Professional Licensure and Certification Programs
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South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã State University offers a variety of courses and programs online and is committed to providing a quality education to help you reach your professional goals. Some professions require certification or licensure in order to practice/work in the field; for instance, a student must hold a teacher certification to teach or a nurse must be licensed to work in a hospital. Professional licensure and certification information is provided per U.S. Federal Regulations , , and in compliance with the .
The curriculum for a number of degree programs at SDSU have been designed to meet the licensure or certification requirements in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã and prepare students to sit for licensure exams in South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã.
Requirements for licensure or certification do vary by each state and students learning online, participating in field experiences, or with the intent of returning or moving any state or territory other than South à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã should be aware of the unique requirements for that state. In the Professional Licensure and Certification Programs Disclosure Map below you will be able to identify where SDSU programs meet, do not meet, or not yet determined to meet a state’s educational requirements for licensure or certification.
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Per the U.S. Federal Regulations , SDSU is unable to enroll students who will be physically located in a state or territory on the first day of class in the licensure program in which the SDSU professional licensure or certification program does not meet or not yet determined to meet the educational requirements for licensure or certification.
Relocating to a different state after admission into a degree program may impact whether a student can remain in the degree program, meet the state licensure requirements and/or continue to receive financial aid funding. It is the student’s responsibility to notify the institution of a change in physical location.
For questions regarding licensure or certification requirements, please contact the designated program contact listed below by program.