California Business and Professions Code

§ 5094

BPC § 5094 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Ch. 1 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)In order for education to be qualifying, it shall meet the standards described in subdivision (b) or (c) of this section.

(b)At a minimum, education shall be from a degree-granting university, college, or other institution of learning accredited by an accrediting agency included in a list of these agencies published by the United States Secretary of Education under the requirements of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1001 et seq.).

(c)Education from a degree-granting college, university, or other institution of learning located outside the United States may be qualifying provided it is deemed by the board to be equivalent to education obtained under subdivision (b). The board may require an applicant to submit documentation of their education to a credential evaluation service approved by the board for evaluation and to cause the results of this evaluation to be reported to the board in order to assess educational equivalency.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 293, Sec. 15. (AB 1175) Effective January 1, 2026.