Arkansas State University
Department of Teacher Education
PO Box 2350
State University, AR  72467
Phone (870) 972-3059
Fax (870) 972-3344
http://www2.astate.edu/a/education/teachered/index.dot

Dr. Joanna Grymes
870-680-8430
Email: grymesj@astate.edu

Program Description
The purpose of this program is to provide an additional quality pathway to AR teacher licensure for our region and state. Individuals seeking to enter public school teaching with bachelor’s degrees are eligible to earn initial licensure through the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) degree. The MAT includes Teacher Education core courses along with specialized courses to create a Masters Program for initial licensure in Early Childhood Education or Middle Level Education.

Admission Requirements
In relation to admission, contact the graduate office, fill out an application for graduate school, process the following items with the ASU Graduate School office.

Graduate School Criteria
      1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university (transcripts for undergraduate and
          graduate coursework must be submitted from all institutions attended).
      2. Submit a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 overall or a 2.5 overall with a 3.0 on the last 60 hours.
      3. Complete the ASU graduate school application and qualify for graduate admission.

Unconditional Admission
In addition to Graduate School criteria, academic proficiency must be established through satisfaction of either of the following admissions selection criteria:
      1. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 (or 3.25 on the last 60 hours) and a raw score
         of at least 380 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or a minimum score of 790 on the combined verbal and
         quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE); or,
      2. A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 (or 3.00 on the last 60 hours) and a raw score
         of at least 388 on the MAT or a minimum score of 820 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the
         GRE.

Conditional Admission+
In addition to Graduate School criteria for conditional admission, academic proficiency must be established through satisfaction of either of the following admission selection criteria:
A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.5 and a score of at least 368 on the MAT or a minimum score of 740 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE.

+Students who earn conditional admission must make a “B”s in the first semester.

 

Deadline: Fall - July 1 and Spring - November 15.