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Undergraduate Initial Licensure Programs

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K-6 Elementary Education

Dee Dee Cain, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-3605
Email:  deedeec@uca.edu

K-12 Special Education

Dee Dee Cain, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-3605
Email:  deedeec@uca.edu

4-8 Middle Level Education

Candidates in middle level education (grades 4-8) will select any two of the four core content areas:

  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Science
  • Social Studies

Mallorey Jones, Program Coordinator
(501) 852-0029
Email:  mcalhoon1@uca.edu

K-12 Education Programs

K-12 ART
Asli Kinsizer, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-3113
Email: akinsizer@uca.edu

K-12 WORLD LANGUAGES
(Spanish, French, Chinese)

Suzanne Johnston, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-3433
Email:  sjohnston4@uca.edu

K-12 MUSIC EDUCATION – INSTRUMENTAL and VOCAL
Joseph Casselberry, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-5750
Email:  jcasselberry@uca.edu

K-12 PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
Sean Engle, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-5707
Email: sengle@uca.edu

7-12 Secondary Education

7-12 ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS
Samantha Meeks, Program Coordinator
(501) 852-2064
Email:  smeeks6@uca.edu

7-12 FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES
Kimberley Sartain, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-3612
Email:  kms00005@uca.edu

7-12 SOCIAL STUDIES/HISTORY
Hillary Anderson, Program Coordinator
(501) 852-7741
Email: handerson7@uca.edu

7-12 MATHEMATICS
Todd Abel, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-5669
Email:  tabel1@uca.edu

7-12 SCIENCES (Biology/Chemistry/Physics)
Amanda Smith, Program Coordinator
(870) 404-1601
Email: asmith180@uca.edu

4-12 COMPUTER SCIENCE
Carl Frederickson, Program Coordinator
(501) 450-5900
Email: carlf@uca.edu

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