Professional Licensure Requirements by State for Benedictine College Nursing Program

The Department of Education’s Federal Regulations 34 CFR 668.43 (a)(5)(v) mandate that each institution inform students of whether their program curriculum, both distance education programs and face-to-face programs, meet the state requirements for each program that leads to licensure or certification.

In compliance with this regulation, this document provides Benedictine College's assessment of the pre-licensure nursing curriculum and ability to meet the requirements for professional nursing licensure in other states.

Disclaimer: This information, which is constantly evolving, has been gathered from a variety of sources. While Benedictine College has made every effort to ensure the information provided is complete, accurate and up to date, Benedictine College cannot guarantee completeness and accuracy of this information.

It is the student’s responsibility to contact and verify with the State Board of Nursing whether or not he or she will be able to apply for licensure and take the NCLEX-RN®.

For more information on individual state requirements, please visit www.ncsbn.org

State Board of NursingCurriculum Meets Educational Requirements for RN Licensure
AlabamaYes
AlaskaYes
ArizonaYes
ArkansasYes
CaliforniaIndeterminate
ColoradoIndeterminate
ConnecticutYes
DelawareYes
District of ColumbiaYes
FloridaYes
GeorgiaYes
HawaiiYes
IdahoYes
IllinoisYes
IndianaYes
IowaYes
KansasYes
KentuckyNo
LouisianaIndeterminate
MaineYes
MarylandYes
MassachusettsYes
MichiganYes
MinnesotaYes
MississippiYes
MissouriYes
MontanaYes
NebraskaYes
NevadaYes
New HampshireYes
New JerseyYes
New MexicoYes
New YorkYes
North CarolinaYes
North DakotaYes
OhioYes
OklahomaYes
OregonIndeterminate
PennsylvaniaYes
Rhode IslandYes
South CarolinaYes
South DakotaYes
TennesseeYes
TexasYes
UtahYes
VermontYes
VirginiaYes
WashingtonYes
West VirginiaYes
WisconsinYes
WyomingYes
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