Academics


Professional Licensure Disclosures

This disclosure is made pursuant to Federal regulations, 34 C.F.R. §668.43, and in compliance with National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA).

ACPHS cannot provide verification of an individual’s ability to meet licensure or certification requirements unrelated to its educational programming. Such individual determinations are made by state licensing boards and are fact-specific determinations.

This disclosure does not provide any guarantee that any particular state licensure entity, including New York State’s, will approve or deny a student’s application for licensure. Furthermore, this disclosure does not account for changes in state law or regulation that may affect your application for licensure and occur after this disclosure has been made.

Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences provides the following information for programs designed to lead to professional licensure.

Cytologist/Cytotechnologist (MS)

ACPHS has determined that its Master of Science in Cytotechnology and Molecular Cytology program curriculum, if successfully completed, meets the educational requirements to practice as a licensed Cytologist/Cytotechnologist in the State of New York. After reasonable efforts, ACPHS is unable to determine whether such program meets licensure requirements in any of the other states in the U.S or its territories of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Prospective and enrolled students who choose to practice in a state or U.S. territory outside of New York should contact that state’s licensure entity to review all its licensure requirements. Additional information on other states' licensing requirements can be found at the American Society for Cytotechnology.

Pharmacist (PharmD)

ACPHS has determined that its Doctor of Pharmacy program curriculum, if successfully completed, meets the educational requirements to practice as a licensed Pharmacist in the State of New York. After reasonable efforts, ACPHS is unable to determine whether such program meets licensure requirements in any of the other states in the U.S. or its territories of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Prospective and enrolled students who choose to practice in a state or U.S. territory outside of New York should contact that state’s licensure entity to review all its licensure requirements.  Additional information on other states' licensing requirements can be found at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.

Medical Laboratory Scientist (MS, BS)

ACPHS has determined that its Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences program curriculum, if successfully completed, meets the educational requirements to practice as a licensed Medical Laboratory Scientist in the State of New York. After reasonable efforts, ACPHS is unable to determine whether such program meets licensure requirements in any of the other states in the U.S or its territories of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Prospective and enrolled students who choose to practice  in a state or U.S. territory outside of New York should contact that state’s licensure entity to review all its licensure requirements. Additional information on other states' licensing requirements can be found at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s Personnel.

ACPHS has determined that its Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences program curriculum, if successfully completed, meets the educational requirements to practice as a licensed Medical Laboratory Scientist in the State of New York. After reasonable efforts, ACPHS is unable to determine whether such program meets licensure requirements in any of the other states in the U.S or its territories of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands. Prospective and enrolled students who choose to practice in a state or U.S. territory outside of New York should contact that state’s licensure entity to review all its licensure requirements. Additional information on other states' licensing requirements can be found at the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science’s Personnel.