Licensure and Certification Disclosure
Online Programs That May Lead to Licensure or Certification
Commonwealth University is approved to offer programs that lead to occupations that that may require licensure or certification in Pennsylvania. A new federal regulation effective July 1, 2024, prohibits Commonwealth University from enrolling new students located outside of Pennsylvania into online programs that may lead to licensure or certification until CU has determined these programs provide all the educational requirements to meet licensure and certification requirements in states outside of Pennsylvania. The new regulation requires public disclosure of the states where CU meets and does not meet out-of-state licensure and certification. For purposes of this regulation, not making a determination is classified as not meeting requirements. Please click on the following tabs to see for which programs and for which states CU’s online programs meet or don’t meet out-of-state licensure and certification requirements (this will be updated as more information is learned about these programs).
Questions about this may be directed to Dr. John Cosgrove, Director of Survey Research and Compliance, jcosgrov@commonwealthu.edu.
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- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
PK-12 School Principal Certification
- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
PK-12 Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction Certification
- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
Nurse Anesthesia
- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care Adult-Gerontology
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Nurse Practitioner - Family/Individual Across the Lifespan
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- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
- Licensure/certification educational requirements – meets or does not meet – have not yet been determined in states outside of Pennsylvania. As such, prospective students located outside of Pennsylvania cannot be admitted into this program at this time.
Face-to-Face Programs Leading to Licensure or Certification
Commonwealth University is approved to offer programs that lead to occupations that that may require licensure or certification in Pennsylvania. CU has not made any determinations, and does not guarantee, programs that fulfill Pennsylvania educational requirements for licensure or certification will satisfy the educational requirements of professional licensure/certification boards in other states, as each state has unique requirements for eligibility which are subject to change at any time and without notice. Students who live or are planning to live outside of Pennsylvania, and are enrolled in a program leading to a profession that may be licensed or certified outside of the state, should check the resources listed below for specific requirements for licensure or certification in states outside of Pennsylvania.
Questions about this may be directed to Dr. John Cosgrove, Director of Survey Research and Compliance, jcosgrov@commonwealthu.edu, or to academic advisors.
Resources
Links
- Career OneStop (for all professions in all states)
- Accounting
- ASL/Interpreting for the Deaf/Education of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing BSEd
- Audiology
- Clinical Athletic Training
- Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Link 1) and Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Link 2)
- Education/Business Education/Music Education
- Also see education licensure resources for each state in the Teacher Certification Requirements by State accordion menu
- Engineering Tech
- Geology – Professional Geologist Track
- Health Physics
- Medical Imaging – Radiography and Nuclear Medicine
- Medical Imaging – Sonography and Invasive Cardiovascular Medicine
- Medical Lab Sciences (Link 1) and Medical Lab Sciences (Link 2)
- Nursing
- Nursing (DNP) - Nurse Anesthesia
- Nursing (MSN) - Nurse Practitioner (Link 1) and Nurse Practitioner (Link 2)
- Nutrition
- Physician Assistant
- Radiologic Technology (Link 1) and Radiologic Technology (Link 2)
- Respiratory Care
- Safety Management
- Social Work (Link 1) and Social Work (Link 2)
- Speech Language Pathology
Teacher Certification
- Alabama
- Alaska
- American Samoa
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
