The US Department of Education requires UNMC to notify applicants who have an out-of-state address and are interested in or enrolled in degree programs that lead to state licensure.
Licensure requirements differ from state to state. We are required to notify you if the program you are interested in or enrolled in will meet educational requirements to apply for licensure in your home state. The official categories are: Meets; Does Not Meet; and Have Not Made a Determination if it Does or Does Not Meet. These tables are updated each July, and use data found on Board of Nursing Professional Licensure Requirements or links found therein. It is the responsibility of the student to determine with the appropriate State Board of Nursing if a nursing program will be accepted for licensure in that state. Faculty and staff at UNMC CON will be pleased to assist where possible.
A Does Not Meet or Have Not Made a Determination status does not indicate that you will be unable to obtain certification or licensure in your home state. Please check with your advisor, department chair, or certification officer for further details. Contact information for each program is found in the program sections below.
Common causes for a Does Not Meet or Have Not Made a Determination include the following:
- Your home state certification agency requires a transcript review prior to application for certification.
- Your home state does not have an equivalent for an endorsement completed in Nebraska.
- Your home state requires you to take an additional course or exam specific to that state’s history or laws. These courses and exams are not offered in Nebraska.
Registered Nurse Licensure
|
| State |
Program
Meets
Licensure
Requirements |
Program
Does Not
Meet
Licensure
Requirements |
Have Not Made A Determination |
State Board Website |
| Alabama |
X 2 |
|
|
www.abn.alabama.gov |
| Alaska |
X 3,5 |
|
|
www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofnursing.aspx |
| American Somoa |
|
|
X |
|
| Arizona |
X 3 |
|
|
www.azbn.gov/ |
| Arkansas |
X 3,5 |
|
|
www.arsbn.org |
| California |
X 1,2,3 |
|
|
www.rn.ca.gov |
| Colorado |
X 3 |
|
|
dpo.colorado.gov/Nursing/Laws |
| Connecticut |
X 3 |
|
|
portal.ct.gov |
| Delaware |
X 3,4 |
|
|
dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| District of Columbia |
X 3 |
|
|
dchealth.dc.gov/bon |
| Florida |
X 3 |
|
|
floridasnursing.gov/ |
| Georgia |
X 3 |
|
|
www.sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing |
| Guam |
X 3 |
|
|
guamhplo.org/ |
| Hawaii |
X 3 |
|
|
cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/ |
| Idaho |
X 2,3 |
|
|
ibn.idaho.gov/ |
| Illinois |
X 3,5 |
|
|
idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/nursing.asp |
| Indiana |
X 3,5 |
|
|
www.in.gov/pla/professions/nursing-home/nursing-board/ |
| Iowa |
X 3 |
|
|
nursing.iowa.gov/ |
| Kansas |
X 3,5 |
|
|
ksbn.kansas.gov/ |
| Kentucky |
X 3,5 |
|
|
kbn.ky.gov |
| Louisiana |
X 2,3 |
|
|
www.lsbn.state.la.us |
| Maine |
X 3,5 |
|
|
www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ |
| Maryland |
X 3 |
|
|
mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
| Massachusetts |
X 2,3 |
|
|
www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing |
| Michigan |
X 3,5 |
|
|
www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing |
| Minnesota |
X 3,5 |
|
|
mn.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| Mississippi |
X 3 |
|
|
www.msbn.ms.gov |
| Missouri |
X 3 |
|
|
pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp |
| Montana |
X 3 |
|
|
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur |
| Nebraska |
X |
|
|
dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing.aspx |
| Nevada |
X 3 |
|
|
nevadanursingboard.org/ |
| New Hampshire |
X 3 |
|
|
www.oplc.nh.gov/new-hampshire-board-nursing |
| New Jersey |
X 3 |
|
|
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur |
| New Mexico |
X 3 |
|
|
nmbon.sks.com/ |
| New York |
X 1,2 |
|
|
www.op.nysed.gov/ |
| North Carolina |
X 3 |
|
|
www.ncbon.com |
| North Dakota |
X 2,3 |
|
|
www.ndbon.org/ |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
X 1,3 |
|
|
nmibon.info/ |
| Ohio |
X 3 |
|
|
nursing.ohio.gov/ |
| Oklahoma |
X 2,3 |
|
|
www.nursing.ok.gov |
| Oregon |
X 1,3 |
|
|
www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx |
| Pennsylvania |
X 1,3 |
|
|
www.dos.pa.gov |
| Puerto Rico |
|
|
X |
www.salud.pr.gov |
| Rhode Island |
X |
|
|
health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231 |
| South Carolina |
X 3 |
|
|
llr.sc.gov/nurse/ |
| South Dakota |
X 3 |
|
|
doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| Tennessee |
X 3 |
|
|
www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/nursing-board/nursing-board/about.html |
| Texas |
X 3 |
|
|
www.bon.texas.gov |
| US Virgin Islands |
|
|
X |
vibnl.vi.gov/ |
| Utah |
X 3 |
|
|
dopl.utah.gov/nursing/ |
| Vermont |
X 3 |
|
|
sos.vermont.gov/nursing/ |
| Virginia |
X 3 |
|
|
www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/ |
| Washington |
X 3 |
|
|
nursing.wa.gov/ |
| West Virginia |
X 3 |
|
|
wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
| Wisconsin |
X 3 |
|
|
dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Nursing/Default.aspx |
| Wyoming |
X 3 |
|
|
wsbn.wyo.gov |
Notes:
- Graduates need to complete specific number of hours of state required coursework (e.g., licensing state specific HIV education, infection control, child abuse reporting)
