Admission and Licensure Background Checks ‼️ Please follow the link below to the official Admission and Licensure Background Check PDF: ⬇️ Admission and Licensure Background Checks   For Teacher Education Program Admission All candidates seeking admission to an initial licensure program must complete both parts of the background check process as a requirement for program admission. This process can take 3-4 weeks to complete. Begin this process early so that it does not delay acceptance into the teacher education program. For Initial and Provisional Licenses Provisional and initial licenses require an approved criminal history check (ASP & FBI) and Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry check that is less than one year old.