Program Information
Admission Requirements for the Master of Arts in Teaching (both tracks):
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Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, and must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.50 or higher, or a GPA of 2.75 on the last 60 hours. In addition, for students seeking Arkansas licensure:
Middle Level Licensure (4-8) - Additional courses (or their equivalent) required by the Arkansas Department of Education:
HIST 336 / HIST 536 Arkansas History (3 credit hours)
RDNG 412 / RDNG 512 Emergent Literacy (3 credit hours)
RDNG 413 /RDNG 513 Language Arts and Literacy (3 credit hours)
Secondary Licensure (7-12 or K-12) - Candidates must have a major (or the equivalent of a minimum of 30 credit hours) in the area in which they are seeking licensure. Upon evaluation of an applicant's transcript, leveling work may be required to meet licensure requirements.
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Test Scores -
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GRE or Praxis Core - Scores must meet the state required minimums.
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Praxis II - Specialty area exams - Scores must meet the state required minimums.
— Principles of Learning and Teaching (PLT) - Scores must meet the state required minimums. (Taken immediately after completing EDFD 611 .)
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TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language - International students must meet University policy in the Graduate Catalog for acceptable TOEFL scores.
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Three references are required from people familiar with the applicant’s professional or academic performance.
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Professional Track applicants must also:
- Submit a satisfactory Criminal Background Check to the Arkansas State Police and the FBI and a Child Maltreatment Central Registry Check to the Arkansas Department of Human Services as required by the state of Arkansas.
- Procure a teaching position within a K-12 school system to begin after having taken the summer course offerings.
- Complete the Arkansas Department of Education application for a provisional teaching license.
- Submit a copy of ADE Provisional Teaching License prior to beginning teaching
- For those seeking Tennessee Transitional Licensure, meet and document the requirements of that state.
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Provisional Admission
Applicants may be admitted provisionally for one semester without submitting a Praxis II score, but only if they have submitted documentation of registration for the next available Praxis II content test(s) in their area of licensure.
Other Program Requirements
Upon acceptance into the program, students must consult with director of their program concerning the required course of study, register for classes online through Campus Pipeline each semester, and complete financial registration with the Business Office online.
Graduate students taking 500-level courses concurrently with undergraduate students taking the corresponding 300- and 400-level courses will be assigned additional work.
All program requirements must be completed within a period of eight years from the time of acceptance into the program. Coursework taken more than eight years before graduation will not be acceptable.
Transfer Students
Correspondence credit will not apply toward the master’s degree. Students may transfer from other graduate schools, subject to the approval of the chair of graduate studies, a maximum of 6 semester hours of resident graduate work in which they have earned a “B” or higher. All coursework to be transferred must be completed before a student’s last semester.
Academic Standing Requirements
These requirements are common to all programs in education and are listed in the Cannon-Clary College of Education section.
Degree Requirements and Curriculum
Requests for degree may be submitted prior to a student’s final semester but must be submitted no later than the first week of the final semester. The graduation fee must be paid to the Business Office the last semester before graduation.
To earn a Master of Arts in Teaching degree, a student following Track 1 or Track 2 must successfully complete the following 35 semester hours of coursework. The Track 1 program is designed to be completed within two years. Track 2 students must complete all requirements within eight years of beginning their program of study.
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