The Ohio State University is authorized to operate in Puerto Rico through mutual participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA).
The Ohio State University's online nursing programs are not currently available to students located in Puerto Rico.
Licensure Disclosures
Completion of the online MS in Nursing program, or the MS portion of the online BSN-DNP program, meets educational requirements to sit for national specialty certification in the chosen advanced practice specialty track. Ohio State has not determined whether completion of either program meets educational requirements to apply for an APRN license in Puerto Rico.
Completion of the Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) specialty track of the online MS in Nursing program meets educational requirements to sit for national CNL certification. A CNL is not prepared as an APRN.
Completion of the online School Nurse Professional Pupil Services Licensure Certificate program is designed to prepare Ohio RNs who hold a bachelor’s degree to meet requirements for a School Nurse Professional Pupil Services License issued by the Ohio Department of Education. Ohio State has not determined whether the program meets school nurse licensure requirements in states other than Ohio.
Completion of the online School Nurse Wellness Coordinator Certificate program is designed to prepare Ohio RNs who hold a master’s degree and a current Ohio School Nurse Professional Pupil Services License for endorsement through the Ohio Department of Education as a School Nurse Wellness Coordinator. Ohio State has not determined whether the program meets School Nurse Wellness Coordinator licensure requirements in states other than Ohio.
Ohio State is researching requirements to offer the online BS in Dental Hygiene and Master of Dental Hygiene programs to students located in Puerto Rico.
Licensure Disclosures
The online BS in Dental Hygiene program is designed for licensed dental hygienists who have earned an associate degree or certificate and does not lead to an initial or additional license.
The online Master of Dental Hygiene program is designed for licensed dental hygienists who have earned a bachelor’s degree and does not lead to an initial or additional license.
Ohio State may offer the online Master of Learning Technologies, Master of Arts in Art Education, Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Development and Education (ECDE), Core Practices and World Language Education Certificate, and Advanced Chemistry Knowledge Certificate program to students located in Puerto Rico.
The online ECDE program leads to Associate Licensure in Pre-Kindergarten Education and prepares completers to teach in childcare, pre-schools, and pre-K programs within a school district in Ohio. Puerto Rico does not offer an equivalent associate pre-K teacher certificate.
Individuals completing the online Advanced Chemistry Knowledge Certificate with the intent to teach a dual or concurrent enrollment course should contact the college or university at which they intend to teach to verify whether completion of the program meets instructor requirements.
The online Master of Arts in Art Education, Masters of Learning Technologies, Core Practices in World Language Education Certificate, and Advanced Chemistry Knowledge Certificate programs are not designed to meet educational requirements to apply for initial or additional teacher licensure or certification.
Ohio State may offer the online CSWE-accredited Master of Social (MSW) program to students located in Puerto Rico.
Completion of the online MSW meets educational requirements to apply for a Master’s prepared Social Worker license in Puerto Rico.
The Ohio State University is researching requirements to offer online Radiologic Sciences programs to students located in Puerto Rico.
The online AS to BS in Radiologic Sciences degree completion program is designed for individuals who hold an AS degree and certification in radiography, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine technology, or sonography from the ARRT, NMTCB, or ARDMS.
Completion of the program meets educational requirements to apply for the AHRA Certified Radiology Administrator credential exam but does not lead to an initial or additional license in Puerto Rico.
Ohio State is researching requirements to offer the online Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) to Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) degree completion program to students located in Puerto Rico at this time.
The online MLT to MLS program is designed for individuals who hold an AS degree in Medical Laboratory Technology and ASCP certification as a Medical Lab Technician. Completion of the program meets educational requirements to sit for ASCP MLS certification via Route 2; however, students must also complete a clinical laboratory experience requirement for ASCP MLS certification.
Ohio State has not determined whether completion of the MLT to MLS program meets educational requirements to apply for licensure as a medical technologist in Puerto Rico.
Ohio State may offer the online MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences with a Specialization in Health System Pharmacy Administration (HSPA) program to students located in Puerto Rico.
The online MS in Pharmaceutical Sciences, HSPA program is designed for individuals who are licensed pharmacists, or who are eligible for licensure as a pharmacist, in the state where the individual is located. The program does not lead to an initial or additional license.
The online Usability and User Experience Design certificate program trains individuals in Usability and User Experience (UX) design methods. The program is not designed to lead to national certification. States do not license UX professionals.