Licensing/Certification Requirements Disclosures

Evangel’s degree programs prepare graduates for licensure/certification within the State of Missouri. Requirements for licensure may differ from state to state. Please consult professional licensure/certification requirements for your career within a state of planned practice including:

  • Accounting (CPA)
  • Finance
  • Licensed Professional Counselor
  • Social Work
  • Early Childhood/Elementary [birth-grade 6]  
  • Elementary [grades 1-6]
  • Middle School [grades 5-9 in two content areas: math, science, social studies, English/Language Arts, and business]
  • Special Education [K-12 Mild/Moderate Cross Categorical]
  • Art Education [K-12]
  • Music Education [K-12: vocal or instrumental or both]
  • Physical Education [K-12]
  • Spanish Education [K-12]
  • Biology Education [grades 9-12]
  • Business Education [grades 9-12]
  • Communication Arts [grades 9-12: journalism and English]
  • Mathematics [grades 9-12] 
  • Social Science [grades 9-12]
  • Speech & Theatre [grades 9-12]
  • M.Ed. School Counseling K-12
  • Ed.D. [superintendent K-12
  • Ed.L. [school principal K-12]
  • Literacy [Special Reading K-12]

 

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Division of Higher Education

423 Main Street, Suite 400 Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-3818 (501) 371-2000 Fax (501) 371-2001

 

LETTER OF EXEMPTION FROM CERTIFICATION

(Church-Related Training)

Evangel University, Springfield, Missouri, is offering two church-related training programs to Arkansas students by distance technology and in North Little Rock.

The two programs listed below are exempt from certification under the rules and regulations implemented under Arkansas Code Annotated §6-61-301. This Letter of Exemption is limited to the following programs:

Bachelor of Science in Church Ministries, Master of Leadership and Ministry

The predominant purpose of the two programs offered by Evangel University is to prepare students to assume leadership positions in a church or religious organization. These programs are not required to be certified by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Evangel University is required to notify the Director of the Arkansas Division of Higher Education of any changes in institutional operation and educational offerings, including course content, course titles, degree titles, and institutional name and mission.

This exemption will be in effect until December 31, 2024.

Maria Markham, Ph.D.

         3/8/2021        Date

 

 

Alaska: An institution exempt from authorization requirements under (a)(11) of this section must include a conspicuous statement on the institution’s marketing in the state, indicating that the program is exempt from authorization under as 14.48 and this chapter, because the program is online or distance delivered and the institution does not have a physical presence in the state.

Minnesota: Evangel University is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions. 

North Carolina: These degree programs of study offered by Evangel University (Certificate in Ministerial Credentialing, Certificate in Church Leadership, Certificate Worship Arts Leadership, Certificate in Bible, Bachelor of Science Church Ministries,  Master of Leadership and Ministry, Master of Arts Intercultural Studies, Master of Divinity, Master of Arts Theological Studies, and Doctor of Ministry) have been declared exempt from the requirements for licensure, under provisions of North Carolina General Statutes Section (G.S.) 116-15 (d) for exemption from licensure with respect to religious education. Exemption from licensure is not based upon assessment of program quality under established licensing standards.

The State Authorization Unit of the University of North Carolina System Office serves as the official state entity to receive complaints concerning post-secondary institutions that are authorized to operate in North Carolina. If students are unable to resolve a complaint through the institution’s grievance procedures, they can review the Student Complaint Policy (PDF) and submit their complaint using the online complaint form at https://studentcomplaints.northcarolina.edu/form.

For more information contact:

North Carolina Post-Secondary Education Complaints
223 S. West Street, Suite 1800
Raleigh, NC 27603
(919) 962-4550

To file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice, please visit The State Attorney General’s web page at: http://www.ncdoj.gov/complaint. North Carolina residents may call (877) 566-7226. Outside of North Carolina, please call (919) 716-6000. En Espanol (919) 716-0058. If you choose to mail a complaint, please use the following address:

Consumer Protection Division
Attorney General’s Office
Mail Service Center 9001
Raleigh, NC 27699-9001

Washington: For Washington State residents seeking information and resources about student loan repayment or seeking to submit a complaint relating to your student loans or student loan servicer, please visit www.wsac.wa.gov/loan-advocacy or contact the Student Loan Advocate at loanadvocate@wsac.wa.gov.