To participate in the PFF program, you must be in at least the second year of a master’s or Ph.D. program at Iowa State, or in a postdoctoral appointment. If North American English is not your native language, you must have taken the Oral English Certification Test (OECT) test before applying to the PFF program. If admitted, you must have at least a level 2 Oral English Certification Test (OECT) pass in order to continue with the second semester of the program. Beyond second semester, you must have a level 1 (highest level) Oral English Certification Test (OECT) pass in order to continue in the program. To ensure a test time, you should register for the Oral English Certification Test (OECT) test well in advance of the application deadline..

To apply to the PFF program, download, complete, and submit a PFF application along with a vita and a letter of recommendation from an Iowa State tenure-track faculty member. Applications are due by the 4th Monday in February for the fall PFF class. Note, if you have previously applied to the PFF program, please re-submit all materials for the new application cycle.

For more information about the PFF application process, please contact:

Karen M Bovenmyer
Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching – PFF
3024 Morrill Hall
(515) 294-4065
pff@iastate.edu