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Arkansas State University has a streamlined admission process that makes it easy for you to enroll in the B.S. in Education – Special Education K-12 online program. Enrollment specialists are available to walk you through the admission process, so you will be able to complete your application quickly.

Admission Requirements:

Online application

Official transcripts

2.0 GPA for transferring credits

Admission into the B.S.E. involves both admission to Arkansas State University and into the Teacher Education program. There are several paths to be admitted to the B.S.E. in Special Education K-12 degree:

If you have successfully completed an associate's degree, you would be admitted if you have a cumulative college GPA of at least 2.7 on previous college coursework. Once you are admitted to the university, you will work with an academic advisor to complete the teacher education application and corresponding documentation, along with scheduling a departmental interview.

Note: You will need to have completed the following courses with a grade of ‘C' or better:

ELSE 3223 Introduction to Teaching in Special Education;
ENG 1003 Composition I;
ENG 1013 Composition II;
MATH 1023 College Algebra; (or MATH 1043 Quantitative Reasoning as allowed by degree program);
COMS 1203 Oral Communication or Speech Proficiency (as specified by the department) and;
TE 2003 Introduction to Education.

If you have 13 or more transferrable college credit hours but do not have an associate degree, you would be admitted if you have a cumulative college GPA of at least 2.0 on previous college coursework. In order to gain admission into the Teacher Education program, you will need to have completed the following courses with a grade of ‘C' or better:

ELSE 3223 Introduction to Teaching in Special Education;
ENG 1003 Composition I;
ENG 1013 Composition II;
MATH 1023 College Algebra; (or MATH 1043 Quantitative Reasoning as allowed by degree program);
COMS 1203 Oral Communication or Speech Proficiency (as specified by the department) and;
TE 2003 Introduction to Education.

Note: Once you have completed at least 30 hours, you will be eligible to apply to the teacher education program.

If you have 0-12 transferrable college credit hours and have been out of high school for five years or more, you would be admitted if you:

Have a high school diploma or state-approved equivalent
Have completed 12 or fewer earned college hours
Have never enrolled as a student at A-State

If you have 0-12 transferrable college credit hours and have been in high school within the last 5 years, you would be admitted if you have one of the following:

3.0 cumulative high school grad point average (or GED test score equivalent), OR
19 minimum ACT super score or minimum 990 combined SAT super score, OR
Class rank in the top 20% of your graduating class

Submitting your application takes three easy steps: filling out the application, submitting your documents and paying the application fee.

When completing the online application, select 100% online student and then complete all the steps on the online application.
Pay $30.00 non-refundable application fee.
Submit all official college transcripts.
Submit official high school transcripts (if applicable).
Submit official ACT/ SAT test scores (if applicable).

Note: If you have 0-12 transferrable college hours, test scores will still need to be submitted for reporting purposes to the Arkansas Department of Higher Education (ADHE); however, they are not needed for an admission decision. Accuplacer test scores are an acceptable alternative to ACT/SAT scores. If you have any questions along the way, call us at 866-621-8096 and we’ll be happy to help answer questions.

Submit all documents to:

A-State Online
P.O. Box 2520
State University, AR 72467

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