Restricted Concentration Titles
Areas with titles which indicate a profession licensed by New York state and/or covered by state education law are not offered as concentrations by the college.
Although you should avoid using these regulated categories as you consider the title for your concentration, some study in these areas is available. For example, while Empire State College cannot offer concentrations in social work, it may grant degrees with concentrations in social welfare.
This list is also available at the New York State Department of Education's Office of the Professions website.
acupuncture
architecture
athletic training
audiology
certified public accountants (see note on degrees in accounting for further details)
certified shorthand reporting
chiropractic
clinical laboratory technology
creative arts therapy
cytotechnology
dental anesthesia/sedation
dental assistance
dental hygiene
dietetics or nutrition
dentistry
education (see note on degrees in education for further details)
engineering
land surveying
landscape architecture
licensed practical nurses
marriage and family therapy
massage therapy
medical physics
medicine
mental health counseling
mental health practitioners
midwifery
nurse/nursing (Note: Empire State College offers an online RN to BSN)
nurse practitioners
nutrition or dietetics
occupational therapy
ophthalmic dispensing
optometry
pharmacy
physical therapy
podiatry
polysomnic technology
psychoanalysis
public accountancy (see note on degrees in accounting for further details)
public accountants
registered professional nurses
respiratory therapy
shorthand reporting (certified)
social work
speech-language pathology