Licensing

The responsibility of issuing licenses for pre-school through Grade 12 teachers and administrators belongs to the Office of Professional Licensure of the Arkansas Department of Education. The State of Arkansas is pro-active in recruiting teachers as well as promoting retention of currently employed teachers.

Visit the pages below at the Arkansas Department of Education’s (http://arkansased.org/teachers/licensure.html) website for more information on how you can help fill the need for more teachers for the students of Arkansas.

• New Incoming Teacher Licensure
  
• Non-Traditional Licensure Program
  
• Current Teachers Adding an Area of Study
  
• Reciprocity – Licensure from a recognized state
  
• Licensure Renewal
  
• Waiver Request - PDF (Requires Adobe Reader to View)
  
• Praxis Assessment Series