The Bookmark: Your Licensure Research Library
Licensure research is time-consuming and complicated.
It’s hard to know where to start, how to interpret requirements, and how to keep up with changes.
It is also expensive, with some institutions estimating costs of $22,000 per license type for initial research and $11,000 per license type for an annual review or update.*
The Solution: The Bookmark.
*Source: NASASPS 2022 Annual Conference – Realigning Professional Licensure within the 21st Century
See The Bookmark in Action
Watch this quick video to see how The Bookmark simplifies licensure research, helps your institution stay current, and saves your team valuable time.
Discover how The Bookmark can streamline your licensure research process.
The Bookmark is a convenient, one-of-a-kind research platform with easily accessible information for the most common license types your institution and students need to understand.
The Bookmark is created by HELP through:
- Careful review and rigorous analysis of state statute, regulation, rule, and policy
- Expert assessment of information on board and agency websites
- Communication with state board or agency to clarify requirements (when needed)
- Monitoring legislation, regulation, and website changes
The Bookmark provides information for all educational requirements for licensure, including:
- Degree type
- Specialized/programmatic accreditation
- Specific courses
- Supervised field experiences (internship, clinical, student teaching, etc.)
- Any additional educational requirements
The Bookmark also includes licensure requirements that must be met outside of the program, such as exams, post-graduation experience, and training.
Available License Types
The Bookmark includes 90+ license types, with more added regularly.
Key features of The Bookmark
Filter Information
Filters allow users to easily find the exact licensure information needed for specific programs.
Change Logs
Changes and updates are tracked in a history log for each state/territory and license type.
Export Data
Members can export information in .csv, .xlsx, and .pdf formats for documentation and internal use.
Regular Updates
All information is updated annually or as soon as HELP learns of a change in state or territory requirements. Our research process includes multiple ways to monitor and track proposed changes.
Email Digest
All users receive a weekly digest email with updates made to educational requirements in The Bookmark. Members can customize their digest to receive only relevant license types or jurisdictions
API Access
Our API option automatically brings recent changes and updates into members’ internal systems, including compliance dashboards, notifications, reporting tools, review queues, and databases.
Register for a Demo
During these sessions, HELP experts will provide an overview of The Bookmark and how it supports licensure research, compliance, and institutional decision-making. You will see how the platform is structured, what is included in your membership, and how institutions are using it to strengthen their processes.
If you are unable to attend a demo, please email us, and we will coordinate an alternative time for you or your team.
What Bookmark Members Are Saying
“It’s gone from weeks of research to the click of a button. The Bookmark isn’t just a time saver—it’s a game changer. We now have the compliance information we need at our fingertips.”
— Southern New Hampshire University
“The cost-effectiveness of The Bookmark is a huge win for our institutions. Our CFOs are happy, and our compliance teams finally have the tools they need.”
— Kansas Independent College Association (KICA)
“It’s a one-stop shop. Our program directors no longer need to search through 58 different websites. The information is all in one place, easy to access, and consistently updated.”
— University of Saint Mary
The Bookmark Membership Levels
Basic
$6,000
/year
- Access to all license types
- 1-2 users*
- Access to exclusive webinars, templates, and other resources
- One personalized demonstration with disclosures overview & tips to maximize your membership
* $3,000 / additional user
Basic +
$8,000
/year
- Access to all license types
- 1-2 users*
- Access to exclusive webinars, templates, and other resources
- One personalized demonstration with disclosures overview & tips to maximize your membership
* $4,000 / additional user
Standard
$13,000
/year
- Access to all license types
- Up to 5 users*
- Access to exclusive webinars, templates, and other resources
- One personalized demonstration with disclosures overview & tips to maximize your membership
* $2,600 / additional user
Enterprise
from $25,000
/year
- Access to all license types
- Minimum 10 users*
- Access to exclusive webinars, templates, and other resources
- One personalized demonstration with disclosures overview & tips to maximize your membership
* $2,500 / additional user
Contact us for more information or to become a member of The Bookmark:
Frequently Asked Questions
We’re here to answer your questions about The Bookmark and how it can support your team.
