In Cascade, select “State Licensing” in the Site dropdown menu

  1. In the top left, click ‘Add Content’ and select ‘Program Licensing Page
  2. Complete the basic fields at the top of the form, this is general information about the program and/or details for initial page setup:
    1. Page Name – will automatically populate based on title.
    2. Placement Folder – should default to ‘State Licensing’ which is where it should be.
    3. Title – Please keep “State Licensing for” at the beginning and the insert your program and the degree (eg, State Licensing for Family Nurse Practitioner, Doctor of Nursing Practice)
    4. Program of Study - Write as it is listed in catalog (eg, Family Nurse Practitioner)
    5. Degree - Write as it is listed in catalog (eg, Doctor of Nursing Practice)
    6. Link to Program Page – Use the chooser to find the related program page from your department website, this can be left blank and we’ll fill in later if you are unsure
  3. Add the licensing requirements for each state, click on the section to display fields.
    Note: The page form is pre-populated with all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. The panels are collapsed by default and the preview shows which state is assigned to that section. All the fields in each of these panels are required and you will get an error message if you try to submit a page without completing all fields even if licensing is not required in a state. Your work will auto save periodically and you can always ‘Preview Draft’ to save and see how your information looks so far.
    1. State – Please don’t change this, leave the selection as is
    2. Is licensing required in this state?
      1. If “No”, the text “Licensing for is not required in [state], therefore Colorado Mesa University meets the requirements of the state” automatically populates on the page and additional information is not needed.
      2. If “Yes” additional fields will populate.
    3. Does the program meet requirements for this state? (Field only displays if answer to item b is “yes”.)
      1. If “Undetermined” the text “Colorado Mesa University has not determined if the program meets licensing requirements in [state]” automatically populates on the page and additional information is not needed.
      2. If “Yes”, the text “Colorado Mesa University has determined that the program does meet licensing requirements in [state]” will automatically populate and a WYSIWYG field will display to provide additional details.
      3. If “No”, the text “Colorado Mesa University has determined that the program does not meet licensing requirements in [state]” will automatically populate and a WYSIWYG field will display to provide additional details.
    4. License Details – Include any pertinent information about meeting/not meeting requirements in that state, this content will appear below the compliance language. See University of Phoenix example. (Only displays if answer to item c is “yes” or “no”.)
    5. Link to state licensing agency – provide the full url – starting with https:// – for the state’s licensing agency (eg, https://abec.alabama.gov/lpcalcapplications.aspx), the link text “View license requirements for [state]” populates automatically. (Field only displays if answer to item b is “yes”.)

Note: 

Every state has to be completed before you can submit the page, until then it is just in draft form.


The information can be viewed in table form by clicking the 'Output' field at the top right of the page in Cascade and selecting 'Data Table'.