State Professional Boards

Students considering a program of study that leads to professional licensure, endorsement or certification in Education, Nursing or Social Work should contact the appropriate licensing agency in the state where you plan to receive academic instruction.

Listed below you will find the Education, Nursing, and Social Work professional board contact information for each respective state.

ALABAMA

• 
  Alabama State Department of Education - http://www.alsde.edu/
• Alabama Board of Nursing - http://www.abn.alabama.gov
• Alabama Board of Social Work - http://www.socialwork.alabama.gov

ALASKA

• 
  Alaska Department of Education & Early Development - http://education.alaska.gov/
• Alaska Board of Nursing - https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofNursing.aspx
• Alaska Board of Social Work - https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/SocialWorkExaminers.aspx

ARIZONA

• Arizona Department of Education - http://www.azed.gov/state-board-education/
• Arizona Board of Nursing - http://www.azbn.gov/

ARKANSAS

• Arkansas Department of Education - http://www.arkansased.gov/state-board
• Arkansas Board of Nursing - http://www.arsbn.arkansas.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• Arkansas Board of Social Work - http://www.arkansas.gov/swlb

CALIFONIA

• California Department of Education - http://www.cde.ca.gov/
• California Board of Nursing - http://www.rn.ca.gov/
• California Board of Social Work - http://www.bbs.ca.gov

COLORADO

• 
  Colorado Department of Education - http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard
• Colorado Board of Nursing - http://www.dora.state.co.us/nursing/

CONNECTICUT

• Connecticut Board of Education - http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2683&q=322228
• Connecticut Board of Nursing - http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3143&q=388910
• Connecticut Department of Public Health (Social Work) - http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=389604

DELAWARE

• 
  Delaware Board of Education - http://www.doe.k12.de.us/Page/1652
• Delaware Board of Nursing - http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

• 
  District of Columbia Board of Education - http://sboe.dc.gov/
• District of Columbia Board of Nursing - http://doh.dc.gov/node/149382

FLORIDA

• 
  Florida Department of Education - http://www.fldoe.org/
• Florida Board of Nursing - http://floridasnursing.gov/
• Florida Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling - http://floridasmentalhealthprofessions.gov/

GEORGIA

• 
  Georgia Board of Education - http://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/State-Board-of-Education/Pages/default.aspx
• Georgia Board of Nursing - http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/45
• Georgia Board of Social Work - http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/43

HAWAII

• 
  Hawaii Board of Education - http://www.hawaiipublicschools.org/ConnectWithUs/Partnerships/stateagencies/Pages/default.aspx
• Hawaii Board of Nursing - http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
• Hawaii Board of Social Work - http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/programs/socialworker/

IDAHO

• 
  Idaho Board of Education - https://boardofed.idaho.gov/
• Idaho Board of Nursing - http://ibn.idaho.gov/
• Idaho Board of Social Work - http://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=SWO

ILLINOIS

• 
  Illinois Board of Education - http://www.isbe.net/
• Illinois Board of Nursing - http://www.idfpr.com/profs/Nursing.asp
• Illinois Board of Social Work - http://www.idfpr.com/profs/SocialWorker.asp

INDIANA

• 
  Indiana Board of Education - http://www.in.gov/sboe/
• Indiana Board of Nursing - http://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm
• Indiana Board of Social Work - http://www.in.gov/pla/social.htm

IOWA

• 
  Iowa Board of Education - https://www.educateiowa.gov/about-iowa-state-boards-education
• Iowa Board of Nursing - http://nursing.iowa.gov
• Iowa Board of Social Work - http://idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Social-Work

KANSAS

• 
  Kansas Board of Education - http://www.ksde.org/Board
• Kansas Board of Nursing - http://www.ksbn.org/
• Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board (Social Work) - http://ksbsrb.ks.gov/

KENTUCKY

• 
  Kentucky Board of Education - http://education.ky.gov/KBE/Pages/default.aspx
• Kentucky Board of Nursing - http://kbn.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• Kentucky Board of Social Work - http://bsw.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx

LOUISIANA

• 
  Louisiana Board of Education - http://bese.louisiana.gov/
• Louisiana State Board of Nursing - http://www.lsbn.state.la.us
• Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners - https://www.labswe.org/

