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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 and those of related accrediting agencies. This is a role SUNY plays in protecting the public.

Effective July 1, 2024, federal regulation requires institutions of higher education to make a determination whether a Title IV-eligible academic program that leads to professional licensure or certification meets the educational requirements for licensure/certification in:

• the U.S. State where the institution is located and
• the U.S. States where “distance education” students are located at the time of initial enrollment in the program¹ or, if applicable, the U.S. State where such students attest they intend to seek licensure/certification and employment, and
• the U.S. States where the program is advertised as meeting such requirements.

SUNY New Paltz's licensure/certification programs are registered by the New York State Education Department and thus meet the educational requirements for licensure/certification for New York State.

Included among these registered programs are SUNY New Paltz's undergraduate engineering programs, which are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET:

• Computer Engineering (BS)
• Electrical Engineering (BS)
• Mechanical Engineering (BS)

Graduates from ABET-accredited bachelor-level engineering degree programs have met the educational requirements for licensure in all U.S states and territories:

Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, the Federated States of Micronesia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, the Republic of Palau, Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

and thus are eligible to become registered professional engineers (PE) in all U.S. states/territories by a process of two examinations (the FE and PE exams) and documentation of engineering work experience.

All other programs listed below do not meet, or have not been determined to meet, the educational requirements for licensure/certification in the following U.S. States and Territories:

Alabama, Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, the Federated States of Micronesia, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, the Republic of Palau, Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Certification Programs:
Teacher Preparation, Educational Leadership, Pupil Personnel Services²

SUNY New Paltz possesses full and current accreditation from the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).

Adolescence Education: Biology (BA, BS, MAT, MSED)
Adolescence Education: Chemistry (BA, BS, MAT, MSED)
Adolescence Education: Earth Science (BA, BS, MAT, MSED)
Adolescence Education: English (BA, BS, MAT, MSED)
Adolescence Education: Mathematics (BA, BS, MAT, MSED)
Adolescence Education: Physics (BA, BS)
Adolescence Education: Social Studies (BA, BS, MAT, MSED)
Bilingual Education Extension (Adv Cert)
Biology (BA)/Adolescence Education: Biology (MAT)
Chemistry (BA)/Adolescence Education: Chemistry (MAT)
Childhood Education (MSED, MST 1-6, MST B-2 & 1-6)
Communication Disorders (MS track in Speech and Language Disabilities; accredited by ASHA)
Early Childhood & Childhood Education (BS)
Geology (BA)/Adolescence Education: Earth Science (MAT)
Literacy Education - All Grades (MSED)
Mathematics (BS)/Adolescence Education: Mathematics (MAT)
School Business Leadership (Adv Cert)
School Counseling (MS; accredited by CACREP)
School Leadership (Adv Cert)
Second Language Education (MSED)
Social Justice Education (Adv Cert)
Social Justice Educational Studies (MPS)
Teaching English to Second Language Learners (Adv Cert)
Teaching Students with Disabilities - All Grades (MSED)
Visual Arts Education (BS, MAT, MSED)
World Language Education (MAT)

Licensure-Qualifying Programs

Behavior Analysis & Interdisciplinary Autism Studies (MS)
Counseling Programs:
     Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MS; accredited by CACREP)
     Mental Health Counseling (Adv Cert)
Communication Disorders (MS track in Speech-Language Pathology; accredited by ASHA)
Geology (BS)
Music Therapy (MS; accredited by NASM and approved by AMTA)
Public Accountancy (MBA; accredited by AACSB)

Regarding Institutional Authority

It is important to note that SUNY New Paltz is not the licensure/certification authority in any U.S. States/Territories and cannot assess whether an individual candidate will be issued a license/certificate in any U.S. States/Territories. Instead, it is incumbent on each individual candidate to contact the licensure/certification authority in the applicable U.S. State/Territory for further guidance on that state's licensure/certification requirements and application processes.

Current contact information for applicable certification agencies and licensing boards is provided in compliance with the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) Policy Manual 23.1. Students may also consult NC-SARA’s Professional Licensure resources, including the Professional Licensure Directory, for additional information.

¹SUNY New Paltz's Student Location Policy [link forthcoming] explains how the university determines student location for the purpose of compliance with federal regulations for professional licensure disclosures.

²NYSED's Office of Teaching Initiatives cannot determine eligibility for certification until an application has been submitted and a review of the applicant's credentials has been completed. New York State does not pre-approve teacher preparation programs completed in other U.S. States or Territories.