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Notice to students pursuing programs that may lead to a professional license or certification required for employment.

The following programs may lead to a professional license or certification that is required for employment. Professional licensure/certification requirements vary from state to state, which may affect a student’s ability to apply for a professional license/certification upon the completion of the program. The U.S. Department of Education regulation, , requires an institution to disclose whether the program will fulfill educational requirements for licensure or certification for each state. The administrative departments that offer the programs have made the following determination regarding their curriculum.

Program	Meets	Does not meet
J.D.	All 50 U.S. states (AL, AK, AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY) The District of Columbia (DC) U.S. territories: Guam (GU) Puerto Rico (PR) U.S. Virgin Islands (VI) Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (MP) Freely Associated States: Republic of Palau (PW) Republic of the Marshall Islands (MH)	U.S. territories: American Samoa (AS) Freely Associated States: Federated States of Micronesia (FM)
LL.M.	See LL.M. PROGRAMS F.A.Q.
M.J.	Not designed to meet licensure requirements
Ph.D.	Not designed to meet licensure requirements

We recommend students contact the appropriate bar admission agency in their state or the state where they intend to work to seek the most up-to-date information about state licensure/certification requirements before beginning the program. The National Conference of Bar Examiners, in collaboration with the American Bar Association, annually publishes a  that provides information on bar admission requirements in all US jurisdictions, including a directory of state bar admission agencies.

Updated January 2026.