Licensure
General Disclosure
The US Department of Education requires the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing to provide professional licensure information to students regarding academic programs that lead to a professional license or certification that is required for employment. Professional licensure/certification requirements vary from state to state, which may affect a student’s ability to apply for a professional license/certification upon the completion of the program.
Please check with your advisor, department chair or certification officer for further details.
Revision date: June 30, 2024
Registered Nurse Licensure
| State/Territory | Meets Educational Requirements | Does Not Meet Educational Requirements |
| Alabama | X 2 | |
| Alaska | X 3 5 | |
| American Samoa | X | |
| Arizona | X 3 | |
| Arkansas | X 3 5 | |
| California | X | |
| Colorado | X 3 | |
| Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands | X 1 3 | |
| Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | X | |
| Connecticut | X 3 | |
| Delaware | X 3 4 | |
| District of Columbia | X 3 | |
| Federated States of Micronesia | X | |
| Florida | X 3 | |
| Georgia | X 3 | |
| Guam | X 3 | |
| Hawaii | X 3 | |
| Idaho | X 2 3 | |
| Illinois | X 3 5 | |
| Indiana | X 3 5 | |
| Iowa | X 3 | |
| Kansas | X 3 5 | |
| Kentucky | X 3 5 | |
| Louisiana | X | |
| Maine | X 3 5 | |
| Maryland | X 3 | |
| Massachusetts | X 2 3 | |
| Michigan | X 3 5 | |
| Minnesota | X 3 5 | |
| Mississippi | X 3 | |
| Missouri | X 3 | |
| Montana | X 3 | |
| Nebraska | X | |
| Nevada | X 3 | |
| New Hampshire | X 3 | |
| New Jersey | X 3 | |
| New Mexico | X 3 | |
| New York | X | |
| North Carolina | X 3 | |
| North Dakota | X | |
| Ohio | X 3 | |
| Oklahoma | X | |
| Oregon | X 1 3 | |
| Pennsylvania | X 1 3 | |
| Republic of the Marshall Islands | X | |
| Republic of Palau | X | |
| Rhode Island | X | |
| South Carolina | X 3 | |
| South Dakota | X 3 | |
| Tennessee | X 3 | |
| Texas | X 3 | |
| US Virgin Islands | X | |
| Utah | X 3 | |
| Vermont | X 3 | |
| Virginia | X 3 | |
| Washington | X 3 | |
| West Virginia | X 3 | |
| Wisconsin | X 3 | |
| Wyoming | X 3 |
Notes:
- Graduates need to complete specific number of hours of state required coursework which could include licensing state specific HIV education, infection control, child abuse reporting and other requirements
- 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
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State/Territory |
Meets Educational Requirements |
Does Not Meet Educational Requirements |
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Alabama |
X 1 2 |
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Alaska |
X 1 7 12 13 |
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American Samoa |
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X |
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Arizona |
X 1 2 12 |
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Arkansas |
X 1 3 4 5 |
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California |
X 1 12 9 (only for psych NP) |
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Colorado |
X 1 3 5 |
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Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
X 1 4 5 |
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Commonwealth of Puerto Rico |
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X |
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Connecticut |
X 1 |
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Delaware |
X 1 5 |
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District of Columbia |
X 1 5 |
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Federated States of Micronesia |
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X |
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Florida |
X 2 5 |
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Georgia |
X 1 2 5 7 |
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Guam |
X 1 5 |
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Hawaii |
X 1 5 |
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Idaho |
X 1 2 5 |
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Illinois |
X 1 |
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Indiana |
X 1 4 5 |
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Iowa |
X 1 2 5 |
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Kansas |
X 1 5 |
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Kentucky |
X 1 5 12 |
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Louisiana |
X 1 4 5 6 10 12 |
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Maine |
X 1 5 7 10 |
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Maryland |
X 1 5 |
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Massachusetts |
X 1 5 12 |
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Michigan |
X 1 5 |
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Minnesota |
X 1 7 10 |
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Mississippi |
X 1 4 5 |
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Missouri |
X 1 4 |
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Montana |
X 1 5 7 9 |
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Nebraska |
X 1 |
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Nevada |
X 1 3 4 5 7 9 |
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New Hampshire |
X 1 5 7 |
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New Jersey |
X 1 4 5 7 |
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New Mexico |
X 1 5 7 |
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New York |
X 1 4 6 7 |
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North Carolina |
X 1 |
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North Dakota |
X 1 5 7 |
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Ohio |
X 1 4 7 |
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Oklahoma |
X 1 4 5 6 |
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Oregon |
X 1 5 7 10 11 |
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Pennsylvania |
X 1 4 5 7 11 |
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Republic of the Marshall Islands |
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X |
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Republic of Palau |
X | |
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Rhode Island |
X 1 |
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South Carolina |
X 1 |
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South Dakota |
X 1 |
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Tennessee |
X 1 |
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Texas |
X 1 |
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US Virgin Islands |
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X |
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Utah |
X 1 |
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Vermont |
X 1 4 |
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Virginia |
X 1 2 |
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Washington |
X 1 |
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West Virginia |
X 1 |
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Wisconsin |
X 8 |
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Wyoming |
X 1 |
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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.