State Board of Nursing Requirements for NCLEX-RN

Alabama

Yes

Alaska

Yes

Arizona

Yes

Arkansas

Yes

California

Yes

Colorado

Yes

Connecticut

Yes

Delaware

Yes

District of Columbia

Yes

Florida

Yes

Georgia

Yes

GUAM

Yes

Hawaii

Yes

Iowa

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Iowa’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Illinois

Yes

Indiana

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Indiana’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Kansas

Yes

Kentucky

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Kentucky’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Louisiana

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Louisiana’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Maine

Yes

Maryland

Yes

Massachusetts

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Massachusetts’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Michigan

Not made a determination*
Preapproval of Michigan’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Minnesota

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Minnesota’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Mississippi

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Mississippi’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Missouri

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Missouri’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Montana

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Montana’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Nebraska

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Nebraska’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Nevada

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Nevada’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

New Hampshire

Yes

New Jersey

Yes

New York

Yes

New Mexico

Yes

North Carolina

Yes

North Dakota

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of North Dakota’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Northern Mariana Islands

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Northern Mariana Island’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing

Ohio

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Ohio’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Oklahoma

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Oklahoma’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Oregon                                                                            

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Oregon’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Pennsylvania

Yes

Rhode Island

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Rhode Island’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

South Carolina

Yes

South Dakota

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of South Dakota’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Tennessee

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Tennessee’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Texas

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Texas’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Utah

Yes

Vermont

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Vermont’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Virgin Islands

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Virgin Island’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Virginia

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Virginia’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Washington

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Washington’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

West Virginia

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of West Virginia’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Wisconsin

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Wisconsin’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure

Wyoming

Not made a determination*
Pre-approval of Wyoming’s Board of Nursing needed prior to NCLEX testing for RN licensure