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Professional Licensure Disclosure

Last updated February 2024.

In accordance with the Department of Education's Federal Regulations, Virginia Tech discloses whether its educational programs leading to careers that require licensure meet educational requirements for professional licensure in each state. The program pages in the table below will direct you to the program’s determinations for each state as to whether:

  • The program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure/certification
  • The program does not meet the educational requirements for professional licensure/certification

The table also provides a Virginia Tech contact and a source for licensure information by state for each program.

This information is updated annually.

College VT Program Licensure Determination Page* Program Contact(s) External Source for Licensure Information by State
* Program pages under construction; licensure determination information forthcoming
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Nutrition and Dietetics major in Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise (BS)
Heather Cox, hecox1@vt.edu Commission on Dietetic Registration

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Nutrition and Dietetics (MS)

Enette Larson-Meyer, enette@vt.edu

Commission on Dietetic Registration

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

Architecture (BARCH)

Chris Pritchett, cpritche@vt.edu

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

Architecture (MS / MARCH)

Kay F. Edge, kedge@vt.edu

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

Interior Design (BS)

 

Brad Whitney, whitneyb@vt.edu

Council for Interior Design Qualification

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

Landscape Architecture (BLA)

 

Terry Clements, tclement@vt.edu

Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards

College of Architecture, Arts, and Design

Landscape Architecture (MLA)

 

Terry Clements, tclement@vt.edu

Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards

Pamplin College of Business

Accounting and Information Systems (BSBUS)

 

Robert Davidson, rhdx@vt.edu

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

Pamplin College of Business

Accounting and Information Systems (MACIS)

 

Nadia Rogers, narogers@vt.edu

National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Career and Technical Education (MSED)

  • Agricultural Education option
  • Business and Information Technology option
  • Family and Consumer Sciences option
  • Marketing Education option
  • Career and Technical Education for Provisionally Licensed Teachers

 

Nancy Bradley, nbradley@vt.edu

NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory (click “Teacher Education”)

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Counselor Education (MAED)

  • School Counseling option
  • Mental Health Counseling option

 

Nancy Bradley, nbradley@vt.edu

NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory (click “Counseling”)

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Curriculum and Instruction (MAED)

  • Elementary Education option
  • English Education option
  • History and Social Science Education option
  • Mathematics Education option
  • Music Education option
  • Reading Specialist option
  • Science Education option

Nancy Bradley, nbradley@vt.edu

Elementary Education: Donna Fogelsong, donnafogelsong@vt.edu

English Education:  Trevor Stewart, ttstew@vt.edu

History and Social Science Education:  David Hicks, hicks@vt.edu

Mathematics Education:  Jay Wilkins, wilkins@vt.edu

Music Education:  Catheryn Foster, csfoster@vt.edu

Reading Specialist:  Heidi Anne Mesmer, hamesmert@vt.edu

Science Education:  Thomas Williams, thwilli1@vt.edu

NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory (click “Teacher Education”)

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Curriculum and Instruction (EDS), Reading Specialist option

Nancy Bradley, nbradley@vt.edu

 

Heidi Anne Mesmer, hamesmert@vt.edu

NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory (click “Teacher Education”)

College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies (MAED, EDS), Principal Preparation option

Nancy Bradley, nbradley@vt.edu

 

Jodie Brinkmann, jlbrinkmann@vt.edu

 

Chuck Lowery, loweryc@vt.edu

NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory (click “Teacher Education”)

College of Science

Psychology (PHD), Clinical Science concentration

 

Jamie Edgin, esjamie@vt.edu

NC-SARA Professional Licensure Directory (click “Psychology”)

College of Engineering

To obtain a Professional Engineering (PE) license, all states mandate the submission of educational credentials or their equivalent, such as a degree from an engineering program accredited by ABET. Additionally, individuals are required to pass exams and/or demonstrate adequate work experience. The following engineering programs have received ABET accreditation and are eligible for pursuit of certification or licensure in each state:

  • Aerospace and Ocean Engineering (BS)
  • Biological Systems Engineering (BS) 
  • Biomedical Engineering (BS)
  • Chemical Engineering (BS)
  • Civil Engineering (BS)
  • Computer Engineering (BS)
  • Construction Engineering and Management (BS)
  • Electrical Engineering (BS)
  • Industrial and Systems Engineering (BS)
  • Materials Science and Engineering (BS)
  • Mechanical Engineering (BS)
  • Mining Engineering (BS)

Keith Thompson, tkeith72@vt.edu

National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying

Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

Shelby Stegall, dvmadmit@vt.edu

International Council for Veterinary Assessment

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Medicine (MD)

 

Ron Bradbury, vtcadmissions@vt.edu

Federation of State Medical Boards