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Licensure Checklist Form

This checklist applies to all teaching areas for both MAT students and non-MAT students.

Procedures for the Master of Arts in Teaching Candidates

Students who are completing a Master of Arts in Teaching degree and are interested in obtaining an Arkansas teacher's license need to accomplish all of the following in order to have a valid application and be considered for employment in Arkansas public schools:

• Apply for the MAT degree and be cleared by graduation.
• Pay the graduation fee and any other fees or obligations owed to the UA.
• Complete the licensing packet available from the coordinator of teacher education, 117 Peabody Hall (incomplete applications cannot be processed).  These packets are distributed in an April meeting on campus before the student enters the MAT program.

Procedures for Non-MAT Teaching Candidates

Students who are completing licensure requirements in a non-MAT program and are interested in obtaining an Arkansas teacher's license need to attend the licensing information meeting held each April prior to the start of their teaching experience. To learn more, visit Non-MAT Licensure.

Licensure in Other States

Usually, licensure in another state is facilitated by qualifying for a license in Arkansas. An application in another state must be made on the application form for the state which can be obtained by request from the state teacher certification office in the capital city. An official transcript should accompany the application. In many instances, the applications are referred to the preparing institution's certification officer to verify the completion of a program approved by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education.

Page last updated: 1/24/2008 14:48

Related Pages

• Additional Licensure Plan
• Announcements
• Arkansas Department of Education
• Fulbright College Student Requirements
• Internship Evaluations
• Master of Arts in Teaching
• Non-M.A.T. Licensure
• Nontraditional Licensure
• Out-of-State Information
• Praxis Registration Information
• Pre-MAT Information
• Program Advisors
• Scholar Practitioner Tenets
• Teacher Licensure Checklist
  • Transfer Equivalency Guide
• Transfer Equivalency Guide

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