Licensure Requirements
On-Campus, In-Person Programs
UNE has determined that it meets Maine’s licensure board educational requirements for the on-campus, in-person programs that prepare students to sit for licensure, which are listed immediately below. UNE has not made such a determination in any states or territories other than Maine. If you are considering obtaining state or other licensure outside of Maine, we encourage you to research the licensing requirements in the state or other jurisdiction where you intend to practice as these requirements vary from state to state and jurisdiction to jurisdiction. To learn more about each state’s licensure requirements, select your profession’s link from the list below. We also encourage you to discuss any questions you may have about this matter with your program's department chair/program director.
- Athletic Training: Athletic Training State Regulatory Boards
- Dental Medicine/Dental Hygiene: American Association of Dental Boards
- Nursing: National Council of State Boards of Nursing
- Occupational Therapy: National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy
- Osteopathic Medicine: American Osteopathic Association
- Pharmacy: National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
- Physician Assistant: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
Distance Learning Start, On-Campus Complete Programs
UNE has determined that it meets the State licensing board’s educational requirements in the following states for the following programs that begin online and are then continued and completed in-person, on-campus.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia: All U.S. states, District of Columbia and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.
- Doctor of Physical Therapy: All U.S. states, District of Columbia and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.
Distance Learning
UNE has determined that it meets the State licensing board’s educational requirements in the following states for the following programs that are taught online:
- Master of Social Work: All U.S. states, District of Columbia and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.
- M.S. Applied Nutrition, Dietetics: All U.S. states, District of Columbia and the territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, United States Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands.
- Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study – Advanced Educational Leadership: Building Administrator certificate: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- Master of Science in Education – Educational Leadership: Building Administrator certificate: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
- Master of Science in Education – Reading Specialist: Literacy Specialist certificate: California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and New Jersey.
- Master of Science in Education – Special Education: Teacher of Students with Disabilities certificate: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York.