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Let Us Help You Explore Your Options
Youʼre a professional with a calling to enter the classroom. We can point you in the right direction to teacher licensure. Choose your highest completed level of education:
Career Options
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Path to a Master of Arts in Teaching & Licensure
Want to get a masterʼs degree while obtaining teacher licensure? A Master of Arts in Teaching program may be right for you. Connect with a career coach to learn more about your options!
- Arkansas State University
- Arkansas Tech University
- Harding University
- Henderson State University
- John Brown University
- Southern Arkansas University
- UA Little Rock
- UA Monticello
- UA Pine Bluff
- University of Central Arkansas
- Williams Baptist University
Arkansas State University
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Joanna Grymes
grymesj@astate.edu
870-680-8430Arkansas Tech University
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Lynn Walsh
lwalsh@atu.edu
479-968-0422
Master of Education in Teaching, Learning, & Leadership (MTLL)
For more information contact:
Dr. Ellen Treadway
etreadway@atu.edu
479-880-4901Harding University
Master of Arts in Teaching-Licensure (MATL)
For more information contact:
Dr. Darren Mathews
dmathews@harding.edu
501-279-4183Henderson State University
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Charlotte Wright
wrightc@hsu.edu
870-230-5160John Brown University
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Curtis Cunningham
CJCunningham@jbu.eduSouthern Arkansas University
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. C. Neelie Dobbins
cndobbins@saumag.edu
870-235-4185UA Little Rock
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
For more information contact:
Dr. Andrew Hunt
alhunt@ualr.edu
501-569-8689UA Monticello
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Donna Hunnicutt
hunnicutt@uamont.edu
870-460-1062UA Pine Bluff
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Vera Lang-Brown
langbrownv@uapb.edu
870-575-8275University of Central Arkansas
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Ms. Sunny Styles Foster
sunnyf@uca.edu
501-852-2820Williams Baptist University
Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
For more information contact:
Dr. Ann Webb
awebb@williamsbu.edu
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Paths to Licensure Only
There are many alternative paths to teaching that do not require a degree program. See which of these options is right for you by connecting with a personal career coach.
- American Board (ABCTE)
- Arkansas Teacher Corps (ATC)
- Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP)
- Provisional Professional Teaching License (PPTL)
- Teach for America (TFA)
American Board (ABCTE)
Requirements: Bachelorʼs degree or within six months of bachelorʼs degree from accredited IHE
Licensure Options: 7-12 (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies) and 4-8 (Science, English Language Arts, Math, Social Studies)
Entry Assessments: None
Pre-Service Instruction: None
Cost: Approx. $2000
Arkansas Teacher Corps (ATC)
Requirements: Bachelorʼs or higher from accredited IHE
Licensure Options: All areas, all grades (no counselor or SPED)
Entry Assessments: Praxis Core or Equivalent; Praxis Subject Assessment
Pre-Service Instruction: 7-Week Summer Institute PD
Cost: None
Arkansas Professional Educator Pathway (ArPEP)
Requirements: Bachelorʼs or higher from accredited IHE
Licensure Options: All areas, all grades (no counselor or SPED)
Entry Assessments: Praxis Subject Assessment
Pre-Service Instruction: 3-Week Summer Academy
Cost: $1500/year
Provisional Professional Teaching License (PPTL)
Requirements: Bachelorʼs or higher from accredited IHE; 3 years experience in the specific content area of licensure
Licensure Options: Grades K-12, 4-8, 4-12, 7-12 Content Areas (no counselor or SPED)
Entry Assessments: Praxis Subject Assessment
Pre-Service Instruction: None
Cost: None
Teach for America (TFA)
Requirements: Bachelorʼs or higher from accredited IHE
Licensure Options: All areas, all grades (no counselor or SPED)
Entry Assessments: Praxis Subject Assessment
Pre-Service Instruction: 5-Week Summer Institute; 9 graduate hours from DSU
Cost: None
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Path to Technical Permit
Technical Permits are issued to professionals leaving industry and entering into the education field.
For more information contact:
Danny Muilenburg
daniel.muilenburg@ade.arkansas.gov
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You are a working professional with a busy schedule! We understand. Connect with a career advisor who will help you explore your options and choose a path to teacher licensure thatʼs right for you.
