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Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Major — Teaching

Student teaching at both the K-6 and 7-12 levels is required to earn the ESL K-12 endorsement on an Iowa teaching license.

Required: : 42 hours

Note: International students must have achieved a TOEFL score of 600 or the equivalent in order to demonstrate their proficiency in English.

It is strongly recommended that native speakers of English majoring in TESOL programs demonstrate a basic competence in a foreign language either by obtaining at least a C grade in the second semester of a language course or by passing a proficiency examination.


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