Professional Licensure & Certification Program Approvals

Grand Canyon University holds several state approvals from state licensing agencies. GCU has obtained these approvals for various reasons, including to ensure GCU can offer the program in the state or to ensure the program meets the educational requirements for licensure. Additionally, GCU maintains state authorizations and participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) to provide online education for students in other states. For a comprehensive look at GCU’s accreditation, visit our University Accreditation page.

Grand Canyon University reviews state statutes, rules, and regulations regarding professional licensure on a recurring basis. To review a professional licensure disclosure for a specific program including information about whether the program meets educational requirements for licensure, any identified course deficiencies, and state agency contact information, please visit a program’s State Disclosures page. To view a State Disclosures page, make a program selection from the Degree Programs page and open the program’s page. Once on the page, hover over the Accreditation & Compliance label located on the toolbar beneath the program name and select the State Disclosures option. Once on the State Disclosures page, you may select to review the disclosure for the individual state or territory.

These state disclosures are program- and location-specific, which is why they must be accessed using the aforementioned path. An example of one of these program-specific URLs would be the state disclosures for the Master of Business Administration degree.

GCU's Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Master of Science in Professional Counseling and Master of Science in Christian Counseling are approved by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as being consistent with the curriculum requirements for LAC or LPC licensure. GCU’s Bachelor of Science in Counseling with an Emphasis in Addiction, Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse is approved by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners as being consistent with the curriculum requirements for LSAT licensure.

Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
1740 W. Adams St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
azbbhe.us

GCU's College of Education is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education and the Arizona Department of Education to offer institutional recommendations (credentials) for the certification of early childhood, elementary, secondary and special education teachers and administrators.

GCU’s College of Arts and Media is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education to offer institutional recommendations (credentials) for the certification of Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education, Bachelor of Arts in Music Education and Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Education.

GCU’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education to offer institutional recommendations (credentials) for the certification of Bachelor of Arts in History for Secondary Education, Bachelor of Arts in English for Secondary Education and Bachelor of Science in Math for Secondary Education.

GCU’s College of Science, Engineering and Technology is approved by the Arizona State Board of Education to offer institutional recommendations (credentials) for the certification of Bachelor of Science in Biology for Secondary Education and Bachelor of Science in Chemistry for Secondary Education.

Arizona State Board of Education
1700 W. Washington St.
Executive Tower, Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85007
azsbe.az.gov

Arizona Department of Education
1535 W. Jefferson St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
azed.gov

The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Pre-licensure), Family Nurse Practitioner (Master’s and Post-Master’s options) and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with an Emphasis in Adult-Gerontology (Master’s and Post-Master’s options) are currently approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing. For more information, go to the following link: azbn.gov/education/nursing-programs-lists/

Arizona State Board of Nursing
1740 W. Adams St., Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85007
azbn.gov

GCU has been approved as an Education Provider by the Georgia Addiction Counselors Association (GACA) for the Master of Science in Addiction Counseling and Bachelor of Science in Counseling with an Emphasis in Chemical Dependency and Substance Abuse programs. These programs are approved until Dec. 31, 2021.

Georgia Addiction Counselors Association
4015 S. Cobb Drive, Suite 160
Smyrna, GA 30080
gaca.org

The following programs in the College of Nursing and Health Care Professions have satisfied the requirements for clinical placement of nursing students by programs located outside of the state of Utah:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN)
• Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Public Health
• Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis Health Informatics
• Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis Leadership in Health Care Systems
• Master of Science in Nursing with an Emphasis in Nursing Education
• Post-Master of Science in Nursing: Nursing Education Certificate
• Doctor of Nursing Practice
• Doctor of Nursing Practice with an Emphasis in Educational Leadership

State of Utah Department of Commerce
Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing
160 E. 300 South
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
dopl.utah.gov