Education Undergraduate Programs

Here are the Harding University Field Experience Observation System (HUFEOS) forms for you to use in your field experiences. Whenever you are being observed by a cooperating teacher or university supervisor, you must submit the pre-observation interview form, the learning page, and the class summary three days before the observation. You may send them the completed forms as email attachments or print them and submit them in person.

HUFEOS Lesson Plan pdf

HUFEOS Lesson Reflection pdf

HUFEOS Lesson Summary pdf

HUFEOS Observation Rubric pdf

To apply for licensure in the state of Arkansas candidates must complete an approved licensure program, appropriate state assessments and professional development, and a background check with child maltreatment registry checks. For more information about licensure in the state of Arkansas please see the Arkansas Department of Education website.

For a complete list of Praxis assessments required for licensure in Arkansas please see the Praxis/ETS website. For more information on the Pearson Foundations of Reading test please visit the Arkansas Foundations of Reading website.

Candidates enrolled in Elementary Education K-6 and Special Education K-12 programs must complete coursework and pass the Foundations of Reading test to be considered proficient in scientific reading instruction to obtain a license.

Candidates enrolled in all other licensure area programs must complete the coursework to be considered awareness level in scientific reading instruction to obtain a license.

In 2019, the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education approved Harding University's pathways to meet this requirement. The pathways are aligned to the appropriate Foundations of Reading Competencies – Proficiency Level or Foundations of Reading Competencies – Awareness Level.

DESE – Approved Course/Modules lists approved courses/modules for all approved licensure programs in Arkansas.

Educator Licensing Disclosure Statement

Harding University’s Cannon-Clary College of Education provides state-approved educator programs of study that, along with other qualifying criteria, allow candidates to apply for respective educator licenses in the state of Arkansas. If a candidate qualifies for and receives an educator license from the state of Arkansas, he or she may then be eligible for license reciprocity with other states. It will be the responsibility of the candidate to determine what requirements may be in place in the state they choose to apply for a license. The programs of study may not, however, necessarily meet other states’ requirements for licensing in those states. It will be the responsibility of the candidate to ascertain what program and state requirements will be necessary in the state they choose to apply for an educator license. Each jurisdiction has its own criteria and procedures for licensure and requirements vary.

For more information please contact Chris Williams (cwilliams@harding.edu).