MAINE

• 
  Maine Board of Education - http://www.maine.gov/sbe/
• Maine Board of Nursing - http://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
• Maine Board of Social Work - http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/social_workers/

MARYLAND

• 
  Maryland Board of Education - http://www.marylandpublicschools.org
• Maryland Board of Nursing - http://mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• Maryland Board of Social Work - http://dhmh.maryland.gov/bswe/Pages/default.aspx

MASSACHUSETTS

• 
  Massachusetts Board of Education - http://www.doe.mass.edu/
• Massachusetts Board of Nursing - http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/dhpl/nursing/
• Massachusetts Board of Social Work - http://www.mass.gov/ocabr/licensee/dpl-boards/sw/

MICHIGAN

• 
  Michigan Board of Education - http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-5373---,00.html
• Michigan Board of Nursing - http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-72600_72603_27529_27542---,00.html
• Michigan Board of Social Work - http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-72600_72603_27529_27554---,00.html

MINNESOTA

• 
  Minnesota Board of Education- http://education.state.mn.us/mde/index.html
• Minnesota Board of Nursing - http://www.nursingboard.state.mn.us/
• Minnesota Board of Social Work - http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/MBE

MISSISSIPPI

• 
  Mississippi Board of Education - http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/MBE
• Mississippi Board of Nursing - http://www.msbn.ms.gov/Pages/Home.aspx
• Mississippi State Board of Examiners (Social Work) - http://www.swmft.ms.gov/swmft/web.nsf

MISSOURI

• 
  Missouri Board of Education - http://dese.mo.gov/
• Missouri Board of Nursing - http://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
• Missouri Board of Social Work - href

MONTANA

• 
  Montana Board of Education - http://bpe.mt.gov/default.mcpx
• Montana Board of Nursing- http://www.nurse.mt.gov
• Montana Board of Social Work - http://b.bsd.dli.mt.gov/license/bsd_boards/bbh_board/board_page.asp

NEBRASKA

• 
  Nebraska Board of Education - http://www.education.ne.gov/StateBoard/Index.html
• Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services (Nursing) - http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/pages/crlNursingHome.aspx
• Nebraska Board of Social Work - https://socialworklicensure.org/state/social-work-licensure-nebraska/#context/api/listings/prefilter

NEVADA

• 
  Nevada Board of Education - http://www.doe.nv.gov/State_Board_of_Education/
• Nevada Board of Nursing - http://nevadanursingboard.org/
• Nevada Board of Social Work - http://www.socwork.nv.gov/

NEW HAMPSHIRE

• 
  New Hampshire Board of Education - http://education.nh.gov/state_board/
• New Hampshire Board of Nursing - http://www.nh.gov/nursing/
• New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice (Social Work) - http://www.state.nh.us/mhpb

NEW JERSEY

• 
  New Jersey Board of Education - http://www.state.nj.us/education/sboe/
• New Jersey Board of Nursing - http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx
• New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners - http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/sw/Pages/default.aspx

NEW MEXICO

• 
  New Mexico Board of Education - http://ped.state.nm.us/ped/index.html
• New Mexico Board of Nursing - http://nmbon.sks.com/
• New Mexico Board of Social Work - http://www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/Social_Work.aspx

NEW YORK

• 
  New York Board of Education - http://www.nysed.gov/
• New York Board of Nursing - http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/

NORTH CAROLINA

• 
  North Carolina Board of Education - http://stateboard.ncpublicschools.gov/
• North Carolina Board of Nursing - http://www.ncbon.com/
• North Carolina Board of Social Work - http://www.ncswboard.org/

NORTH DAKOTA

• 
  North Dakota Board of Education - https://www.nd.gov/espb/
• North Dakota Board of Nursing - http://www.ndbon.org/
• North Dakota Board of Social Work - http://www.ndbswe.com/

OHIO

• 
  Ohio Board of Education - http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Licensure
• Ohio Board of Nursing - http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
• Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board - http://cswmft.ohio.gov/

OKLAHOMA

• 
  Oklahoma Board of Education - http://sde.ok.gov/sde/state-board-education
• Oklahoma Board of Nursing - http://www.ok.gov/nursing/
• Oklahoma Board of Social Work - http://www.ok.gov/socialworkers

OREGON

• 
  Oregon Board of Education - http://www.ode.state.or.us/search/results/?id=144
• Oregon State Board of Nursing - http://www.osbn.state.or.us/
• Oregon Board of Social Work - http://www.oregon.gov/BLSW/Pages/index.aspx

PENNSYLVANIA

• 
  Pennsylvania Board of Education - http://www.stateboard.education.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx#.VucSB_G1CP8
• Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing - https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Pages/default.aspx#.VTEYxCFVhBd
• Pennsylvania Board of Social Work - http://www.dos.state.pa.us/social

PUERTO RICO

(linked websites are in Spanish)

• Puerto Rico Department of Education - http://de.gobierno.pr/
• Puerto Rico Board of Nursing Examiners - http://www.salud.gov.pr/Pages/Home.aspx
• Puerto Rico Board of Professional Social Workers - http://estado.pr.gov/

RHODE ISLAND

• 
  Rhode Island Board of Education - http://www.ride.ri.gov/BoardofEducation/Overview.aspx
• Rhode Island Department of Health (Nursing) - http://www.health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231/index.php
• Rhode Island Board of Social Work - http://sos.ri.gov/openmeetings/?page=view_entity&id=541

SOUTH CAROLINA

• 
  South Carolina Board of Education - http://ed.sc.gov/sbe/state-board-of-education/
• South Carolina Board of Nursing - http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/nursing
• South Carolina Board of Social Work - http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/socialworkers/

SOUTH DAKOTA

• 
  South Dakota Board of Education - http://doe.sd.gov/board/
• South Dakota Board of Nursing - https://doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/
• South Dakota Board of Social Work - http://dss.sd.gov/licensingboards/social.aspx

TENNESSEE

• 
  Tennessee Board of Education - http://www.tn.gov/education/
• Tennessee Board of Nursing - http://tn.gov/health/topic/nursing-board
• Tennessee Board of Social Work - http://tn.gov/health/topic/sw-board

TEXAS

• 
  Texas Board of Education - https://tea.texas.gov/About_TEA/Leadership/State_Board_of_Education/SBOE_-_State_Board_of_Education/
• Texas Board of Nursing - http://www.bon.texas.gov
• Texas Board of Social Work - http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/socialwork

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

• 
  Virgin Islands Department of Education - http://www.vide.vi/our-divisions/office-of-the-commissioner.html
• Virgin Islands Board of Nurse Licensure - http://www.thevibnl.org/
• Virgin Islands Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs (Social Work) - http://dlca.vi.gov/businesslicense/steps/swrequirements/

UTAH

• 
  Utah Board of Education - http://schoolboard.utah.gov/
• Utah Board of Nursing - http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/nursing.html
• Utah Board of Social Work - http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/social_work.html

VERMONT

• 
  Vermont State Board of Education - http://education.vermont.gov/state-board
• Vermont Board of Nursing - https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/nursing.aspx
• Vermont Board of Social Work - https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/social-workers.aspx

VIRGINIA

• 
  Virginia Board of Education - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/index.shtml
• Virginia Board of Nursing - http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
• Virginia Board of Social Work - http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/social/

WASHINGTON

• 
  Washington Board of Education - http://www.k12.wa.us/
• Washington State Nursing Commission - http://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/NursingCommission
• Washington Board of Social Work - http://1.usa.gov/JSyqyV

WEST VIRGINIA

• 
  West Virginia Board of Education - https://wvde.state.wv.us/boe/
• West Virginia Board of Nursing - http://www.wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx
• West Virginia Board of Social Work - http://www.wvsocialworkboard.org/

WISCONSIN

• 
  Wisconsin Board of Education - http://dpi.wi.gov/
• Wisconsin Board of Nursing - http://dsps.wi.gov/Boards-Councils/Board-Pages/Board-of-Nursing-Main-Page/
• Wisconsin Board of Social Work - http://dsps.wi.gov/Boards-Councils/Board-Pages/Board-of-Nursing-Main-Page/

WYOMING

• 
  Wyoming Board of Education - http://edu.wyoming.gov/board/
• Wyoming State Board of Nursing - https://nursing-online.state.wy.us/
• Wyoming Board of Social Work - http://mentalhealth.wyo.gov/