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Professional Licensure/Certification Programs

Occupationally-Required Professional Licensure and Certification Disclosures

Requirements for occupationally-required licensure and certification vary widely by state. Students are responsible for confirming that their BYU–Hawaii course work satisfies the educational requirements for the state in which they intend to seek licensure or certification.

BYU–Hawaii offers two programs, Teacher Education and Social Work, designed or advertised to meet educational requirements for occupationally-required professional licensure within the State of Hawaii.

BYU–Hawaii Teacher Education Program

BYU–Hawaii’s Teacher Education Program includes elementary education and secondary education, which prepare students for licensure in Hawaii; and, alternative licensure, which prepares unlicensed baccalaureate graduates hired by the Hawaii Department of Education schools. The program is accredited as a state-approved teacher education program by the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB), and the university has determined that it satisfies the educational requirements for a Standard Hawaii Professional Teaching License. The university has not determined whether the program’s curricula meets the educational requirements for licensure or certification internationally or in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, or Wyoming.

Social Work

BYU–Hawaii’s Bachelor of Social Work degree is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. The university has determined the program satisfies the educational requirements for a student to sit for the Association of Social Work Boards’ Bachelors exam and obtain a Licensed Bachelor Social Work license in the State of Hawaii.  The exam is a national test that is not administered on campus and is not part of the bachelor program.

The university has not determined whether the program’s curricula meets the educational requirements for licensure internationally or in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 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, or Wyoming.