{"id":282,"date":"2023-09-23T20:05:36","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T00:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:56:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:56:38","slug":"professional-licensure-certification-requirements-of-online-programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/professional-licensure-certification-requirements-of-online-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Licensure Certification Requirements of Online Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Licensure Disclosures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to comply with U.S. Department of Education regulations, all higher education institutions are required to advise students as to whether their curriculum provides them with the eligibility to apply for a professional license and\/or certification in the state for which they plan to practice.\u202fIf you are not a resident of North Carolina, and you are taking an online course or program leading to professional licensure, Queens University cannot guarantee whether the course or program meets requirements for professional licensure in your state. Queens University recommends that you consult with our program contact or the appropriate licensing agency or board in your state or territory \u2013 including states participating in NC-SARA \u2013 prior to beginning your course of study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each state is unique in its educational licensure requirements. Queens University will discuss with students or prospective students their respective or prospective degree options. For more information on the program meeting state requirements, please consult the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/09\/General-Disclosures-of-Programs-by-State-2025-2026.pdf\" title=\"\">Professional Licensure Board Requirements in States document<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Teacher Education &amp; Educational Leadership Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ed.gov\/contact-us\/state-contacts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">US Department of Education<\/a>\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/01\/Education_Licensing-Boards-Contact-Directory_JAN26.pdf\" title=\"\">Teacher Education Professional Licensure Boards State by State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dixie Abernathy<\/strong><br>1900 Selwyn Ave.<br>Charlotte, NC 28274<br><a href=\"mailto:abernathyd@queens.edu\">abernathyd@queens.edu<\/a><br>704-688-2759<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nursing Programs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ncsbn.org\/contact-bon.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Council of State Boards of Nursing<\/a>\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/Nursing_Professional-Licensure-Board-Requirements_StatebyState_DEC25.pdf\" title=\"\">Nursing Professional Licensure Boards State by State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Angie Hatley<\/strong><br>1900 Selwyn Ave.<br>Charlotte, NC 28274<br><a href=\"mailto:hatleya@queens.edu\">hatleya@queens.edu<\/a><br>704-688-2867<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Music Therapy Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbmt.org\/home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Certification Board for Music Therapists<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbmt.org\/state-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Music Therapy Professional Licensure Information State by State<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/12\/MusicTherapy_Professional-Licensure-Board-Requirements_StatebyState_DEC25.pdf\" title=\"\">Professional Licensure Board Requirements Details by State<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Meg Stanley Johnson<\/strong><br>Director, Music Therapy Program<br>1900 Selwyn Ave.<br>Charlotte, NC 28274<br><a href=\"mailto:johnsonm@queens.edu\">johnsonm@queens.edu<\/a><br>704-337-2520<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State Authorization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Queens University of Charlotte is approved by North Carolina to participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nc-sara.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements<\/a>\u202f(NC-SARA) and is an institutional participant in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement\u202f\u2013 North Carolina\u202f(SARA-NC). For more information about our state authorization of online programs and processes, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/state-authorization-of-online-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">State Authorization of Online Programs webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professional Licensure Disclosures In order to comply with U.S. Department of Education regulations, all higher education institutions are required to advise students as to whether their curriculum provides them with the eligibility to apply for a professional license and\/or certification in the state for which they plan to practice.\u202fIf you are not a resident of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_with-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-282","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions\/3205"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/policies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}