Graduate Degree Programs

Master of Education in Rural and Urban School Leadership

This fully online and accelerated program is 30 credit hours. Classes are structured in 8 week terms. It can be completed in as little as 12 months.

Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet the following requirements:

• A valid teaching license. (Arkansas or other state) or, if a candidate does not have a valid teaching license, he/she will provide written documentation by signing a statement that acknowledges his/her understanding that he/she is ineligible for state licensure for school administration without a valid teaching license.
• At least two years professional experience in K-12 settings. Candidates may accrue this experience while in the program. (Please note: Four years of experience is required to be eligible for administrative licensure.)

Regular Admission. (Additional Requirements)

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 (4.0 scale), or
• Grade point average of at least 3.0 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate courses, or
• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0

Conditional Admission

(for applicants who meet the basic admission requirements but not the regular admission requirements)

In order to be eligible for conditional admission, an applicant must meet the following requirement:

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative undergraduate GPA of no lower than 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale)