State Board Requirements for EC grads off their website

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So i put all the info into one place for myself due to my hubby being Army and us moving i wanted to know the state requirements as of now in case he were to get a choice (ha ha funny as if we have much of a choice) of duty stations. here is their requirements off their website as of June 2, 2010 in case anyone else was having a hard time finding it: (can we sticky this for now?)

State Board Requirements

A Note about State Licensure Requirements for AD in Nursing Graduates

Excelsior College School of Nursing graduates are widely recognized and welcomed by Boards of Nursing throughout most of the United States. However, due to the unique model of non-traditional nursing degree programs, and because RN licensure rules vary from state to state, some states have additional requirements for licensure of Excelsior College associate degree in nursing graduates. These additional stipulations are based on state-specific Nurse Practice Act requirements and rules or regulations pertaining to the practice of professional nursing in the different states.

The rules of each state are subject to change. If you have specific questions about your eligibility to practice as a registered nurse in a particular state, direct your questions to the relevant state Board of Nursing.

If you reside in a state with additional licensure requirements and you wish to apply for admission to Excelsior College's School of Nursing for the associate degree in nursing program, you will be asked to complete a Pre-Admission State Board Form. This form includes an acknowledgement that you understand the additional requirements for the state where you currently reside and/or where you plan to apply for RN licensure.

Thirty-seven US jurisdictions have no additional requirements for licensure of Excelsior College School of Nursing associate degree in nursing graduates. Below is the list of states with additional stipulations. Click on the state you are interested in to obtain specific information about additional requirements.

The regulation of RN licensure and practice in each state is subject to change. The information provided on this site is the most current information available to us. If you require further information please contact our State Board Advising Team via the Message Center or email us: [email protected]

Alabama-Direct Licensure: Excelsior College (EC) graduates who have completed LPN-level psychiatric and obstetrical clinical rotations are authorized to take the NCLEX-RN. Endorsement: Since 2000, any graduate with a significant number of hours of RN experience may apply for, and may be accepted for, endorsement by the Alabama Board

Arizona- Direct licensure: Students enrolling on or after September 1, 2006 must complete a 120-hour precepted experience arranged by Excelsior College, after completing ADN requirements. After completion of the preceptorship, students may take the NCLEX-RN and be licensed in Arizona.Endorsement: Students enrolled on or after September 1, 2006, may endorse into Arizona with 960 hours of RN practice. (approx 6mo)

California-Direct licensure: All graduates enrolled on or before December 5, 2003 may apply for RN licensure.

Endorsement: All graduates who enrolled on or after December 6, 2003 may apply for endorsement of their RN license and will be considered by the California Board of Nursing on a case-by-case basis.

Colorado-Direct Licensure: Students who were LPNs upon enrollment and who enrolled after January 1, 2006, are eligible to apply to the Colorado Board of Nursing (CO BON) for a special permit to complete a 350-hour (approx 3mo) preceptorship administered by the Colorado BON. All non-LPNs enrolled after January 1, 2006 are eligible to apply to the Board for a special permit to complete a 750-hour preceptorship to be administered by the CO Board. After successful completion of the preceptorship, students are authorized by the Board to apply for NCLEX-RN. Endorsement: All graduates enrolled after January 1, 2006, must endorse in with 2000 hours (approx 1yr) of RN experience (or complete the preceptorship).

Florida- Direct Licensure: Graduates who were LPN's at the time of admission and had integrated theory and clinical in their LPN program are eligible for licensure by examination.Endorsement: Graduates who were not LPNs at the time of admission may endorse in after completing two years of active practice as a registered nurse in another state or in a federal facility in Florida.

Georgia Endorsement: As of April 2009 the BON now allows direct licensure of Excelsior College graduates if they were an LPN, Paramedic or Military Corpsman at the time of enrollment. They also require additional clinical learning experiences prior to licensure depending on pre-licensure training and experience. Details may be found at the Georgia BON website at Georgia Board of Nursing.

Illinois Endorsement: All graduates must endorse in with two years of RN experience.

