Alt Pathways to Licensure

A year of research conducted by the Utah Department of Commerce Office of Professional Licensure has resulted in the following recommended changes...

In response to a decline in candidates pursuing a CPA, some states have moved to allowing candidates to take the CPA exam after completing 120 of...

The Oregon Supreme Court has voted unanimously to approve a new Supervised Practice Portfolio Examination as an alternate to the bar exam. The...

The Federation of State Medical Boards Journal of Medical Regulation share these updates about member boards. The Louisiana State Board of...

Two years after a new law and after pressure from New Hampshire's governor, the New Hampshire Board of Mental Health Practice has now approved draft...

A bill under consideration in Illinois would establish an alternate path for licensure as a clinical social worker. In lieu of passing the exam,...

In an effort to address lawyer shortage and case backlogs, Maine becomes another state to consider allowing candidates to take the bar exam after an...

Government officials in the Philippines are urging a review of the country's licensure exam policies to consider alternative routes to licensure....

In 2017, amid severe teacher shortages, Minnesota created a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board and a four-tier licensure system,...

Kentucky's Education Professional Standards Board has approved an emergency regulation to allow colleges or universities to partner with school...

A new law in Illinois will allow mental health professionals who have been out of practice for less than five years to temporarily reactivate...

The Iowas legislature is considering several proposals aimed at addressing the teacher shortage. One proposal would allow temporary initial...