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Arkansas Teacher Certification Exams

Prospective teachers in Arkansas must pass the required Praxis exam(s) for their certification area, and in some instances the Foundations of Reading exam, to receive their certification. Below is a list of Praxis exams 240 can help you pass in Arkansas:

Early Childhood Exams

Praxis Education of Young Children (5024)

Elementary Education Exams

Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001; subtests 5002, 5003, 5004, 5005)

Middle School Education Exams

K-12 Exams

Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge (5857)

Special Education Exams

Secondary Education Exams

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Arkansas Teacher Certification Requirements

To become a teacher in Arkansas, you must complete the follow steps:

Earn a Bachelor’s Degree

The minimum education requirement for Arkansas teachers is a bachelor’s degree.
You also must complete an educator preparation program that is accredited. Usually this is paired with your degree, but standalone prep courses are also offered.

Student Teaching Experience

Student teaching is a requirement for Arkansas teacher certification.
To qualify for first-time licensure in Arkansas, your supervised clinical practice experience should include a minimum of 60 complete school days, totaling approximately 420 contact hours.

Pass Required Exams

All teacher candidates must achieve a passing grade on each of the Reading, Writing and Mathematics components of Core Academic Skills for Educators.
You also must pass the appropriate grade-level Praxis II Principles of Learning and Teaching test and the corresponding Praxis II subject test that aligns with your intended certificate.

Apply for Certification

After completing the requirements necessary for Arkansas teacher certification, you can prepare your paper application.
You must provide official transcripts from the institutions where you earned your degree(s), educator preparation program and internship/student teaching experiences.

Apply for Teaching Jobs

Once you have your teacher certification you can now start applying for jobs.
You can use job boards and search engines like Google to find open teacher positions in your area.

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Non-Traditional Paths for Arkansas Teacher Certification

You cannot become a full-time teacher in Arkansas without at least a bachelor’s degree and teaching license. The only way to teach in Arkansas without any kind of certification is to become a substitute teacher. Becoming a substitute teacher requires either a high school diploma, GED certificate, or a bachelor’s degree along with a background check.

In Arkansas, traditional substitute teachers do not need any additional examinations or certifications to be hired. Bachelor’s degree holders can also become substitute teachers after obtaining a Professional Teaching Permit and completing 40 hours of pedagogical training.

How to Register For the Exams?

You can follow the following steps to register for your teacher certification exams:

Identify Your Exams: Determine the specific teacher certification exams you need to take. If you are a part of a certification program you should talk to your program advisor to determine which exams you need to take.
Create an Account: Visit the official testing service website and create an account.
Select Exam and Date: Login, choose your exam, and select a convenient test date and location.
Complete Registration: Follow instructions, provide necessary information, and pay exam fees online.

How To Study for Your Teacher Certification Exams

To become a certified teacher you must pass your required exam(s). Luckily, we offer a wide variety of study guides to help you pass your exams and get closer to getting that teacher certificate. Our study guides offer practice questions, video lessons, quizzes and full length practice tests to ensure you are ready come test day!

Our curriculum team studies all of the standards and competencies for the exams and cross-references them with the current and previous questions released by the official testing company. We then work with content and teaching experts to distill down what test-takers need to know. No matter where you are in the study guide, you can always see how the concept you are learning is aligned to the test standards.