State Authorizations
The U.S. Department of Education requires compliance with state regulations of any state in which UNG provides distance education for students. To facilitate this compliance with state regulations UNG has joined the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA).
This agreement allows us to offer distance education to other member states. To find out if your state of residence is a member state before applying to a program with UNG, please visit the NC-SARA website.
For your convenience, there is a dedicated email to answer any questions you may have regarding the availability of a specific program in your state of residence. This email, onlineapproval@ung.edu, is exclusively for questions regarding state authorizations, all other inquiries should be addressed to the academic department offering the online program.
If you do not see your state listed as a member of NC-SARA please email for more information.
Notices
Notice Regarding Online Offerings - Licensure (As Applicable)
Another aspect which is not addressed in NC-SARA, and which demands consideration by out-of-state students who wish to apply to UNG online is state licensure requirements (as applicable to individual programs).
Licensure rules and regulations vary by state and it is the student’s responsibility to verify, before beginning a program that the program will comply with licensure requirements in your state (as applicable).
Education/Teaching
UNG Licensure Contact
Kathleen Moody
kathleen.moody@ung.edu
706-864-1757
Nursing
UNG Licensure Contacts
RN to BSN Program
Becky Murck, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
becky.murck@ung.edu
706-867-2955
Master of Science with a major in Nursing Education Program
Kim Hudson-Gallogly, Ph.D., APRN-BC
kim.hudson-gallogly@ung.edu
706-864-1934
National Body
Social Work (Sociology and Human Services)
A.A. - Sociology, A.A. - Social Work, Gerontology - Graduate Program, Gerontology - Undergraduate Program
UNG Licensure Contact
Sara Mason, Ph.D.
sara.mason@ung.edu
678-717-3878
National Body
Notice Regarding UNG Accreditation and Discipline Specific Accreditations
UNG Accreditation
University of North Georgia is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, baccalaureate, master, education specialist, and doctor of physical therapy degrees and pre-baccalaureate, post-baccalaureate and post-master certificates.
Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of University of North Georgia.
Teacher Education
All teacher education programs are approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GA-PSC) and accredited by the former National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), now Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Nursing Department
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Social Work (Sociology and Human Services)
Learn more about social work licensure requirements.
State Authorizations Only
All other inquiries should be addressed to the academic department offering the online program.
Complaints
See state-by-state contact information below.
NC-SARA Website
Visit the NC-SARA website to find out if your state is a member before applying to a UNG program.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
1400 W. Washington St.
Room 260
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
810 First St. NE
9th floor
Washington, DC 20002
Florida
Georgia
2082 E. Exchange Place, #220
Tucker, GA 30084-5334
www.gnpec.org
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
431 E. Adams, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1404
Richard Tapia: tapia@ibhe.org
Institutional Complaint Hotline: 217-557-7359
info@ibhe.org
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Consumer Protection Division
200 St. Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-528-8662/888-743-0823 (toll free)
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211-6453
Missouri
205 Jefferson St. P.O. Box 1469
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1469
Montana
Nebraska
Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 95005 140 N. Eighth St.
Lincoln, NE 68509-5005
Nevada
8778 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 115
Las Vegas, NV 89123
New Hampshire
New Jersey
P.O. Box 542
Trenton, NJ 08625
New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
124 Halsey St.
Newark, NJ 07102
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
200 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
State Capitol – 15th Floor 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 270
Bismarck, ND 58505-0610
cte@nd.gov
North Dakota Consumer Protection and Antitrust Division
Office of Attorney General
Gateway Professional Center
Parrell D. Grossman, Director
1050 E. Interstate Ave., Suite 200
Bismarck, ND 58503-5574 701-328-5570
pgrossman@nd.gov
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Oregon Office of Degree Authorization
775 Court St. NE
Salem, OR 97301
Oregon Attorney General Financial Fraud/Consumer Protection Section
1162 Court St. NE Salem, OR
97301-4096
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
P.O. Box 19900
San Juan, PR 00910-1900
Mrs. Carmen L. Berrios Rivera
Executive Director
Puerto Rico Council on Education
787-641-7100
cberrios@ce.pr.gov
Rhode Island
Shepard Building
80 Washington St., Suite 524
Providence, RI 02903
South Carolina
South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Regents
306 E. Capitol Ave., Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501-2545
South Dakota Office of Attorney General
Division of Consumer Protection
1302 E. Highway 14, Suite 3
Pierre, SD 57501-8053
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Vermont State Board of Education
219 N. Main St., Suite 402
Barre, VT 05641
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State St.
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001
Virginia
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
101 N. 14th St. James Monroe Building
Richmond, VA 23219
communications@schev.edu
Washington
128 10th Ave. SW
P.O. Box 43105
Olympia, WA 98504-3105
West Virginia
WV Higher Education Policy Commission
1018 Kanawha Blvd., East Suite 700
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-0261
kbutler@hepc.wvnet.edu
Wisconsin
Wyoming
2300 Capitol Ave.
Hathaway Building, 2nd floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050