Kansas Endorsement: All graduates enrolled after February 17, 2005 must endorse in with 1,000 hours (approx 6m)of RN experience.

Louisiana- Direct Licensure: All graduates who were LPN/LVNs or successfully completed 50% of the clinical credits in an associate, baccalaureate, or RN diploma nursing program prior to admission are eligible to apply for licensure by examination. Endorsement: Non-LPN graduates must endorse into Louisiana with six months RN experience.

Maryland- Direct Licensure/Endorsement: Excelsior students who graduated on or before December 31, 2007 are eligible to apply for licensure. Otherwise, licensure is not available.

North Dakota Endorsement: Excelsior graduates may endorse in with 400 hours (approx 3mo) of RN experience.

Oklahoma- Direct Licensure: Students are required to pass two 30-hour precepted experiences in psychiatric and obstetrical nursing. This preceptorship is administered by Excelsior College before graduation.

Vermont- Direct Licensure: Graduates enrolled on or before June 30, 2006 may apply for licensure by examination. Endorsement: Graduates with an enrollment date of July 1, 2006 or after must have 480 hours (approx 3mo) of RN experience to endorse into Vermont.

Virginia- Direct Licensure: Students enrolled on or before April 2, 2008, must complete the AD in nursing program by December 31, 2009 in order to be licensed in Virginia. Anyone who graduates after December 31, 2009 is not able to be licensed by examination.Endorsement: Excelsior students who graduate after December 31, 2009 will be eligible for licensure endorsement with 960(approx 6mo) hours of RN experience.

Washington- Direct licensure: LPNs with 200(approx 1.5mo) hours of precepted experience, arranged through a Washington Nursing Commission-approved facility, may apply for licensure by examination. Endorsement: Excelsior graduates who are licensed as an RN in another state may endorse their license to Washington if they have 1000 approx 6mo) hours of practice as a registered nurse.

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note: i added the Approx months to fulfill the hours needed based on a 40hr work week, that was just so i could look at it real quick! =)

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For you information as of 1 July 2010 Florida will have direct licensure for all EC graduates. If you are a military family why don't you apply to a compact state for licensure? https://www.ncsbn.org/158.htm That way it would open more states for employment.

Steve

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Well i don't understand the whole compact license thing...i HAD a texas compact license for LPN but when we moved to KY i STILL had to have my licensed endorsed in and changed to KY from TX...my understanding is the compact license is good to work on in any state but once you change residency to a different state you must have that states license...someone please correct me if i'm wrong but that is how it was explained to me by the KY BON when we PCS'd here from TX.

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You are 100% correct about compact licensure and residency requirements

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You are 100% correct about compact licensure and residency requirements

Yes. A compact license is meaningless unless you are a permanent resident of that state. There is no particular advantage to applying for licensure in a compact state, as recommended above, unless you live in that state. If you don't, you will get a license, but it will be a regular, "traditional" license that does not have "compact privileges" and is only good in that state. If you live in a compact state and have a "compact license" (with compact privileges), you can use that license to work in other compact states, but only as long as you maintain your permanent residence in your home state. If you move to another state, even another compact state, you will still have apply for licensure in your new state.

The compact really only matters to nurses who either 1) do travel nursing, or 2) leave near (close enough to commute) the border of two or more compact states (for example, I live in a town on the border of my state and work in the nearest city in the state "next door" with my home license, since they're both compact states. (However, if I moved to the other state, I would have to apply for licensure in the new state)).

The easiest way to understand the NLC is to think about driver's licenses. We all understand perfectly well that you are licensed in your home state, and you can then drive as far as you want, as long as you want, anywhere else in the country -- but if you move to another state, you have 30 days or whatever the law says to get a new license in that state; you can't just drive around forever on your "old" state's license. The only reason we're able to do that, and not stop at each state line on vacation and have to apply for a new license for that state, is because all the states got together long ago (early in the Automobile Age) and signed a compact (an actual document, like a treaty) agreeing to temporarily recognize each other's driver's licenses. The NLC is exactly the same thing, except that not all states have chosen to sign/join.

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