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ELEMENTARY EDUCATION BS

If you are in a program that you believe leads to licensure but you do not see it listed, please fill out the  Potential Professional Licensure/Certification Program Reporting Form by clicking on button below:

Potential Professional Licensure/Certification Program Reporting Form

STUDENT ROLE IN PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE

Students should read all the information regarding the program in which they are interested/are about to enroll to determine if the program leads to licensure in the location that the student is located at the time the student enrolls (i.e., during the first initial semester at the time at which they pay for courses) to verify that the program leads to licensure.  Pose questions regarding licensure to the program coordinator listed on the program page and contact the state licensing board, using the licensing information contained on the program licensure page.  Keep in mind licensure approval depends on the rules and regulations in effect at the time of your licensure application.  Said rules and regulations are overseen by the professional licensing board who oversees the profession. 

 
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE DISCLOSURE

LICENSING DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

For all programs marketed or designed as leading to licensure or certification, the following federal regulations must be complied with by institutions of higher education:

For Online Programs

34 CFR 668.14(b)(32)

All programs that lead to licensure/certification must meet the educational requirements in each state and protectorate in which any of their students are located at the time of initial enrollment or in the state in which a student attests they intend to seek employment.  Students cannot be enrolled into programs if the educational requirements are not met unless they are moving to a state in which the requirements are met and execute an attestation confirming their future relocation. 

For Face-to-Face Programs

Regulation- 34 CFR 668.43(a)(5)(v)

All programs that lead to licensure/certification must disclose whether the program meets, does not meet or if a determination cannot be made as to whether the program meets the educational requirements in each state and protectorate. 

Since the program is a face-to-face program, students can be admitted even if the state in which they previously resided is a state in which the program does not meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification. 

DETERMINATIONS

Determinations made by our subject matter experts (program coordinators) are made based on state licensing board rules and regulations and/or reciprocity agreements.

For information on teaching reciprocity, please see the NASDTEC website- https://www.nasdtec.net/page/InterstateAgreements 

SCOPE OF PROGRAM ASSESSMENT

The information provided regarding 草榴社区 programs represents an assessment of whether the educational program, if successfully completed, meets a state or protectorate鈥檚 educational requirements for licensure/certification. 
草榴社区's analysis is limited to a determination as to whether their programs meet the educational requirements for licensure. 
Additional requirements may be required to obtain a license or state certification. For a list of potential additional requirements, see the Professional Licensure webpage- /professional-licensure-certification-disclosures/index.php 

ROLE OF LICENSING/CERTIFICATION BOARD

Keep in mind that final eligibility determinations as to whether a program meets the educational requirements for licensure are made by the state/protectorate licensing/certification boards.  

TIMEFRAME OF DISCLOSURES

The disclosure data is current as of July 1 of each year (starting with 2024) unless the institution is apprised of a change which requires an update prior to the July 1st annual update. Federal Law requires that if an institution discovers that a program no longer leads to licensure or certification, the institution must notify the students (both enrolled and prospective) of the change directly (individual disclosure) as well as updating the webpage.

APPROPRIATE USE OF DISCLOSURE DATA

Review the information about the licensure program and then consider discussing the information with the program coordinator as well as the state licensing board. 

Licensure Requirements Generally
Licensing boards require more than successful degree completion to obtain a license or certification and laws relating to licensure/certification may change at any time, which may affect the educational requirements for licensure/certification. 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

In addition to educational requirements, the licensing boards for each of the states and the  protectorates (American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Puerto Rico, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Virgin Islands) may require applicants to meet other requirements including, but not limited to,  age, citizenship, examinations, clinical hours, criminal background checks, professional experience (which may require years of experience), residency, and specialized courses (not offered as part of any institutional curriculum) (i.e., History of the State, Ethics), etc.

MISSISSIPPI LICENSURE

All programs of The University of 草榴社区 Mississippi are designed to meet the licensure standards set by the Mississippi Department of Education and prepare students to sit for licensure/certification exams in Mississippi. 

RECOMMENDATION

If you are considering a program at 草榴社区 that leads to licensure or certification and you do not live in the State of Mississippi, it is our recommendation that you contact the appropriate state licensing agency in their state or the state where you intend to work

This will allow you to obtain the most up-to-date information about state licensure requirements before beginning any of our licensure/certification programs.

UPDATES

Due to the frequency at which requirements change, data on this page is only accurate as of the date listed below. The information contained on this page was last updated on 7/1/2024.
草榴社区 makes every effort to ensure information about educational requirements for licensure/certification are updated:annually   

AND

when changes are discovered If 草榴社区 discovers that a program no longer meets the licensure/certification requirements of any state or protectorate, this page will be updated. 
See the original Professional Licensure Disclosure in the catalog-


Elementary Education, BS

Program Coordinator-Gretchen Goode

Email-gretchen.goode@usm.edu

Program Page- /undergraduate-programs/elementary-education.php

Education Licensure Program page:  /education-human-sciences/licensure-programs.php

Program Determinations

State/Territory Determination Determination Based on Reciprocity/State or Protectorate Requirements Board Contact
Alabama Yes Reciprocity
Alaska Yes Reciprocity
Arizona Yes Reciprocity
Arkansas Yes Reciprocity
California Yes Reciprocity
Colorado Yes Reciprocity  
Connecticut Yes Reciprocity
Delaware Yes Reciprocity
District of Columbia (D.C.) Yes Reciprocity
Florida Yes State Licensing Requirements
Georgia Yes State Licensing Requirements
Hawaii Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Idaho Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Illinois Yes Reciprocity
Indiana Yes Reciprocity
Iowa No Neither met
Kansas Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Kentucky No Neither met
Louisiana Yes State Licensing Requirements
Maine Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Maryland Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Massachusetts Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Michigan Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Minnesota Yes State Licensing Requirements
Mississippi Yes State Licensing Requirements  
Missouri Yes Reciprocity
Montana Yes State Licensing Requirements  
Nebraska Yes State Licensing Requirements
Nevada Yes Reciprocity
New Hampshire Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
New Jersey Yes State Licensing Requirements
New Mexico No Neither met
New York Yes State Licensing Requirements
North Carolina Yes State Licensing Requirements
North Dakota Yes Reciprocity
Ohio Yes State Licensing Requirements
Oklahoma Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Oregon Yes Reciprocity
Pennsylvania Yes State Licensing Requirements
Rhode Island Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
South Carolina Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
South Dakota Yes Reciprocity
Tennessee Yes State Licensing Requirements
Texas Yes Reciprocity
Utah Yes Reciprocity
Vermont Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Virginia Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Washington Yes State Licensing Requirements
West Virginia Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Wisconsin Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Wyoming Yes State Licensing Requirements
American Samoa Yes State Licensing Requirements
Federated States of Micronesia Yes State Licensing Requirements
Guam Yes State Licensing Requirements
Northern Mariana Islands Yes Reciprocity
Puerto Rico Yes Reciprocity
Republic of Palau Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Republic of the Marshall Islands Yes State Licensing Requirements and Reciprocity
Virgin Islands Yes Protectorate Licensing Requirements