- Program must be compared to the licensing state's standard curriculum or meet the state's educational requirements
- Requirements related to criminal background check
- Program must contain at least the licensing state's required number of clinical hours
- Program must complete licensing state's documents
APRN Licensure
|
| State |
Program
Meets
Licensure
Requirements |
Program
Does Not
Meet
Licensure
Requirements |
Have Not Made A Determination |
State Board Website |
| Alabama |
X 1,2 |
|
|
www.abn.alabama.gov |
| Alaska |
X 1,7,12,13 |
|
|
www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofnursing.aspx |
| American Somoa |
|
|
X |
|
| Arizona |
X 1,2,12 |
|
|
www.azbn.gov/ |
| Arkansas |
X 1,3,4,5 |
|
|
www.arsbn.org |
| California |
X 1,12,9 (only for psych NP) |
|
|
www.rn.ca.gov |
| Colorado |
X 1,3,5 |
|
|
dpo.colorado.gov/Nursing/Laws |
| Connecticut |
X 1 |
|
|
portal.ct.gov |
| Delaware |
X 1,5 |
|
|
dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| District of Columbia |
X 1,5 |
|
|
dchealth.dc.gov/bon |
| Florida |
X 2,5 |
|
|
floridasnursing.gov/ |
| Georgia |
X 1,2,5,7 |
|
|
www.sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing |
| Guam |
X 1,5 |
|
|
guamhplo.org/ |
| Hawaii |
X 1,5 |
|
|
cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/ |
| Idaho |
X 1,2,5 |
|
|
ibn.idaho.gov/ |
| Illinois |
X 1 |
|
|
idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/nursing.asp |
| Indiana |
X 1,4,5 |
|
|
www.in.gov/pla/professions/nursing-home/nursing-board/ |
| Iowa |
X 1,2,5 |
|
|
nursing.iowa.gov/ |
| Kansas |
X 1,5 |
|
|
ksbn.kansas.gov/ |
| Kentucky |
X 1,5,12 |
|
|
kbn.ky.gov |
| Louisiana |
X 1,4,5,6,10,12 |
|
|
www.lsbn.state.la.us |
| Maine |
X 1,5,7,10 |
|
|
www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/ |
| Maryland |
X 1,5 |
|
|
mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
| Massachusetts |
X 1,5,12 |
|
|
www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing |
| Michigan |
X 1,5 |
|
|
www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing |
| Minnesota |
X 1,7,10
|
|
|
mn.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| Mississippi |
X 1,4,5 |
|
|
www.msbn.ms.gov |
| Missouri |
X 1,4 |
|
|
pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp |
| Montana |
X 1,5,7,9 |
|
|
boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur |
| Nebraska |
X 1 |
|
|
dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/Pages/Nurse-Licensing.aspx |
| Nevada |
X 1,3,4,5,7,9 |
|
|
nevadanursingboard.org/ |
| New Hampshire |
X 1,5,7 |
|
|
www.oplc.nh.gov/new-hampshire-board-nursing |
| New Jersey |
X 1,4,5,7 |
|
|
www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur |
| New Mexico |
X 1,5,7 |
|
|
nmbon.sks.com/ |
| New York |
X 1,4,6,7 |
|
|
www.op.nysed.gov/ |
| North Carolina |
X 1 |
|
|
www.ncbon.com |
| North Dakota |
X 1,5,7 |
|
|
www.ndbon.org/ |
| Northern Mariana Islands |
X 1,4,5 |
|
|
nmibon.info/ |
| Ohio |
X 1,4,7 |
|
|
nursing.ohio.gov/ |
| Oklahoma |
X 1,4,5,6 |
|
|
www.nursing.ok.gov |
| Oregon |
X 1,5,7,10,11 |
|
|
www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx |
| Pennsylvania |
X 1,4,5,7,11 |
|
|
www.dos.pa.gov |
| Puerto Rico |
|
|
X |
www.salud.pr.gov |
| Rhode Island |
X 1 |
|
|
health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231 |
| South Carolina |
X 1 |
|
|
llr.sc.gov/nurse/ |
| South Dakota |
X 1 |
|
|
doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/ |
| Tennessee |
X 1 |
|
|
www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/nursing-board/nursing-board/about.html |
| Texas |
X 1 |
|
|
www.bon.texas.gov |
| US Virgin Islands |
|
|
X |
vibnl.vi.gov/ |
| Utah |
X 1 |
|
|
dopl.utah.gov/nursing/ |
| Vermont |
X 1,4 |
|
|
sos.vermont.gov/nursing/ |
| Virginia |
X 1,2 |
|
|
www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/ |
| Washington |
X 1 |
|
|
nursing.wa.gov/ |
| West Virginia |
X 1 |
|
|
wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
| Wisconsin |
X 8 |
|
|
dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Nursing/Default.aspx |
| Wyoming |
X 1 |
|
|
wsbn.wyo.gov |
Notes:
- Graduates must apply for state RN licensure first or have a compact state license if it is a compact state
- Graduates can apply directly with eNLC RN license
- Graduates must show verification of a specific number of hours of clinical practice as an RN
- Graduates must have collaboration agreement in place
- Requirements related to criminal background check
- Program must meet the licensing state's educational requirements
- Program must have acceptable Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, and/or Health Assessment course credits
- Graduates must pass a jurisprudence examination for APN prescribers
- Program must show evidence of preceptorship if not reflected on transcript (i.e. as clinical or practicum)
- Graduate must show evidence of APRN practice hours or graduating from APRN program within a specified period of time
- Graduate needs to complete specific number of hours of state required coursework (e.g., state specific HIV education, infection control, child abuse reporting)
- Program must complete verification documents
- Graduates may be required to show evidence of CE hours
Some states have additional applications for prescribing privileges, some of those have collaboration agreements tied to the prescribing privileges. You need to check your specific state for those regulations.
Last updated: July 2023
