Federal and State Requirements for Professional Licensure

Date: March 18, 2025

90 Minute Webinar

Time:  12pm ET/ 11am CT/ 10am MT/ 9am PT/ 8am Alaska

Hosted by the State Authorization Network (SAN) and NC-SARA
 

Intended Audience: Higher Education Institutions, State Regulators & State Portal Entity (SPE) representatives, Regional Compact staff

Webinar Description:

Join the State Authorization Network and the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) to review institutional responsibilities when offering programs that lead to a professional license or certification. 

Discussions will include the Federal regulations for all institutions to certify the institution satisfies state educational requirements where the institution is located and location of distance education students as well as required public and direct disclosures for the programs to be eligible for Title IV aid. 

Additionally, we will discuss state agency coordination regarding program approvals and SARA Policy responsibilities to provide disclosures as directed by Federal regulation.

There will be time for questions, and the webinar will be recorded and posted along with the slide presentation.

Presenters:

Katie Hoffman, Project Manager, University of San Francisco- Office of Assessment and Accreditation Support

Nicholas Marks, Administrator of Higher Education & SARA State Portal Entity staff (SPE), New Hampshire Department of Education

Kathryn Kerensky, Director, Digital Learning Policy & Compliance, State Authorization Network

Cheryl Dowd, Senior Director, State Authorization Network & WCET Policy Innovations

Sarah Levy, Senior Director, Policy and Regulatory Affairs, NC-SARA