Professional Licensure & Certification Disclosures
New York State takes pride in the high quality of its licensed and certified professionals. For the protection of its citizens, each license and certificate has requirements that individuals must meet in order to be licensed or certified in New York State. SUNY’s academic programs leading to licensure or certification are carefully designed to meet and exceed these State requirements. This is a role SUNY plays in protecting the public. Other states frequently have their own requirements, so if your goal is to practice in another state, this disclosure will help you check to see what that state requires.
Per U.S. Federal Regulations, §668.43 (2019 Rule), and in compliance with the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) Manual version 19.2, SUNY New Paltz provides the following disclosure related to the educational requirements for professional licensure and certification1.
This disclosure is strictly limited to SUNY New Paltz’s determination of whether the below education programs, if successfully completed, would be sufficient to meet the educational licensure or certification requirements in a U.S. state/territory2.
Certification programs (teacher preparation, educational leadership, pupil personnel services):
Program title | Award(s) | Certificate title(s) and type(s) |
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Adolescence Education: Biology | BA, BS | Biology 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: Biology | MAT | Biology 7-12 - Initial/Professional |
Adolescence Education: Biology | MSEd | Biology 7-12 - Professional |
Adolescence Education: Chemistry | BA, BS | Chemistry 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: Chemistry | MAT | Chemistry 7-12 - Initial/Professional |
Adolescence Education: Chemistry | MSEd | Chemistry 7-12 - Professional |
Adolescence Education: Earth Science | BA, BS | Earth Science 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: Earth Science | MAT | Earth Science 7-12 - Initial/Professional |
Adolescence Education: Earth Science | MSEd | Earth Science 7-12 - Professional |
Adolescence Education: English | BA, BS | English 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: English | MAT | English 7-12 - Initial/Professional |
Adolescence Education: English | MSEd | English 7-12 - Professional |
Adolescence Education: Mathematics | BA, BS | Mathematics 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: Mathematics | MAT | Mathematics 7-12 - Initial/Professional |
Adolescence Education: Mathematics | MSEd | Mathematics 7-12 - Professional |
Adolescence Education: Physics | BA, BS | Physics 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: Social Studies | BA, BS | Social Studies 7-12 - Initial |
Adolescence Education: Social Studies | MAT | Social Studies 7-12 - Initial/Professional |
Adolescence Education: Social Studies | MSEd | Social Studies 7-12 - Professional |
Childhood Education | MSEd | Childhood 1-6 - Initial/Professional Early Childhood B-2 - Initial/Professional |
Childhood Education | MST | Childhood 1-6 - Professional |
Communication Disorders - concentration in Speech & Language Disabilities |
MS | Speech/Lang Dis - Initial/Professional Speech/Lang Dis - Professional |
Early Childhood & Childhood Education, with concentrations in Art History, Biology, Black Studies, Earth Science, English, French, Geography, History, Mathematics, Political Science, and Spanish |
BS |
Early Childhood B-2 - Initial |
Literacy Education | MSEd | Literacy B-6 - Initial/Professional |
Literacy Education | MSEd | Literacy 5-12 - Initial/Professional |
School Business Leadership |
Advanced |
School Business Leader - Professional |
School Counseling | MS | School Counselor - Initial/Professional |
School Leadership | Advanced Certificate |
School Building Leader - Initial/Professional School District Leader - Professional |
Second Language Education | MSEd | ESOL - Initial/Professional |
Social Justice Educational Studies | MPS | Family/consumer science - Professional Health - Professional Music - Professional Physical education - Professional Technology education - Professional |
Special Education: Adolescence Education | MSEd | SWD Generalist 7-12 - Initial/Professional SWD English 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD ASL 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Cantonese 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Chinese 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD French 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD German 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Greek 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Hebrew 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Italian 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Japanese 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Latin 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Mandarin 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Russian 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Spanish 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Biology 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Chemistry 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Earth Sci 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Physics 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Math 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional SWD Soc Studies 7-12 Ext - Initial/Professional |
Special Education: Childhood Education | MSEd | Special Education 1-6 - Initial/Professional Special Education 1-6 - Professional |
Special Education: Early Childhood & Childhood Education |
MSEd | Special Education B-2 - Initial/Professional Special Education 1-6 - Initial/Professional |
TESOL: CR-ITI | Advanced Certificate |
ESOL - Initial/Professional |
Visual Arts Education | BS | Visual Arts - Initial |
Visual Arts Education | MSEd | Visual Arts - Professional |
Licensure-qualifying programs:
Program title | Award | License title |
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Behavior Analysis & Interdisciplinary Autism Studies |
MS | Behavior Analyst |
Clinical Mental Health Counseling | MS | Mental Health Counselor |
Communication Disorders - concentration in Speech-Language Pathology |
MS | Speech-Language Pathologist |
Computer Engineering | BS | Professional Engineer |
Electrical Engineering | BS | Professional Engineer |
Geology | BS | Geologist |
Mechanical Engineering | BS | Professional Engineer |
Mental Health Counseling | Advanced Certificate |
Mental Health Counselor |
Music Therapy | MS | Creative Arts Therapist |
Public Accountancy | MBA | CPA-150 |
SUNY New Paltz cannot provide verification of an individual’s ability to meet licensure or certification requirements unrelated to its educational programming. Such individual determinations are made by state licensing boards and are fact-specific determinations.
