Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the U.S. State where the institution is located and the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program, as well as U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements, and if applicable, the U.S. State where students attest they intend to be licensed/certified.
The programs offered at the University at Albany are registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meets the educational requirements for applicable licensure/certification for New York State.
It is important to note that the University at Albany is not the licensure/certification authority in other U.S. States and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in other U.S. States and instead it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State for any further guidance on the requirements for licensure/certification requirements and application processes.
Below are links to the graduate programs affected by the federal licensure/certification disclosure regulation:
- Adolescent Special Education for Childhood Special Educators AGC
- Adolescent Special Education for Content Teachers AGC
- Clinical Psychology PhD
- Cognitive Psychology PhD
- Counseling Psychology PhD
- Early Childhood/Childhood Education MS
- Information Science School Library MS
- Literacy MS
- Mental Health Counseling MS
- School Building Leadership AGC
- School District Business Leadership AGC
- School District Leadership AGC
- School Psychology CAS
- School Psychology PsyD
- Secondary Education MS
- Social Work MSW
- Special Education MS (Internship Certificate)
- Special Education MS (Inclusion)
- Special Education MS (Inclusion & Special Education)
- Special Education & Literacy I MS
- Special Education & Literacy II MS
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) AGC
- Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) MS (Certification Option)