Institutional Licensure

Louisiana RS 17 1808 requires all academic degree-granting institutions operating in the State of Louisiana to register with the Board of Regents and be licensed unless otherwise exempt. If your school will not offer academic degrees please refer to our Proprietary Schools page instead.

Academic Degree-Granting Institutions

Licensure Process for Institutions Operating in Louisiana

For institutions domiciled in Louisiana, the term operating applies to the offering of courses and programs through any modality. For institutions domiciled outside Louisiana, the term operate shall mean the offering of courses that are physically delivered in the State of Louisiana and/or require clinical experiences in the State of Louisiana. The term clinical experiences shall mean site-based learning activities (e.g. clinical, internships, student teaching, practicum, field-based experiences, etc.) in settings (e.g. hospitals, schools, businesses, etc.) in which students are working with patients, children, teachers, principals, etc. in Louisiana and are observed/assisted/evaluated by supervisors, preceptors, coaches, teachers, principals, or other individuals to determine that course and program requirements have been addressed. SARA-approved institutions which offer interstate-supervised clinical experiences in Louisiana are exempt from licensure if the interstate-supervised field experiences place fewer than 11 students from each program in Louisiana who are physically present simultaneously at a single facility/site.

For more information on the licensure process, please see the Compiled Rules and Regulations.

List of Licensed Institutions


Applications

Renewal Application
For institutions already licensed by the Board.

Initial Application
For Existing Academic degree-granting institutions seeking licensure with Louisiana due to a new location or other physical presence trigger.

Newly Domiciled Application
For NEW academic-degree granting institutions domiciled in Louisiana. If granted licensure, NEW Louisiana domiciled unaccredited institutions are also required to post a surety bond issued by a surety authorized to do business in the state of Louisiana in the amount of $10,000 to cover the period of the license and submit the Surety Bond Form for New Louisiana Academic Degree-Granting Institutions.

If you have questions regarding the licensure process, please contact Courtney Britton at Courtney.Britton@laregents.edu.

Religious Degree-Granting Institutions

Religious Exemption and Registration

Exemption from licensure is restricted to institutions named in law and religious institutions that grant religious degrees exclusively. The degrees must be religious in nature by title and content. While religious institutions are exempt from licensure, registration is mandatory every year.

2023 registration applications are now available in the new online platform. If your institutions was registered in 2022, you should have received notice of how to log on to the new portal and submit your renewal application. If you need to submit a new (initial) registration application for 2023, please request a log-in to the portal via this short form. Once an institution and their representative(s) are added to the system, the online application can be completed immediately.

If you have questions regarding religious exemption and registration, please contact Courtney Britton at Courtney.Britton@laregents.edu.

REGISTERED RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS   ONLINE PLATFORM REGISTRATION LINK

Additional Resources

Teacher Education and Educational Leader Courses and Programs

Teacher Education and Educational Leader courses and programs may warrant additional requirements and approvals. For more information, please contact Dr. Susannah Craig at Susannah.Craig@laregents.edu or Melissa Anders at Melissa.Anders@laregents.edu.


SARA Institutions

For more information regarding participation in SARA, please visit this portion of our website or please contact LeAnn Detillier at LeAnn. Detillier@laregents.edu.

The Master Plan

To move Louisiana aggressively forward, the Board of Regents has embraced a robust new attainment goal that calls for 60% of all working-age adults (ages 25-64) in Louisiana to hold a degree or high-value credential by 2030. As we stand on the brink of a new decade, this Master Plan, born of the Board of Regents’ unique charge to guide postsecondary education across the state, will set the foundation to increase opportunity.  Our Talent Imperative is to Educate, Innovate, and Collaborate.

Master Plan for Higher Education