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Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Licensure and State Relations is to support the efforts of the academic centers at Nova Southeastern University to conduct off-campus classes outside of Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. The Department, reporting directly to the Assistant to the President for Academic Affairs, also works to enhance NSU's image by working with various higher education and governmental entities. In a direct sense the Department's mission is to help make NSU classes available to working professionals who do not have access to the Fort Lauderdale area campuses.

Our Vision

The vision of the Department is to design its efforts to assist academic Centers to operate the maximum number of off-campus classes that can be sustained by their resources. In this effort it is expected that NSU's delivery systems for all-campus classes will become increasingly more acceptable to (1) higher education authorities and governmental entities, (2) the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges, (3) the public in general, and (4) other postsecondary institutions.

In carrying out this vision of the Department:

  1. Serves as an information resource to various NSU programs on state licensure requirements and SACS procedures for off-campus operations.

  2. Generates applications for the yearly renewal of licenses including processing fees, institutional and agent bonds, and agent permits.

  3. Prepares and processes state applications for programs seeking licensure for a new site or for the first time in a state having unique licensure requirements.

  4. Prepares extensive licensure applications and site visit arrangements for states with a major five year renewal requirement.

  5. Insures that the University is legally qualified to do business in each jurisdiction where programs operate.

  6. Attempts to build and maintain the support and trust of licensure officials through informal visits, telephone contacts, and supportive activities.

  7. Monitors and interacts with appropriate Florida licensure agencies.

  8. Keeps SACS notified of new locations and provides SACS with mandated information including: budget information, proof of authority to operate in the jurisdiction, and the identification of library resources that meet the needs of the program.