Master of Arts in Teaching / K-12 Licensure
Southern Arkansas University

Program Details

For those with a bachelor’s degree outside of education, SAU’s Master of Arts in Teaching / K-12 Licensure provides initial teacher certification in Arkansas. Career changers rejoice at the detailed information they gain in learning how to excel at teaching. The K-12 Licensure track offers the greatest amount of flexibility for your future in education. Let’s face it: your choice of bachelor’s degree didn’t lead you where you wanted. Therefore, the flexibility of teaching from elementary settings into high school may just be your ticket. Your core teaching coursework provides such outcomes as:

  • Managing student learning with assessments to modify instruction to meet the student where they are
  • Incorporating educational technology to maximize student outcomes
  • Engaging in scholarly research to solve issues as they arise
  • Improving your communication and leadership skills

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Program Accreditation & Licensing

Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)

School Accreditation & Licensing

Southern Arkansas University is accredited by:

Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

Program Requirements & Restrictions

Minimum Education

Bachelor Degree

Recommended GPA

3.0 or above (4.0 scale)

Application Requirements

Official College Transcript(s), Criminal Background Check

Additional Info

  • Applicants must have a passing Praxis CORE, ACT, SAT, or GRE admissions scores.