Several Education Program Closures

This message is intended for all campus contacts who receive program of study (POS) memo updates via email from the Office of the Registrar.

At the request of the Graduate College and the College of Education, and with approval from the Iowa Board of Regents and the Office of the Provost, several graduate programs in elementary education, science education, secondary education, and special education have ended, effective fall 2025. There are no students in these programs of study. 

Programs of Study Ended

• Elementary Education EDU
• Elementary Education PI
• Elementary Education MA (Thesis)
• Elementary Education MA
• Elementary Education PHD (Thesis)
• Science Education MAT
• Science Education MS
• Science Education MS (Thesis)
• Science Education PHD (Thesis)
• Secondary Education EDU
• Secondary Education PI
• Secondary Education MAT
• Secondary Education MA
• Secondary Education MA (Thesis)
• Secondary Education PHD (Thesis)
• Special Education EDU
• Special Education PI
• Special Education MA
• Special Education MA (Thesis)
• Special Education PHD (Thesis)

Please update your records accordingly. 

You can view more documentation of this change via the linked MAUI program of study page(s).

Questions?

Contact the Academic Structure Team at reg-acad-structure@uiowa.edu.