{"id":133,"date":"2023-01-24T22:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/school-counseling\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2026-02-27T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T21:27:28","slug":"requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/school-counseling\/requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"133\" class=\"elementor elementor-133\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6221fcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6221fcb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f7791e\" data-id=\"3f7791e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462e40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"462e40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"#addon\">Add-On Licensure<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"#initial\">Initial Licensure<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"#state\">Out-of-State<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e03f79 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6e03f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"addon\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f834f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94f834f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Requirements for Add-On Licensure Pathway<\/b><\/h3><h4><b>Program Admission<\/b><b> Requirements<\/b><\/h4><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apply and be admitted to SAU Gradate School<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Admitted graduate students will be asked by their advisor to upload the following into SAU\u2019s Graduate Admission\u2019s Portal in order to be confirmed as a candidate in the School Counseling Program:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science of Reading Awareness Agreement<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Copy of Arkansas Teaching License<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Statement of Purpose<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><h4><b>*Current Requirements for Add-On Licensure from DESE <\/b><b>at Program Completion<\/b><\/h4><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add-On Licensure Application<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official SAU Transcript<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>*Note: DESE Licensure requirements may be subject to change<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f5bb4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d4f5bb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"initial\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb9cd15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb9cd15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Requirements for Initial Licensure Pathway (Arkansas)<\/b><\/h3><p><b>Program Admission Requirements<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Apply to and be admitted to the four-course <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/teaching-certificate\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Education Certificate Program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> through SAU\u2019s Graduate Admissions Portal.\u00a0 Once admitted, communication with advisors regarding the intention to pursue the school counseling degree is a must.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon successful completion of the four required classes, apply for the Education Certificate on the Graduate Admissions page and notify the Director of the School Counseling Program via e-mail requesting a major change from Education Certificate Program to the School Counseling Program.\u00a0 This e-mail will prompt the director to send needed information whereby the candidate will then be able to return the following:<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Science of Reading Awareness Agreement<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Copy of Unofficial Transcript reflecting the Education Certificate<\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Statement of Purpose<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><b>*Current Requirements for Initial Licensure from DESE <\/b><b>at School Counseling Program Completion<\/b><b>:<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please know that SAU faculty are dedicated to helping guide in this process and will provide avenues to help initial licensure candidates obtain the current licensure requirements while in their program of study.<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Approved Background Check in AELS<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Initial Licensure Application<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Official SAU Transcript<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proof of Required Professional Development Trainings<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proof of Science of Reading Awareness Level<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proof of Successful Completion of Required Praxis Test<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">*Note DESE Licensure requirements may be subject to change<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085a61d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"085a61d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"state\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a61a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a61a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Out-of-State<\/b><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please contact <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the Director of the School Counseling Program at SAU to help determine your pathway for becoming a school counselor. <a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/professional-license-disclosure\/\">Learn more<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0regarding licensing in another state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add-On Licensure\u00a0 |\u00a0 \u00a0 Initial Licensure\u00a0 \u00a0|\u00a0 \u00a0Out-of-State Requirements for Add-On Licensure Pathway Program Admission Requirements Apply and be admitted to SAU Gradate School Admitted graduate students will be asked by their advisor to upload the following into SAU\u2019s Graduate Admission\u2019s Portal in order to be confirmed as a candidate in the School Counseling Program:&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" 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