Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 
    
Graduate Catalog

Gifted and Talented Education Graduate Certificate


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This program is now offered both in a hybrid format and 100% online through UA Little Rock Online.

The graduate certificate in Gifted and Talented Education prepares students to complete their licensure in Gifted and Talented Education. It is a K-12 licensure attached to an existing license in general or special education. Courses are offered in an online format.

Admission Requirements

Regular and Conditional Admission

All applicants must have:

  • A valid teacher license. (Arkansas or another state), and
  • Favorable recommendations from faculty in the program.

Regular Admission (additional requirements)

  • Baccalaureate degree from an institutionally or 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 an institutionally or regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.

Conditional Admission

  • Baccalaureate degree from an institutionally or regionally accredited institution; a cumulative undergraduate GPA of no lower than 2.5; and a Graduate Record Exam (GRE) score of at least 370 on the Verbal  Scale, 440 on the Quantitative Scale, and 4.5 on the Analytical Writing Scale, or
  • Completion of at least 12 semester hours of graduate course work in another UALR graduate program or a graduate program at another institutionally or regionally accredited college or university with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 and no grade lower than a B.

Graduation Requirements


Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 on an approved program of study.

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