachers the opportunity to pursue additional State of Iowa teaching endorsements specializing in areas such as ESL, STEM, special education, and reading. Endorsements are offered in both K-8 (elementary) and 5-12 (secondary) teaching levels.

Courses for the endorsements are offered on Drake's main campus and at several locations around the state, as well as online or in a blended format.

Program Options

All endorsements vary in the number of credits and requirements. In most cases, the completed endorsement credits can be rolled into a master's degree in Teacher Effectiveness and Professional Development.

Endorsements offered Online or in a Blended Format

• ESL (second endorsement only)
• Middle School (second endorsement only)
• Reading (K-8, 5-12)
• Reading Specialist (K-12, graduate endorsement)
• Talented and Gifted Endorsement (K-12)

Endorsement Areas

• Art (K-8, 5-12)
• Computer Science (K-8, 5-12)
• Early Childhood (Pre-K-K)
• English/Language Arts(K-8, 5-12)
• Journalism (5-12)
• Mathematics (K-8, 5-12)
• Music (K-8, 5-12)
• Science (K-8, 5-12)
• Social Sciences (K-8, 5-12)
• Special Education (K-8, 5-12)
• STEM (K-8, 5-12)
• Speech/Communications/Theater (5-12)
• World Languages (K-8, 5-12)

Endorsements K-12

• ESL (second endorsement only) 
• Talented and Gifted (K-12)