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)
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 Childhood 1-6 - Initial
Literacy Education	MSEd	Literacy B-6 - Initial/Professional
Literacy Education	MSEd	Literacy 5-12 - Initial/Professional
School Business Leadership	Advanced Certificate	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
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
Georgia	Marshall Islands, Republic of	New Mexico	South Dakota

 

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.