This disclosure does not provide any guarantee that any particular state licensure or certification entity will approve or deny an application. Furthermore, this disclosure does not account for changes in state law or regulation that may affect an application for licensure and occur after this disclosure has been made. Enrolled students and prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact their state’s licensure entity to review all licensure and certification requirements imposed by their state(s) of choice. It may be helpful to consult the following resources for this purpose:
For all certification programs (Advanced Certificate, BA, BS, MAT, MPS, MS, MSEd): US Department of Education
For Behavior Analysis & Interdisciplinary Autism Studies (MS): Behavior Analyst Certification Board
For School Counseling (MS): US Department of Education and American School Counselor Association
For Communication Disorders, concentration in Speech-Language Pathology (MS): National Council of State Boards of Examiners
For Geology (BS): American Institute of Professional Geologists
For Engineering (BS): National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES)
For Public Accountancy (MBA): National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
For Music Therapy (MS): American Music Therapy Association and Certification Board for Music Therapists
For Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS) and Mental Health Counseling (Advanced Certificate): American Association of State Counseling Boards
For each of the academic programs listed above, SUNY New Paltz has designed educational program curricula that, if successfully completed, is sufficient to meet licensure and certification requirements in the following states3: New York
For each of the academic programs listed above, SUNY New Paltz currently has made no determination that the educational program curricula it has designed is insufficient to meet the licensure and certification requirements in any of the 50 states and territories.
After making all reasonable efforts, SUNY New Paltz cannot determine whether its educational program curriculum, if successfully completed, is sufficient to meet the licensure and certification requirements in the following states and territories4:
Alabama |
Guam |
Massachusetts |
North Carolina |
Tennessee |
Alaska |
Hawaii |
Michigan |
North Dakota |
Texas |
American Samoa |
Idaho |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
Northern Mariana Islands, Common-wealth of |
Utah |
Arizona |
Illinois |
Minnesota |
Ohio |
Vermont |
Arkansas |
Indiana |
Mississippi |
Oklahoma |
Virginia |
California |
Iowa |
Missouri |
Oregon |
Virgin Islands |
Colorado |
Kansas |
Montana |
Republic of Palau |
Washington |
Connecticut |
Kentucky |
Nebraska |
Pennsylvania |
West Virginia |
Delaware |
Louisiana |
Nevada |
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
Wisconsin |
District of Columbia |
Maine |
New Hampshire |
Rhode Island |
Wyoming |
Florida |
Maryland |
New Jersey |
South Carolina |
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Georgia |
Marshall Islands, Republic of |
New Mexico |
South Dakota |
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1The terms related to licensure and certification titles, among others, vary by state and your state may use different terms.
2This determination is based on the educational and curricular requirements of each state for licensure (i.e., excluding any special, temporary licensure that may be granted) and does not imply that other requirements for licensure do not exist or have been determined to have been met by this program or that any necessary approvals for clinical placements have been secured at the time of enrollment. An unencumbered license/certificate in the state of intended practice is a requirement of entry and continuation in the program. Each student should verify their particular situation with their intended state’s licensing entity.
3If the State does not regulate/license these professionals, SUNY New Paltz’s program has been determined to be sufficient for these purposes.
4This does not mean the educational program will not ultimately be approved by the state entity, or that licensure could not result from attending this program.