Professional Licensure Disclosures

After completing your undergraduate degree in Music Therapy at Alverno College, you will be eligible to take the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) board certification exam to earn the Music Therapy Board Certification (MT-BC) credential. The MT-BC credential required for practice as a music therapist is valid for 5 years until recertification, which requires 100 continuing education credits.  Additional information on state-specific requirements can be found here. 

Alverno also offers a Master of Music Therapy degree. Students admitted into this program already hold their Music Therapy Board Certification (MT-BC) credential.

Licensing across the US for social workers requires a BSW or MSW from the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited Program.  A Social Work degree from Alverno College meets this requirement; therefore, a social work degree obtained from Alverno will meet the initial licensing requirements for all 50 states.  Each state has additional requirements including an exam, and post-graduate professional experience for Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensure.  There is a national exam through the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), but not all states have adopted this.

As an Alverno social work major, you can choose to specialize in substance abuse counseling by obtaining a substance abuse counselor minor. Upon completion of your social work degree and the substance abuse counselor minor, you will eligible for the Subtance Abuse Counselor-In-Training credential after successful completion of the National Association for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADC).

Obtaining your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) at Alverno College in the Nursing or Nursing 2+2 programs, you will be eligible to to obtain your Registered Nurse (RN) license after successfully passing the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). Wisconsin is also a Compact Nursing State offering the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), multistate licensure for those who apply.

Alverno offers several advanced practice nursing MSN programs. You will be eligible for national certification in your advanced practice specialty and state-sanctioned prescriptive authority in the specialty of your choice.

The Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (DEMSN) at Alverno offers you the opportunity to obtain your Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) if you have a bachelor's degree in another field. After completing the competencies for your BSN, you will be eligible to obtain your Registered Nursing (RN) licensure after successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). 

Wisconsin is also a Compact Nursing State offering the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), multistate licensure for those who apply.

The Alverno College Master of Science in Community Psychology degree is approved by the State of Wisconsin for licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Once you complete the Master of Science in Community Psychology program, you are eligible for the Licensed Professional Counselor-in Training (LPC-IT) credential. You then engage in 3,000 hours of post-master’s supervised practice and take the National Counselor Exam (NCE) through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) to be eligible for your LPC licensure.

After you graduate, you will be eligible for a Wisconsin Elementary Education license to teach children from birth to third grade — expanding your career options to daycares, preschools and elementary schools. If you opt for a minor in special education and/or teaching English language learners, you’ll be eligible for those additional licenses.

Requires successful completion of Praxis, edTPA and FORT examinations.

After you graduate with your bachelor’s degree in education, you will be eligible for a Wisconsin Elementary/Middle Education teaching license that enables you to teach kindergarten through ninth grade – expanding your career options and making you more marketable to school districts looking for flexibility. If you opt for a minor in special education and/or teaching English language learners, you’ll be eligible for those additional teaching licenses.

Requires successful completion of Praxis, edTPA and FORT examinations.

After you graduate, you will be eligible for a Wisconsin Cross-Categorical Special Education license to teach kindergarten through 12th grades. If you opt for a minor in special education and/or teaching English language learners, you’ll be eligible for those additional licenses as well.

Requires successful completion of Praxis and edTPA examinations and successful completion of FORT examination or FORT PORTFOLIO.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with the initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with the initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with the initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with the initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with the initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

Alverno College is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) and approved by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI). Students who complete their Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in School Psychology at Alverno College, which includes 60-credit hours and a passing score on the School Psychology Praxis exam, are eligible for licensure as a School Psychologist by DPI (Pupi Services - School Psychologist) and NASP (Nationally Certified School Psychologist).

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete necessary coursework. This licensure would match with initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for if you complete the Art Education coursework at Alverno College. This licensure would match with initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This licensure also requires successful completion of Praxis and edTPA examinations.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for after obtaining your Art licensure and all necessary coursework at Alverno College.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for after completing necessary coursework. This licensure would match with initial licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.

This is an additional licensure you may be eligible for after completing necessary coursework. This licensure would match with the licensure or grade range you are certified to teach.