State Licensure Requirements
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School Administration & Supervision (Licensure) – Arkansas

Educational Requirements

According to the Arkansas Department of Education:

The state of Arkansas offers the following endorsements.

  • Arkansas offers Building Level – Principal

    Additional Requirements (After Degree Conferral)

    1. Please submit all licensure documents (located on the Gate 4 Checklist) to gate4@liberty.edu. 
    2. Gate 4 will complete a College Verification Form which will be used to to add on the Administration and Supervision endorsement to the Virginia license.
    3. Students will be required to pass approved exams.
    4. After obtaining a Virginia license with the Administration and Supervision Add-On, students can then apply for an Arkansas Certification through reciprocity.

    Reciprocity

    Reciprocity means the recognition of a teaching license from another state or country based on the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) licensure rules and/or the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) Interstate Agreement for Educator Licensure.
    Licensure in another state or country does not mean licensure in Arkansas will automatically be granted. 

    The type of license must be evaluated.

    Ancillary requirements may apply.

    Whenever an area of licensure/endorsement cannot be added by testing out, the educator shall document on an official college transcript, the successful completion of all coursework that is required for adding the new area of licensure. A current Praxis II score report reflecting a passing score for the subject area being added shall also be provided by the educator. The application must be recommended by an approved Arkansas University licensure officer. An applicant whose coursework was completed more than 10 years prior to the date of application shall complete the current requirements. 

    Teachers and administrators may add additional areas of licensure to the standard Arkansas teaching license by one of the two methods described below.

    1. Testing Out
    2. Program of Study and Required Assessment

    When coursework has been completed through an out-of-state university, the area must first be applied to the out-of-state license.

    *Ancillary requirements may apply.