State Authorization
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ) has been approved to participate in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA). NC-SARA is a voluntary, regional approach to state oversight of postsecondary distance education. NC-SARA covers distance education learning, including most out-of-state field experiences. California is currently the only state that is not an NC-SARA member. As a public institution, Ìð¹ÏÊÓƵ is exempt from state oversight in California and not required to register with the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE).
NC-SARA Approved (Red) and Non-Approved (Black) States:
Professional Licensure
Institutional membership in NC-SARA does not guarantee that professional licensure requirements are met. Please see the HSC professional licensing board determinations below:
Addiction Counseling (MSAC)
Currently, the MSAC* degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Colorado | Connecticut |
| Delaware | District of Columbia | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho |
| Illinois | Indiana | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Maine | Mariana Islands | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Maryland | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada |
| New Hampshire | Missouri | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | New Jersey | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon |
| Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Texas |
| Utah | Vermont | Virgin Islands | Virginia | Washington |
| West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the MSAC degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Arkansas | California | Federated States of Micronesia | Florida |
| Guam | Iowa | Marshall Islands | Palau | Tennessee |
Athletic Training (MAT)
Currently, the MAT degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Colorado |
| Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Federated States of Micronesia | Florida |
| Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois |
| Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada |
| New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma | Pennsylvania |
| Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee |
| Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington |
| West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the MAT degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| California* | Marshall Islands | Palau | Virgin Islands |
Audiology (Aud)
Currently, the AuD degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| 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 | Maryland | Massachusetts* | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska* |
| Nevada* | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York* |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio* | Oregon* |
| Pennsylvania* | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island* | South Carolina | South Dakota |
| Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont* | Virgin Islands |
| Virginia | Washington* | West Virginia | Wisconsin* | Wyoming* |
Currently, the AuD degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Palau |
Clinical Mental Health Counseling (MSMH)*
Currently, the MSMH degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | Colorado |
| Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Georgia | Hawaii |
| Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas |
| Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts |
| Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana |
| Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico |
| New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma |
| Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota |
| Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia |
| Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the MSMH degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | California | Federated States of Micronesia | Florida | Guam |
| Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Palau | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands |
Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling (MSCR)*
Currently, the MSCR degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | Colorado |
| Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Georgia | Hawaii |
| Idaho | Illinois | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky |
| Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska |
| Nevada | New Jersey | New Mexico | North Carolina | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
| South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Washington |
| West Virginia | Wyoming |
Currently, the MSCR degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | California | Federated States of Micronesia | Florida | Guam |
| Indiana | Marshall Islands | New Hampshire | New York | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Palau | Puerto Rico | South Carolina | Vermont | Virgin Islands |
| Virginia | Wisconsin |
Medical Laboratory Science (Traditional BS, Second Degree, and Post-Bacc. Cert.)*
Currently, the MLS degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Arkansas |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida |
| Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois |
| Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada |
| New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania |
| Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee |
| Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virgin Islands | Virginia |
| Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the MLS degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| California | Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Palau |
Molecular Pathology (MS)
Currently, the MS degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Arkansas |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida |
| Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois |
| Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada |
| New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania |
| Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee |
| Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virgin Islands | Virginia |
| Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the MS degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| California | Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Palau |
Occupational Therapy (OTD)
Currently, the OTD degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| 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 | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska |
| Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma |
| Oregon | Palau | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |
| Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |
Currently, Occupational Therapy is not regulated in the following territories:
| Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Virgin Islands |
Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS)
Currently, the MPAS degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | American Samoa | Arizona | Arkansas |
| California | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii |
| Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas |
| Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts |
| Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana |
| Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico |
| New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio |
| Oklahoma | Oregon | Palau | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico |
| Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas |
| Utah | Vermont | Virgin Islands | Virginia | Washington |
| West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Physical Therapy (DPT)
Currently, the DPT degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida |
| Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois |
| Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana |
| Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada |
| New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon |
| Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina | South Dakota |
| Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virgin Islands |
| Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the DPT degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Palau |
Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
Currently, the MS degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| 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 | Maryland | Massachusetts* | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska* |
| Nevada* | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York* |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio* | Oklahoma* |
| Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island* | South Carolina |
| South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont* |
| Virgin Islands | Virginia | Washington* | West Virginia | Wisconsin* |
| Wyoming* |
Currently, the MS degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Federated States of Micronesia | Marshall Islands | Palau |
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Currently, the MD degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho |
| Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky |
| Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska |
| Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma |
| Oregon | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island | South Carolina |
| South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont |
| Virginia Islands | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |
Currently, the MD degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Marshall Islands | Palau |
APRN Nurse Practitioner Programs (MSN)*
Currently, the MSN degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida |
| Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana |
| Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi |
| Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |
| Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |
Currently, the MSN degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Federated States of Micronesia | Guam | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Palau | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands |
APRN Nurse Midwifery (MSN)*
Currently, the MSN degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida |
| Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana |
| Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi |
| Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |
| Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |
Currently, the MSN degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Federated States of Micronesia | Guam | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Palau | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN - Traditional & Accelerated*)
Currently, the BSN degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Arizona | Arkansas | Colorado | Connecticut |
| Delaware | Florida | Georgia | Idaho | Indiana |
| Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska |
| New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | North Carolina | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Oklahoma | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina |
| South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont |
| Virgin Islands | West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the BSN degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alaska | American Samoa | California | District of Columbia | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Guam | Hawaii | Illinois | Marshall Islands | Massachusetts |
| Michigan | Minnesota | Nevada | New York | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Oregon | Palau | Puerto Rico | Virginia | Washington |
Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN - DNP)*
Currently, the BSN - DNP degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida |
| Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana |
| Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Louisiana | Maine |
| Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi |
| Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |
| Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming |
Currently, the BSN - DNP degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Federated States of Micronesia | Guam | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Palau | Puerto Rico | Virgin Islands |
Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD)
Currently, the PharmD degree meets educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California |
| Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Federated States of Micronesia |
| Florida | Georgia | Guam | Hawaii | Idaho |
| Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky |
| Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska |
| Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York |
| North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma |
| Oregon | Palau | Pennsylvania | Puerto Rico | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah |
| Vermont | Virgin Islands | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | Wyoming |
Currently, the PharmD degree does not meet educational requirements for licensure in the following states:
| American Samoa | Marshall Islands |
State Licensing Boards
It is important to remember that it is the decision of the licensing board in the student's respective state to determine if eligibility requirements are met. For questions about licensure eligibility, we encourage students to contact their respective state licensing board.
State licensing board contact information by school and program can be found below:
- School of Health Professions (SHP)
- School of Medicine (SOM)
- School of Nursing (SON)
- School of Pharmacy (SOP)
Student Complaints
Student complaints should first be filed with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Students may ask the NC-SARA complaint resolution contact in the state in which the student is located for assistance.