Graduate Nursing Professional Licensure Disclosure

The Hawai’i Pacific University Post-Master’s Certificate in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, BSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice, and MSN to Doctor of Nursing Practice programs with specialty areas Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner prepare students to apply for an advanced practice license (APRN) and sit for national certification. The national certification agencies are the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) and American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC/ANA). Certification requires graduation from a nationally accredited graduate nursing program and an examination in the specialty area. Graduation from the programs does not guarantee an advanced practice license and/or national certification.

The requirements to obtain an advanced practice license differ by state. A “Yes” in the second column indicates that the program meets the educational requirements in that state. License applicants must have a master’s degree or higher and hold an unencumbered RN license. In addition, each state may have multiple other requirements that must be met. The University cannot verify a graduate’s ability to meet licensure or certification requirements unrelated to its educational programs. Because the licensure requirements are subject to change, it is essential that all prospective licensees visit state board of nursing websites on a regular basis for updated information.

State/ District	Does the Program Meet the Educational Requirements? (Yes, No)	RN License Requirement for APRN License Application	State Board of Nursing Website
Alabama	Yes	RN in Alabama or compact state	https://www.abn.alabama.gov/
Alaska	Yes	RN in Alaska	https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofnursing.aspx
American Samoa	Yes	RN in American Samoa	American Samoa Board of Nursing, LBJ Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, AS 96799
Arizona	No		https://www.azbn.gov
Arkansas	Yes	RN in Arkansas	http://www.arsbn.org/
California	Yes	RN in California	http://www.rn.ca.gov/
Colorado	Yes	RN in Colorado or compact state	https://www.colorado.gov/dora/Nursing
Connecticut	Yes	RN in Connecticut	https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Practitioner-Licensing--Investigations/APRN/APRN-Licensure-Requirements
Delaware	Yes	RN in Delaware	https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/
District of Columbia	Yes	RN in DC	https://dchealth.dc.gov/node/323062
Florida	Yes	RN in Florida	https://floridasnursing.gov/
Georgia	Yes	RN in Georgia or multistate	https://sos.ga.gov/georgia-board-nursing
Guam	Yes	RN in Guam	https://guamhplo.org/boards-commissions/hplo/guam-board-nurse-examiners
Hawai’i	Yes	RN in Hawai’i	http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
Idaho	Yes	RN in Idaho or compact state	https://dopl.idaho.gov/bon/
Illinois	Yes	RN in Illinois	https://idfpr.illinois.gov/profs/boards/nursing.html
Indiana	Yes	RN in Indiana	https://www.in.gov/pla/
Iowa	Yes	RN in Iowa or compact state	https://nursing.iowa.gov/
Kansas	Yes	RN in Kansas or compact state	https://ksbn.kansas.gov/
Kentucky	Yes	RN in Kentucky or compact state	https://kbn.ky.gov/Pages/committees.aspx
Louisiana	No		http://www.lsbn.state.la.us/
Maine	Yes	RN in Maine or compact state	https://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
Maryland	Yes	RN in Maryland or compact state	http://www.mbon.org/Pages/default.aspx
Massachusetts	Yes	RN in Massachusetts	https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing
Michigan	Yes	RN in Michigan	https://www.michigan.gov/lara/bureau-list/bpl/health/hp-lic-health-prof/nursing#Licensing_Applications_&_Forms
Minnesota	Yes	RN in Minnesota	https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/
Mississippi	Yes	RN in Mississippi or compact state	https://www.msbn.ms.gov/Pages/Home.aspx
Missouri	Yes	RN in Missouri or compact state	https://pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
Montana	Yes	RN in Montana or compact state	https://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nursing/
Nebraska	Yes	RN in Nebraska or compact state	https://dhhs.ne.gov/licensure/pages/nurse-licensing.aspx
Nevada	Yes	RN in Nevada	https://nevadanursingboard.org/
New Hampshire	Yes	RN in New Hampshire or compact state	https://www.oplc.nh.gov/new-hampshire-board-nursing
New Jersey	Yes	RN in New Jersey	https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/default.aspx
New Mexico	Yes	RN in New Mexico or compact state	https://nmbon.sks.com/
New York	No		http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/
North Carolina	Yes	RN in North Carolina or compact state	https://www.ncbon.com/
North Dakota	Yes	RN in North Dakota or compact state	https://www.ndbon.org/
Northern Marianna Islands	Yes	RN in Northern Mariana Islands	https://nmibon.info/
Ohio	Yes	RN in Ohio	https://nursing.ohio.gov/
Oklahoma	Yes	RN in Oklahoma or compact state	http://nursing.ok.gov/
Oregon	Yes	RN in Oregon	https://www.oregon.gov/osbn/Pages/index.aspx
Pennsylvania	Yes	RN in Pennsylvania	https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Pages/default.aspx
Puerto Rico	No
Rhode Island	Yes	RN in Rhode Island	https://health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231
South Carolina	Yes	RN in South Carolina or compact state	https://llr.sc.gov/nurse/
South Dakota	Yes	RN in South Dakota or compact state	https://www.sdbon.org/
Tennessee	No		https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/nursing-board/nursing-board/about.html
Texas	Yes	RN in Texas or compact state	https://www.bon.texas.gov/
United States Virgin Islands	Yes	RN in US Virgin Islands	https://vibnl.vi.gov/
Utah	Yes	RN in Utah or compact state	https://dopl.utah.gov/nurse/
Vermont	Yes	RN in Vermont	https://sos.vermont.gov/nursing/
Virginia	Yes	RN in Virginia or compact state	http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/Boards/Nursing/
Washington	Yes	RN in Washington	https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/NursingCommission
West Virginia	Yes	RN in West Virginia or compact state	https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin	Yes	RN in Wisconsin or compact state	https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/BoardsCouncils/Nursing/Default.aspx
Wyoming	Yes	RN in Wyoming or compact state	https://wsbn.wyo.gov/