Expanding Professional Licensure Responsibilities: What the Dept of Education’s Proposed Changes Mean to Your Institution

To assist institutions in fulfilling Title IV regulations and SARA policy, Section 5.2 Programs leading to Professional Licensure, the Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) contracted with Higher Education Licensure Pros LLC (HELP) to create a Licensure Board and Agency Directory. This directory lists licensed professions and occupations that require postsecondary education, and the licensing board or agency that regulates them. This is not an exhaustive list of all licensing boards or agencies in every state or territory. The information is current as of August 2024.

The U.S. Department of Education released proposed Title IV Certification Procedures regulations on May 19. The proposal includes an expansion of professional and occupational licensure-related responsibilities for institutions, with the need to certify that programs satisfy all educational prerequisites for licensure. MHEC will host Higher Education Licensure Pros LLC and together we will learn about the proposed changes, the impacts on institutions, how to best prepare for the proposed changes, and opportunities to influence the final regulations.

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