Before submitting this application, verify that can answer yes to both of the questions below.
- Have you earned the passing score(s) on the required Praxis exam(s) and have submitted those score(s) to the UCA Office of Candidate Services?
- Have you completed OR will you complete all required coursework for this endorsement at the end of the current term?
Building Level, Program, and District Level Administration
NOTE: This requirement is for those adding building level, curriculum/program, or district level administration only. All other endorsement areas should skip this step.
Adding any of these areas to your license requires a letter from your school district verifying total years of employment and positions. Click the link below to submit your verification letter.
- Building Level Administrator requires employment documentation of at least three (3) years of P-12 experience as an educator.
- Program Administrator requires employment documentation of at least three (3) years of licensed experience in the relevant licensure area as detailed in the Rules Governing Educator Licensure.
- Special Education: Classroom teaching experience in special education, or experience in speech language pathology, occupational therapy, or school psychology, while employed by a public or private school.
- Gifted & Talented: Classroom teaching experience in the area of gifted and talented education.
- Curriculum: Experience as a school counselor, library media specialist, or classroom teacher in any licensure area or level of licensure.
- District Level Administration requires employment documentation of at least one year of experience under the terms of an approved administrator employment contract as a building level or program administrator.
To add an area to an existing teaching license:
- Log-on to the site below
- Select Add an area to my license
- Select By Program of Study
- Choose University of Central Arkansas as your Educator Preparation Program
- Choose your endorsement area and click Add Area. [See note below.]
- Continue through the application until you receive the message “Your application has been sent to your Educator Preparation Program Coordinator for approval.”
aels.ade.arkansas.gov/AELS/Account/TeacherLogin.aspx
The areas listed below are the most common UCA endorsement areas. With the list showing, type the corresponding three-digit number. The list will jump to that area.
| CODE | ENDORSEMENT AREA |
|---|---|
| 115 | Online Teaching: K-12 |
| 247 | English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) |
| 252 | Early Childhood SpEd Integrated: B-K |
| 258 | Special Education: K-12 |
| 287 | Reading: K-12 [For UCA's Reading MSE program, also add 527 Dyslexia to the same application.] |
| 289 | Library Media Specialist: K-12 |
| 276 | Building Level Administration |
| 277 | District Level Administration |
| 280 | Program Administration/Curriculum |
| 282 | Program Administration/Special Education |
| 288 | Guidance & Counseling: K-12 |
| 289 | Gifted & Talented: K-12 |
| 418 | Career Development |
| 427 | Special Education Resource - English: 7-12 |
| 428 | Special Education Resource - Math: 7-12 |
| 429 | Special Education Resource - Science: 7-12 |
| 521 | Instructional Facilitator (ASTL) |
| 527 | Dyslexia: K-12 |
| 530 | Special Education Resource - Elementary |
| 417 | Driver Education |