Professional Licensure Disclosure

Gordon State College is required by US Department of Education Regulations (USDOE) and policies of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA) to provide disclosure for programs, regardless of modality (online, hybrid, or face-to-face), that fulfill educational requirements for licensure in US states and territories.

General Disclosure

USDOE Regulation 34 CFR 668.43, as amended, requires Title IV institutions such as Gordon State College to publish a general disclosure as to whether the design and curriculum for programs leading to professional licensure meet or do not meet the  licensure requirements for all US States and territories.

Gordon State College has the following educational programs leading to professional licensure.  Each link leads to information specific to the program as well as the required general disclosure.

Out of State Students

Out of State BSED Students

Gordon State’s Bachelor of Science in Education (BSED) programs fulfill the requirements for teacher certification in the state of Georgia, but they may not in your home state. You can find out whether a BSED program meets the requirements for certification in your home state by reviewing this document.

If the BSED at GSC does not meet the requirements in your home state, you have two options. One option is to sign an attestation that you do not intend to return to your home state after graduation. You will find two attestation forms below, one a fillable PDF and one Word document. You can complete either form and return it to the Dean of the School of Education, Arts and Humanities, Dr. Steve Raynie. Another option is to attend an institution in your home state. If you have additional questions, please contact the Dean of the School of Education, Arts and Humanities, Dr. Steve Raynie at sraynie@gordonstate.edu.

Out of State ASN and BSN Students

The state of Georgia is a member of the Nurse License Compact (NLC), which allows graduates of Gordon State’s ASN and BSN programs who pass the NCLEX-RN exam to apply for a license that will be good in all forty-two states that belong to the compact. The NLC publishes a map the shows which states belong to the compact (see NLC Map).

ASN and BSN candidates from states that are not part of the compact have two options. One option is to sign an attestation that you do not intend to return to your home state after graduation. You will find two attestation forms below, one a fillable PDF and one Word document. You can complete either form and return it to the Dean of the School of Nursing, Health and STEM, Dr. Samantha Bishop. Another option is to attend an institution in your home state. If you have additional questions, please contact the Dean of the School of Nursing, Health and STEM, Dr. Samantha Bishop at sbishop@gordonstate.edu.