What is the Board of Educational Examiners definition of a teaching major?
A teaching major is a major completed as part of a teacher preparation program. The major may be in an endorsement area or in a related field. The major must be 30 hours. When the curriculum exhibit sheets are submitted, the exhibits need to indicate how the specific endorsement requirements are met. The related hours in the major are at the discretion of the college and will not be reviewed. Rationale: For highly qualified teachers, the federal government has accepted that Iowa secondary teachers have completed a major or course work equivalent to a major. They do accept related course work in the major. This definition is part of the content requirements for the professional core. Thus the definition of teaching major is that the major is part of the teacher preparation program. The sections main emphasis is that a person must complete the endorsement requirements for at least one endorsement in the teacher preparation program.
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