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Under NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements) rules, students have the right to lodge a complaint or grievance if that student’s experience in an online program is not what he or she anticipates. SARA consumer protection provisions require the institution’s home state, through its SARA State Portal Entity, to investigate and resolve allegations of dishonest or fraudulent activity by the state’s SARA-participating institutions, including the provision of false or misleading information.
Students have two years to submit a SARA-related complaint. SARA policies do not cover complaints related to grades, student conduct violations, or student academic integrity violations. For more information about these Brooklyn College policies and procedures, see Chapter XI (“Student Rights and College and University Rules) and XII (“Student Life”) in the Student Handbook (PDF).
Brooklyn College wants to ensure that all student complaints are addressed fairly and resolved promptly. All student complaints must be filed initially with Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs April Bedford, Brooklyn College’s SARA principal contact. Student complaints relating to consumer protection laws offered under the terms and conditions of SARA, must first be filed with the institution to seek resolution.
If the complaint is not resolved at the college level to the student’s satisfaction, then a further appeal can be addressed to:
CUNY Office of General Counsel City University of New York Office of the General Counsel 205 East 42nd Street, 11th floor New York, NY 10017 E: ogc@cuny.edu 646.664.9200
If the complaint was not resolved at the CUNY level, students may file a complaint with the New York State Education Department:
Supervisor of Higher Education Programs New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue Albany, NY 12234 E: IHEauthorize@nysed.gov 518.474.1551
The following resources provide further guidance on complaint procedures and contacts.
You may also view a listing of complaint reports collected as part of the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement.
New York State takes pride in the high quality of its licensed and certified professionals. For the protection of its citizens, each license and certificate has requirements that individuals must meet in order to be licensed or certified in New York State. CUNY’s academic programs leading to licensure or certification are carefully designed to meet and exceed these State requirements. This is a role CUNY plays in protecting the public. Other states frequently have their own requirements, so if your goal is to practice in another state, this disclosure will help you check to see what that state requires.
Per U.S. Federal Regulations (34 CFR §668.14 and 34 CFR §668.43) and in compliance with the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA) Policy Manual, Brooklyn College provides the following disclosures related to the educational requirements for professional licensure and certification.
This disclosure is strictly limited to the Brooklyn College determination of whether its online graduate teacher preparation programs, if successfully completed, would be sufficient to meet the educational licensure or certification requirements in a state other than New York. Brooklyn College 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 or certification entity will approve or deny your application. 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.
Enrolled students and prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact their State’s licensure entity using the links provided to review all licensure and certification requirements imposed by their state(s) of choice.
Brooklyn College has designed curricula in online graduate teacher preparation programs that if successfully completed is sufficient to meet the licensure and certification requirements for an initial teaching certification license in New York State.
After making all reasonable efforts, Brooklyn College cannot determine whether the curricula for its online graduate teacher preparation programs, if successfully completed, is sufficient to meet the licensure and certification requirements for programs in states and territories other than New York. You may review additional information about licensure and certification requirements in the following states and regions:
The M.S. in Accounting program is registered with the New York State Education Department as meeting the 150-semester-hour education requirement for CPA candidates. Brooklyn College has designed curricula in online graduate-level accounting programs that, if successfully completed along with the undergraduate perquisites in accounting and business, is sufficient to fulfill the education requirements of the New York State Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam application.
Brooklyn College 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 or certification entity will approve or deny your application. 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.
Enrolled students and prospective students are strongly encouraged to contact their state’s licensure entity to review all licensure and certification requirements imposed by their state(s) of choice.
After making all reasonable efforts, Brooklyn College cannot determine whether the curricula for its online graduate accounting programs, if successfully completed, is sufficient to meet the licensure and certification education requirements in states and territories other than New York.
Brooklyn College does not have any other online programs which lead to professional licensure. As approved online programs begin admitting online students, professional licensure information will be listed here and on the program website.
