New Mexico Highlands University is approved to offer educational programs in almost every state and territory in the United States through participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA.)
SARA requires participating colleges and universities to adhere to rigorous standards in offering online education. NMHU’s participation is governed by the New Mexico Higher Education Department and the Western Interstate Cooperative for Higher Education (WICHE.)
Please Note: NMHU cannot guarantee that degree programs or courses will satisfy requirements for professional licensure outside the State of New Mexico. If you intend to apply for a professional license outside New Mexico, please contact the licensing authority in that state to verify whether your selected program of study will satisfy licensure requirements.
New Mexico Highlands is approved to offer online programs in the following states:
Alabama http://ache.edu/
Alaska https://acpesecure.alaska.gov/
Arizona http://azsara.arizona.edu/
Arkansas https://www.adhe.edu/
California https://www.bppe.ca.gov/
Colorado https://highered.colorado.gov/default.html
Connecticut http://www.ctohe.org/
Delaware https://www.doe.k12.de.us/domain/226
Florida http://www.fldoe.org/
Georgia https://sos.ga.gov/board-professional-counselors-social-workers-and-marriage-family-therapists
Hawaii http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/
Idaho https://boardofed.idaho.gov/
Illinois http://www.ibhe.org/
Indiana https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/behavioral-health-and-human-services/
Iowa https://www.iowacollegeaid.gov/
Kansas https://www.kansasregents.org/
Kentucky https://educationcabinet.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Louisana https://regents.la.gov/students-parents/
Maine https://www.maine.gov/portal/education/colleges.html
Maryland https://mhec.state.md.us/Pages/default.aspx
Massachussets https://www.mass.edu/home.asp
Michigan https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-89334_61343_35395_35396—,00.html
Minnesota http://www.ohe.state.mn.us/mPg.cfm?pageID=1078
Mississippi http://www.mississippi.edu/mcca/
Missouri https://dhe.mo.gov/
Montana https://mus.edu/
Nebraska https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/
Nevada https://nshe.nevada.edu/
New Hampshire https://www.education.nh.gov/highered/index.htm
New Jersey https://www.state.nj.us/highereducation/SARA.shtml
New Mexico https://hed.state.nm.us/students-parents/student-complaints
New York http://www.highered.nysed.gov/
North Carolina https://ncswboard.gov/
North Dakota https://ndus.edu/
Ohio https://www.ohiohighered.org/board
Oklahoma https://www.okhighered.org/index.shtml
Oregon https://www.oregon.gov/HigherEd/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania https://www.education.pa.gov/Postsecondary-Adult/Pages/default.aspx
Puerto Rico http://www.agencias.pr.gov/agencias/cepr/inicio/DocumentosCEPR/Documents/SARA/SARA_Complaint_Process.pdf
Rhode Island https://www.riopc.edu/
South Carolina https://www.che.sc.gov/HOME.aspx
South Dakota https://www.sdbor.edu/Pages/default.aspx
Tennessee https://www.tn.gov/content/tn/thec.html
Texas http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/
Utah https://higheredutah.org/
Vermont https://education.vermont.gov/
Virginia https://www.schev.edu/home
Washington https://www.wsac.wa.gov/
Washington, D.C. https://osse.dc.gov/
West Virginia http://www.wvhepc.edu/
Wisconsin http://www.heab.state.wi.us/DLAB/faq.html
Wyoming https://communitycolleges.wy.edu/sara/
Northern Mariana Islands: https://www.cnmilicensing.gov.mp/health-care-professions-licensing-board/