Master of Education in Education

The Master of Education in Education provides proficiency in professional education, curriculum and instruction, teaching skills, and a teaching specialty. Two tracks are offered within the master’s degree program: the initial licensure track, and the provisional initial licensure track.

Admission Requirements

Please also see specific admission requirements for the Initial Licensure track and the subject advisor for content area-specific admissions requirements.

Regular Admission Criteria

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

Conditional Admission

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution; a cumulative undergraduate GPA of no lower than a 2.5; and a General Record Exam (GRE) score of at least 144 on the Verbal Scale, 141 on the Quantitative Scale, and 3.5 on the Analytical Writing Scale, or
• Completion of at least 12 semester hours of graduate course work in another UALR graduate program or graduate program from another regionally accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and no grade lower than a B.

Retention Requirements for Both Tracks

Once admitted, students are required to maintain a 3.0 grade point average with at least a grade of B in all Education (TCED OR SCED) courses. This includes all courses associated with the licensure/degree plan. In addition, the student’s professional behavior, content knowledge, and classroom performance will be evaluated throughout the program.

Successful completion of the licensure program is not based solely on the number of course credits but requires demonstration of specified professional knowledge, skills, behaviors, and dispositions. Once the student has begun the program, periodic evaluations will assess progress. Failure to progress satisfactorily might result in a student being removed from the program. While a student may require additional time to meet some performance expectations, the faculty may limit that time and reserves the right to drop a student from the licensure program should appropriate progress not be demonstrated.

Provisional Initial Licensure Track