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I live in VA on the state line of TN, where I would be working if all goes well. The TN BON said it is 5 years. But I will definitely further my research and contact the VA BON as well.

I'll do whatever it takes! The crazy thing is that I haven't even started any classes yet, I start the 25th for my prerequisites. I'm just already stressing about it so I'm trying to get my ducks in a row! I did contact an employment attorney and he said that he would honestly wait to do any of it until after my record is expunged. But I can't wait forever you know? Thanks for the help!

Thank you so much! The theft was over clothing with no intent to sell. My lawyer was pissed they wrote it off as a felony instead of a misdemeanor,which would have helped a little at least if it were only a misdemeanor. I've contacted the dean of my nursing program to ask her about this specific schools admittance policies, as well as the clinical sites this school uses for classes. So we will see! The BON said typically the bar for theft is 5 years (after schooling and all goes well, it would be 4 years post arrest- my second to last semester). I guess I will wait to see what the Dean says before I do anything else. I'm going to go ahead and take my core classes this summer anyways, just in case I do get accepted!

But on a background check, my arrest will surely show. It will ultimately be expunged before I finish school and (hopefully) take my exam. But when I would be doing clinical, it would not be expunged and the clinical sites would see it and could very well deny me for clinical. I'm just scared to go through so many classes (if I even get accepted) just to get denied by clinical sites, and the board. I contacted the TN BON and she couldn't really give me answer, other than the bar for my specific arrest is 5 years, but that can always change within the upcoming years. It could go any number of ways. I just don't want to waste my time and money to be turned down for my dream career. I know I can go before the BON and explain everything and provide proof of expungement when the time comes, but it's worrisome that they could still deny me. Say I do somehow get through the program and clinicals successfully, and the board denies me, would I still have my degree? But no license? And if so, could I wait and then take the licensing exam?

Help! I'm getting ready to apply for my schools nursing program. Before acceptance, I have to have a background check ran. I was arrested for theft over $1,00 (felony) but not convicted. I am on probation and judicial diversion, which means in December 2017 I can have it expunged from my record. Although I have never been convicted of a crime, I know the arrest will still show on my background check, especially if they run a criminal background check. My lawyer told me to answer "no" to the "have you ever been convicted of a crime" section of any background check, because I haven't been. However, I don't want to be dishonest at all. I honestly have no clue if it is even worth spending the time going through my prerequisites for the program, just to be turned away because of an arrest. Not only that, but say I DO get accepted and get through the program, only for the Board of Nursing to see it, and deny me licensing. Has anybody ever been through this before? I feel like I'm stuck and have no options.