Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing
Welcome to the Division of Professional and Occupational Licensing Boards (POL). POL has three offices that handle specific responsibilities for the Boards:
- Office of Licensure and Compliance, which handles initial licensure applicants, annual and biennial renewal applicants and licensees requiring compliance of board orders.
- Office of Board Services (OBS), which oversees the needs of all POL boards.
- Office of Investigations and Enforcement, which is responsible for investigating complaints involving alleged misconduct by licensees.
Licensing Quick Menu
- Online Services
- Apply for a License
- Select a Profession
- Alphabetical List
Board of Accountancy
Board of Architectural Examiners
Athletic Commission
Auctioneers' Commission
Board of Barber Examiners
Building Codes Council
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Perpetual Care Cemetery Board
Contractors' Licensing Board
Board of Cosmetology
Board of Examiners for Licensure of Professional Counselors, Marriage
and Family Therapists and Psycho-Educational Specialists
Board of Dentistry
Panel for Dietetics
Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors
Environmental Certification Board
Board of Registration for Foresters
Board of Funeral Service
Board of Registration for Geologists
Board of Long Term Health Care Administrators
Manufactured Housing Board
Massage/Bodywork Therapy
Board of Medical Examiners
Board of Nursing
Board of Occupational Therapy
Board of Examiners in Opticianry
Board of Examiners in Optometry
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
The Commission for the Port of Charleston Pilotage
Board of Podiatry Examiners
Board of Examiners in Psychology
Board of Pyrotechnic Safety
Real Estate Commission
Real Estate Appraisers Board
Residential Builders Commission
Board of Social Work Examiners
Board of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners