CPA licensure may not be required for employment as an accountant but is an expectation in professional firms offering accounting services to the public. All U.S. states and territories require applicants for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure to complete 150 credit hours of coursework. The 150-hour educational requirement includes the 120 hours required for most accounting degrees.  Licensure will require additional credit hours beyond those taken to meet degree requirements for the UAM Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting.

Additional requirements for CPA professional accounting certification vary by state and typically require more than successful degree completion.  Graduates who apply for CPA certification may need to satisfy other requirements, such as work experience or specific state-required exams in addition to the Uniform CPA Examination.

Information on requirements by state and contact information for state accountancy boards can be found  on the American Institute of CPAs website.  Students interested in obtaining CPA licensure should check with the applicable state accountancy board to confirm certification requirements.

Upon successful completion, the state of Arkansas will issue each graduate of UAM’s Social Work Program, that applies, a one-year provisional license (PLSW). To maintain that license, students must pass the LSW Exam administered by the Association Social Work Boards during their provisional license period. It should be noted that licensure is not required to for a BSW graduate to work as a general social worker under the direct supervision of a licensed social worker in Arkansas. The degrees of licensure required to work in other states also varies.

Students interested in obtaining a social work license in another state should check with the applicable licensing authority in that state to ensure that UAM’s program meets the state's education requirements for eligibility for licensure. The Social Work Guide provides information about the social work field and more specifically the licensing requirements for each state. 

For surveying programs, students should review the Arkansas State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and Professional Surveyors. For a surveyor to be licensed in any state, they must first take and pass the Fundamentals of Surveying Exam offered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.  After that, they must take an exam in the state in which they wish to be licensed.  In Arkansas, if a surveyor licensed in another state wants to also to be licensed in Arkansas, they apply for Comity licensure.  Requirements for this, from the Arkansas State Board, are:

“(1) Supply proof that you are a PS in good standing in another state or jurisdiction; and
(2) Meet the requirements for original PS licensure in Arkansas’ which were in effect at the time you received your initial PS license.  A summary of Comity Professional Surveyor's Rules – 1967 to present is located on the "Rules/Regs/Standards” link at the top of the page; and
(3) Pass the FS exam; and
(4) Pass the PS exam; and
(5) Pass the Arkansas State Specific Exam.”

Each state sets its own rules for Comity licensure. Students interested in obtaining professional surveyor licensure should check with the applicable state licensing board. 

For more information about a specific program, please communicate with the program contact listed below.

UAM has two Colleges of Technology that offer nursing certification/licensure programs, Nursing Assistant (CP) and Practical Nursing (TC). Students with questions about these programs should contact one of the individuals below.

Crossett Campus
Program Director: Sheila Upshaw
Email Address: upshaw@uamont.edu
Website: https://www.uamont.edu/academics/crossett/degrees.html        

McGehee Campus
Program Director: Elaine Hargraves
Email Address: Hargravese@uamont.edu
Website: http://www.uamont.edu/academics/mcgehee/degrees.html

Students who successfully complete the Nursing Assistant (CP) program are eligible to take the skills and written examination that leads to Arkansas State Certification. Those students who successfully become certified are placed on the State Registry as a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). The CNA test varies from state to state. For the most part, if a student’s training program is certified in their state and they have an active license in their state, then they may seek licensure through reciprocity. If reciprocity is available, it may have additional requirements depending on the state. Students interested in obtaining a certified nurse assistant license or the equivalent in another state should check with the applicable licensing authority in that state. These agencies are listed below. 

The Practical Nursing (TC) program is approved by the Arkansas State Board of Nursing and prepares students to sit for the NCLEX-PN Exam. Once an individual is licensed in Arkansas, many states will grant them a Compact license. Students interested in obtaining licensure as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) in another state should check with the applicable licensing authority in that state.