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Form 2 - Certification of Professional Education

Please note: This form must be submitted directly by the educational institution you attended.

  • Section I: Complete this section of the form before sending it to your school. Be sure to sign and date item 8. Be sure to include any fee required by the school. A separate Form 2 should be submitted for each educational program attended that will demonstrate satisfaction of the professional education requirement.
  • Section II: The Registrar or appropriate school official must complete this section and return the form in a school envelope directly to the Office of the Professions at the mailing address at the end of the form.
    • Graduates of Master's and Doctoral programs from accredited United States colleges or universities must send this form to each college/university where you attended a graduate level program and request that each school complete the appropriate parts of Section II of this form and return it directly to the Office of the Professions with an official transcript.
    • Graduates of Master's and Doctoral programs from colleges or universities located outside the United States and not accredited by a U.S. accreditation body must send this form to every college/university attended and request each school to complete the appropriate parts of Section II of this form and return it directly to the Office of the Professions with an official transcript.

Electronic Education Documentation

The Office of the Professions (OP) will accept official electronic transcripts and forms from educational institutions (i.e. colleges/universities) or designated third-party* transcript entities located in the United States, Canada, Brazil and the Philippines provided that:

  • The transcript is the certified true and official academic record and the document does NOT have an expiration date**.
  • OP can independently verify that the documentation is received directly from the educational institution’s registrar or officially designated third-party.
  • If a third-party transcript provider is involved, it is clear that the educational institution has designated the third party as the official sole provider of its transcripts.
  • The applicant had no opportunity to directly access or alter the transcript before it is sent or transmitted.
  • Any educational institution education documentation submissions should be made electronically to DPLSEduc@nysed.gov***.

*OP will only accept third-party submissions after we have determined that the arrangement between the educational institution and the third party is consistent with our security and verification standards.

**Transcript documents with expiration dates cannot be accepted. Expirations on links to the document are acceptable.

***Do NOT use this email to submit a question, as we will be unable to provide a response. Submit a Contact Us Form for questions regarding specific applications or to check the status of a licensure application.