Find the answers to common questions here, or join an upcoming live demo:
Yes. The underlying information is available in public sources, including state statutes, regulations, licensing board websites, application materials, and other third-party resources.
What makes The Bookmark different is the work behind the research. Our subject matter experts review, interpret, and verify every piece of information. We do not rely on AI or automated imports.
We also compile and organize requirements across all 59 U.S. states and territories in a way that allows institutions to review, compare, and make informed compliance decisions more efficiently and confidently.
Faculty and university staff are often familiar with researching licensure requirements within their own discipline or state. However, researching and interpreting requirements across all 59 U.S. states and territories, often across multiple professions and regulatory frameworks, requires significant time, consistency, and specialized expertise.
Licensure requirements are frequently spread across statutes, regulations, board policies, applications, and other sources, making interpretation and ongoing monitoring a complex and highly detailed process.
Many people agree that the current U.S. Department of Education (ED) regulation was drafted without full understanding of how much work it takes to research and understand all educational licensure requirements across all U.S. states and territories. The hours and costs to institutions were grossly underestimated.
However, these regulations are currently in effect, and institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs must comply. Failure to do so can create substantial compliance and financial risk.
In addition, federal and State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) expectations around professional licensure disclosures and program determinations continue to evolve, making ongoing monitoring and accurate documentation increasingly important for institutions.
- Email us at thebookmark@higheredlicensurepros.com and let us know which membership level you are interested in.
- We will send you the User Agreement and answer any questions
- You return:
- Signed User Agreement
- Payment for annual membership fee (credit card, ACH, or check)
- List including each user’s name, role at institution/organization, and email address
- Each user will receive welcome email with unique login credentials, so you can start accessing The Bookmark!
All membership levels include access to all license types available in The Bookmark. There are approximately 90 currently available, with additional license types added over time.
Each license type includes detailed information about educational and other licensure requirements, including degree requirements, specialized accreditation, required coursework, exams, and any additional training or supervised experience requirements.
The Bookmark also provides guidance to help institutions determine when a more detailed curriculum or coursework review may be necessary to assess whether a program “meets” or “does not meet” educational requirements for licensure in a particular state or territory.
Higher membership levels include additional user seats, expanded access to resources and webinars, and increased levels of support from the HELP team and our subject matter experts.
Approximately 90 license types are available now, with more being added! Everything from P-12 Teacher, Registered Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Licensed Professional Counselor, Occupational Therapist, Certified Public Accountant, Psychologist, and more. View a list of all Licensure Types currently included.
Even when an institution has staff dedicated to professional licensure compliance, The Bookmark serves as a critical research and decision-support tool. It provides centralized, expert-researched information about educational licensure requirements across available license types and all U.S. states and territories.
Institution staff is still responsible for reviewing that information in the context of their own programs, curricula, and institutional processes. In many cases, determining whether a program “meets” or “does not meet” requirements requires detailed coursework and curriculum comparisons for licensure in another jurisdiction. A membership to The Bookmark provides the resources and support your staff need to keep current and maintain these determinations.
Beyond the research itself, institutions must also maintain processes for public and direct disclosures, track regulatory changes, coordinate across departments, and document compliance decisions. For many institutions, this work is substantial enough to warrant dedicated staff time and institutional infrastructure.
The Bookmark supports much more than Title IV and State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) licensure disclosure compliance. Institutions also use it to support academic advising, student success, new program development, program review, enrollment and marketing strategy, and broader institutional risk management.
By providing centralized, human-reviewed licensure information across U.S. states and territories, The Bookmark helps institutions research requirements more efficiently, evaluate programs, support students pursuing licensure, and make informed compliance decisions.
The Bookmark is designed to make licensure research and ongoing monitoring more manageable, accurate, and sustainable for institutions navigating an increasingly complex regulatory environment.
Title IV (34 CFR § 668.14 and 34 CFR § 668.43).