General and Direct Disclosure for On-Campus and Online Programs Designed to Meet Educational Requirements
The following document is designed to serve as a general disclosure to out-of-state students regarding the educational requirements for on-campus and online programs that could possibly lead to licensure. Additionally, it serves to detail the direct notification processes.
The on-campus undergraduate program offered by SE that could be expected to lead to a state’s certification or license directly upon graduation is Teacher Education. The on-campus graduate program is Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Accounting is included in the general notification for reasons stated below.
Students who complete the Educational Leadership or School Counseling programs will be eligible to take the Oklahoma certification test. Many states allow students to obtain Oklahoma certification and then transfer the Oklahoma license to their state. Students are strongly encouraged to verify that our program meets your certification goals within your state licensure requirements. There are currently no online undergraduate programs that lead to certification or licensure.
For direct notification, the Graduate Office determines a list of current and prospective (admitted but not enrolled) students by majors in program areas that could lead to licensure and the location listed as the home address by the students. Current and prospective students who reside in states that are “unknown” or “no, SE’s program does not lead to certification” are directly notified and continue to be directly notified each January (Spring) and July (Summer and Fall) by email. This general notification is continually updated as more information is gained. The date of the original posting and the modified dates are provided at the end of the document.
On-Campus – Undergraduate Programs
Teacher Education:
As of January 2026, most of our out-of-state Teacher Education majors were from the state of Texas (N=10). The current Teacher Education program at SE meets the educational requirements for teacher certification in the state of Texas. One (1) student admitted and/or enrolled for spring 2026 is from another state (1 KS). This student was sent an email (direct notification)* on January 14, 2026, notifying them that we are unable at this time to determine if the educational requirements meet their state’s requirements. Currently, SE is unable to determine if the current teacher education curriculum meets the requirements in any states, other than Oklahoma and Texas.
The following link is provided to give current and prospective students the location of licensure information in their individual state.
https://www.se.edu/out-of-state-approval/
Accounting
As of January 2026, most of our out-of-state undergraduate Accounting majors were from the state of Texas (N=7). Two (2) students admitted and/or enrolled for spring 2026 are from other states (1 CA and 1 FL). While the Certified Public Accountant is the most recognized certification, multiple certifications exist for those who combine a degree in accounting with work experience. For all states, a 124-credit hour bachelor’s in Accounting is not sufficient to become a Certified Public Accountant. Given this is considered common knowledge in the field and many accountants are employed with no type of certification, a direct notification was not sent to students. However, we believe that a general notification is helpful to students. The following links are provided to give current and prospective students the location of licensure information in their individual state.
Common Accounting Certifications
https://www.thiswaytocpa.com/licensure/state-requirements/
Oklahoma Accountancy Board
https://www.ok.gov/oab_web
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
http://www.tsbpa.state.tx.us/
Nursing
Currently, SE does not offer a degree designed to lead to nursing licensure. SE does offer a bachelors completion degree for ADN nurses seeking their BSN. Additionally, SE does offer courses that count as nursing pre-requisites (such as anatomy), but these courses serve multiple majors with multiple goals. SE provides students with lists of required courses that can be transferred to different institutions. Those seeking LPN or RN will typically transfer to Murray State College or Grayson College. Students should reach out to those institutions for questions related to licensure in other states.
On-Campus – Graduate Programs
Counseling/Psychology
As of January 2026, all of our out-of-state Clinical Mental Health Counseling (CMHC) majors were from the state of Texas (N=2). No students were admitted and/or enrolled for spring 2026 from another state.
The curriculum is specifically designed to meet the educational requirements for the Oklahoma Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
After fall 2020, SE no longer participates in CACREP. Currently, Kentucky, Florida, and North Carolina require graduation from a CACREP program, so the SE CMHC program does not meet the requirements in those states.
SE is unable to determine if the current Clinical Mental Health Curriculum meets the requirements in any states other than those mentioned above.
https://www.se.edu/out-of-state-approval/
SE offers a BA in Psychology. It is not the expectation of the program that this degree alone will lead to any type of licensure. This is evidenced by the fact that the CMHC program does not require a degree in psychology (or any helping profession) to be admitted into the program.
Online – Graduate Programs
School Counseling
SE discloses on our website that we are unable to admit students from the following states: Alabama, Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, New York, Vermont, and Wisconsin due to the fact that we are unable to determine if our program meets the requirements in those particular states.
Educational Leadership – Principal and Superintendent
Students outside of Oklahoma are allowed to pursue the Educational Leadership program which leads to principal and superintendent licensure with approval from the program coordinator. SE is accredited by The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Students in both programs are strongly encouraged to verify that our program meets their certification goals within their state licensure requirements.
Distance Education Direct Disclosure
Before out-of-state students enroll in an online graduate program that leads to certification (School Counseling or Educational Leadership: Professional Emphasis with Principal or Superintendent Certification), they are required to initial/sign a document stating we have notified them of the relationship between our program and their individual state certifications.
*Emails are stored with Jeremy Rowland
Published July 9, 2020
Updated January 14, 2026