The federal government requires institutions enrolling students in programs for which a specific professional license or certification is required by a state for employment to disclose information regarding whether completion of the institution’s program is sufficient to meet the licensure or certification requirements in the state for that occupation.

Schools

Allied Health Professions

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Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

Meets requirements for:

, LL campus

All states – through National Accreditation (ARRT)

All states – through National Accreditation

All states requiring licensure: California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Tennessee, West Virginia

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

 

All states – through National Accreditation

 

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states – through National Accreditation

All states requiring licensure:  California, Delaware, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico , New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C

 

 

Behavioral Health

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

License Required for Employment

States Where Curriculum Meets Requirement for Licensure

Note: Additional topics and continuing education courses may vary by state and at the specific time of licensure. Other specialized licenses may require additional criteria.

Yes (Certification)

Worldwide

Yes

California

Yes

California

Yes

California

Ph.D. Systems, Families & Couples

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  •   Yes

 

California

Yes (Certification)

National certification across the United States

Yes (Certification)

California

Program

License Required for Employment

States Where Curriculum Meets Requirement for Licensure

Yes

Curriculum meets California educational requirements for licensure.  Though our alumni have always been successful in obtaining licensure in other states, all alumni applying for licensure in other states must check the individual requirements established by each state to ensure eligibility for licensure.

Yes

Curriculum meets California educational requirements for licensure.  Though our alumni have always been successful in obtaining licensure in other states, all alumni applying for licensure in other states must check the individual requirements established by each state to ensure eligibility for licensure

 

Dentistry

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

Meets requirements for:

(both traditional and students)

 All States: Require a license to practice.

 Require a license to practice (undetermined)

 Require a license to practice (undetermined)
  • Other than a few temporary exceptions recently due to COVID, there are no states in the US that accept graduation from our program as meeting state requirements for licensure.

Medicine

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

Meets requirements for:

 Yes, the curriculum meets any ٲٱ’s requirements

 Yes, the curriculum meets any ٲٱ’s requirements

Nursing

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Undergraduate:

:  All graduates are eligible to take the NCLEX exam (National Council Licensure Examination).  Passing this exam gives the person the right to use the title Registered Nurse (RN).  This is accepted by all states through endorsement (reciprocity).   This does not apply to the , as they already possess the RN designation.  They receive the BS, but no further license or certification is needed for employment.

Graduate:

MS: and – RN required prior to taking program.  Certification is available in both areas but not required for employment.

DNP:  All students are required to have a California RN and are eligible to take the national certification exam appropriate for that clinical focus. Requirement for the certification varies:

 

Certification Status

Program

California

National

Hospital/facility

    

Required

optional

Many facilities are requiring National certification

Required

optional

Many facilities are requiring National certification

Required

optional

Many facilities are requiring National certification

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Required

optional

Many facilities are requiring National certification

NA

Required

Required

: no certification required     

Pharmacy

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

Meets requirements for:

 

In order sit for licensure in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, or Puerto Rico, an individual must simply graduate from a program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education (ACPE).  School of Pharmacy has been continuously accredited by ACPE since our founding in 2002; therefore, a PharmD degree from qualifies the graduate to sit for the licensure exams in every state and territory.  There are no further requirements for licensure as a pharmacist. 

 

Public Health

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

Meets requirements for:

Coordinated with the Registered Dietician (RD) credential.  The MPH fulfills the requirements to sit for the credentialing exam.

All

Meet the criteria to sit for the Certification in Public Health (CPH) exam, which requires a CEPH-approved program.  Government employers (local, state and federal levels) are increasingly moving in the direction of requiring the CPH credential to work, especially at the master’s level (MPH).

Meets the criteria for the students to sit for the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).  Many employers of Health Educators are requiring this credential of applicants.

Religion

Program Status for Meeting Individual State Authorization Requirements for Practice/Licensure

Program

Meets requirements for:

MsChap, Chaplaincy

Meets the requirements of the Association of Professional Chaplains.

National Certification across the United States