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Certificate In

Applied Business Concepts

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
  • Enroll now!
More about Business Concepts

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Certificate In

Business Fundamentals

  • Offered entirely online
  • Begin in Summer 2025
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More about Bus. Fundamentals

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Endorsement

Career and Technical Education Authorization & Professional Development

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Enroll at anytime and study at your own pace!
  • Includes Work-Based Learning and Multioccupations (MOC) Endorsement options
More about CTE

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Certificate In

Chinese Studies

  • Part-time pathway, offered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Fall 2025
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More about Chinese Studies

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Advanced Studies Certificate

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Next cohort begins Summer 2025
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Advanced Studies Certificate

Director of Special Education

  • Delivered primarily online
  • Begin coursework Summer 2025
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More about Special Ed.

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Endorsement

Early Childhood Education

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework Summer 2025
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More about Early Childhood Ed.

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Endorsement

English as a Second Language

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin courses Fall 2025
More about ESL

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Endorsement

Iowa Computer Science

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework Summer 2025
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More about Computer Science

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Endorsement

Iowa K-8 Reading

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework Summer 2025
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Endorsement

Iowa Secondary School Health Education Teaching

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Enroll at anytime and study at your own pace!
More about Health Teaching

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certificate in

Managerial Analytics

  • Offered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
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Learn about Managerial Analytics

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certificate in

Organizational Communication and Inclusive Leadership

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
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More about Comm. & Leadership

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Advanced Studies certificate in

Principalship

  • Hybrid program
  • Next cohort begins Fall 2025
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Learn more about Principalship

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Endorsement

Physical Education

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin courses as early as Summer 2025
  • Enroll now!
Learn more about PE

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Endorsement

Physics Coursework for Iowa 5-12 Physics and All Science 

  • Flexible delivery
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
  • Enroll now!
More about Physics

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Endorsement

Special Education (Instructional Strategist)

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
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More about Special Education

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Certificate in

Strategic Leadership and Innovation

  • Offered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
More about Strategic Leadership

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Advanced Studies Certificate

Superintendency

  • Hybrid program
  • Next cohort begins Spring 2026
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More about Superintendency

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Endorsements

Teacher Librarian

  • Iowa teacher librarian endorsement options:
    • K-8 Elementary School Teacher Librarian – #108
    • 5-12 Secondary School Teacher Librarian – #109
    • K-12 School Teacher Librarian – #174
  • Begin courses Summer 2025
More about Teacher Librarian

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Certificate IN

Applied Business Concepts

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

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Certificate IN

Business Fundamentals

  • Offered entirely online
  • Begin in Spring 2025

‌Career and Technical Education Professional Development


ENDORSEMENT

Career and Technical
Education Authorization
& Professional Development

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Enroll at anytime and study at your own pace!

‌More About ABC

‌More About Business Fundamentals

More About CTE

 

‌Certificate in Chinese Studies


CERTIFICATE IN

Chinese Studies

  • Part-time pathway, offered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

‌Certificate in Clinical Mental Health Counceling


ADVANCED studies Certificate

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Next cohort begins Summer 2025
  • Apply now!

‌Director of Special Education


ENDORSEMENT

Director of Special Education

  • Delivered primarily online
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025

‌More About Chinese Studies

‌Learn More

‌Learn More

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Endorsement

Early Childhood Education

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

English as a Second Language Endorsement


Endorsement

English as a Second Language

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin courses in Fall 2025

Iowa Computer Science Endorsement


ENDORSEMENT

Iowa Computer Science

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025
  • Enroll now!

‌More About ECE endorsement

‌Learn More About ESL

‌More About Computer Science

 

‌Iowa Reading K-8 Endorsement


Endorsement

Iowa Reading K-8

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Summer 2025

Iowa Secondary School Health Education Teaching Endorsement


Endorsement

Iowa Secondary School
Health Education Teaching

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Enroll at anytime and study at your own pace!

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CERTIFICATE IN

Managerial Analytics

  • Offered entirely online
  • Begin in Spring 2025

‌‌More About Iowa Reading K-8

‌Learn More

‌Learn About Managerial Analytics

 

‌Organizational Communication and Inclusive Leadership Certificate


CERTIFICATE IN

Organizational Communication and Inclusive Leadership

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

‌Principalship ASC


ADVANCED STUDIES CERTIFICATE

Principalship

  • Hybrid program
  • Next cohort begins Fall 2025
  • Apply now!

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Endorsement

Physical Education

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin courses as early as Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

‌Learn More

‌More About Principalship

‌Learn More About Physical Ed

 

‌Physics Coursework for Iowa 5-12 Physics and All Science


Endorsements

Physics Coursework for
Iowa 5-12 Physics and
All Science 

  • Flexible delivery
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

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Endorsements

Special Education (Instructional Strategist)

  • Delivered entirely online
  • Begin coursework in Spring 2025
  • Enroll now!

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Certificate IN

Strategic Leadership and Innovation

  • Offered entirely online
  • Begin in Spring 2025

‌Learn More

‌More About Special Education

‌More About SLI

 

Superintendency ASC


ADVANCED STUDIES CERTIFICATE

Superintendency

  • Hybrid program
  • Next cohort begins Spring 2025
  • Apply now!

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EnDoRsements

Teacher Librarian 

  • Iowa teacher librarian endorsement options:
    • K-8 Elementary School Teacher Librarian – #108
    • 5-12 Secondary School Teacher Librarian – #109
    • K-12 School Teacher Librarian – #174
  • Begin courses in Spring 2025

‌More About Superintendency

‌More About Teacher Librarian

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