Applying for Arkansas Administrator Licensure

Please follow the instructions below to apply for adding an Arkansas administrator area to your current Arkansas Teaching License. 

 Degree or Certificate Conferral Dates MUST be posted before submitting the application. 

 1) Verification of Experience 

 Use the Verification of Teaching Experience form for any required classroom teaching experience, and use the Verification of Administrator Experience form for any required administrator experience. 

 

 Building-Level (Principal) and Curriculum & Instruction  – 3 years in any P-12 subject, school counselor, or library media specialist 

 Gifted & Talented Director – 3 years in gifted & talented 

 Special Education Director – 3 years in special education, speech language pathology, occupational therapy, or school psychology 

 District-Level Administrator (Superintendent) – 1 year as a Curriculum, GT, or SPED Director, or as a Principal (can have served as an assistant). 

 

 The verification must be signed by the applicant's Principal, Superintendent, or HR personnel. Upon completion, this can be emailed to Mrs. Woolard, or uploaded to the online licensure application. 

 2) Apply Online 

 

 Log on to the  AELS website 

 

 Select Add an Area to My License 

 Select By Program of Study 

 Select Arkansas State University under Educator Preparation Program 

 Select the number that corresponds to the license you wish to add

 

 276 – Build Level Admin: P-12 

 277 – District Administrator P-12 

 278 – Curr/Prog Admin (GT): P-12 for Gifted & Talented Director 

 280 – Curriculum Prog Adm/Curriculum: P-12 for Curriculum and Instruction 

 282 – Curr/Prog Admin (Spec Ed): P-12 for Special Education Director 

 

 

 Click Continue 

 

 

 

 

 Complete the information requested on the pages that follow. 

 Once your application has been submitted, Mrs. Woolard will review for confirmation of recommendation from Dr. Mary Elizabeth Spence, the Professional Licensure Officer. This review process could take from 1 to 14 days, depending on the licensure workload. You will receive an email from Mrs. Woolard if anything is missing to approve your recommendation. 

 3) Send Official Transcripts to the Arkansas Department of Education 

 Transcripts can be requested through the National Student Clearinghouse via Banner9 Self-Service or  A-State's website . 

 It is the student's responsibility to request official transcripts. 

 Sending transcripts before your degree has been conferred will cause a delay in licensure, and you will have to resend a copy.  

 AELS Licensure Information 

 To check the status of your license, go to the  Arkansas Department of Education's Licensure website . If your licensure status has not changed from pending to approved after 4 weeks, please reach out to Mrs. Woolard at  swoolard@astate.edu. 

 When this process is complete, you will be able to print your license from your Arkansas Department of Education AELS account with your new licensure area added on. 

 Questions Regarding Licensure 

 A downloadable and printable version of these instructions is available for each area: 

 

 Arkansas Building Level & Curriculum 

 Arkansas District Level Administrator 

 

 Reach out to the Office of Professional Education for any questions regarding licensure! 

 Address: Office of Professional Education PO Box 720 State University, AR 72467 

 Sara Woolard Educator Licensure Specialist swoolard@AState.edu 870-972-2099 

 Dr. Mary Elizabeth Spence Professional Licensure Officer mspence@AState.edu 870-972-2099