University of Iowa Transfer Information For

THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA TRANSFER INFORMATION FOR EDUCATION MAJORS (9/12)

1. A 2.70 minimum GPA is needed for acceptance into the Teacher Education Program (TEP). Meeting the minimum GPA does not guarantee admission. Most students need at least a 3.00 to be accepted. Students must first apply and be admitted to the University, and then apply to TEP. This application includes a personal statement, letters of recommendation, and other items that require some time for completion, so students are advised to start their application process well in advance of the deadline. When Kirkwood sends the electronic transcript to admissions, you should send a print copy to: Dave Tingwald Office of Education Services The University of Iowa N310 Lindquist Center Iowa City, IA 52242-1529

2. Students will need to take the Praxis I tests and have the scores reported by the application deadline. Current TEP application deadlines are March 15 and October 15. [Beginning October 1, 2012, deadlines will be October 1 and March 1.] All students will have to achieve a composite score of 522 on the three Praxis I tests, with no single test score below 170. The Teacher Education Program application packet is available from the Office of Education Services home page at: http://www.education.uiowa.edu/students/educationservices

3. Foreign Language graduation requirement: four years of the same language in high school or two years (four semesters) of the same language in college. The completion of all Foreign Language requirements before transferring is strongly recommended

4. Contact the University and meet with an advisor as soon as possible. Telephone numbers of the Office of Admissions are (319) 335-3847 and 1-800-553-4692.

5. Education courses that easily transfer:  EDU-212 Educational Foundations  EDU-240 Educational Psychology  EDU-129 Inclusion & Adaptation or EDU-248 Exceptional Persons  EDU-810 Field Experience (all students must complete 10 clock hours of practicum/observation before being admitted to a program)  MAT-117 Math for Elementary Teachers (satisfies 22M:006 Logic of Arithmetic)  LIT-105 Children’s Literature

6. Be sure to keep all course syllabi, tests, exams, projects, papers and any other course material that can be used to document mastery of state performance standards in teacher education.