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School of Nursing and Health Professions Licensure Disclosure by State Review

STATE BSN APRN/NA APRN/FNP Alabama yes master's degree or higher master's degree or higher Alaska yes 3 Ps-yes 3Ps-yes Arizona yes yes yes Must have minimum of 2000 hours Must have minimum of 2000 hours Arkansas yes active practice as a RN active practice as a RN ?-Microbiology is course California requirement Yes Yes Colorado Yes Yes Yes Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Delaware 400 clinical hours Yes Yes District of Columbia Yes Yes Yes Florida Yes Yes Yes Georgia Yes Yes Yes Hawaii yes yes yes Idaho Yes Yes Yes Illinois yes yes yes yes-only licensed as advanced Indiana yes yes practice nurse Iowa yes yes yes Kansas yes 3Ps-yes 3Ps-yes Kentucky Yes yes yes Louisiana yes yes yes Maine yes yes yes Maryland yes 3Ps-yes 3Ps-yes Massachusetts yes 3Ps-yes yes Michigan yes yes yes Minnesota yes 3ps-yes 3ps-yes Mississippi yes yes yes Missouri yes yes yes Montana yes yes yes Nebraska Good moral character Yes Yes Nevada Yes Nothing CRNA specific 3 P's, MSN or DNP New Hampshire yes 225 hrs theory/480 cl New Jersey Yes Yes Yes New Mexico Yes Yes Yes New York Yes Yes Yes North Carolina Yes Yes Yes North Dakota Yes Yes Yes Ohio Yes Yes Yes Oklahoma Yes Yes Yes NP program past years requires 192 hours of NP practice in the focus area; NP program within last 5 years requires 960 hours of NP practice in Oregon Yes 3Ps-Yes the focus area Pennsylvania ? Microbiology required yes yes Rhode Island Yes Yes Yes South Carolina Yes Yes Yes South Dakota Yes Yes Yes Tennessee Yes Yes Yes Texas Yes Yes Yes Utah Yes Yes Yes Vermont No- Microbiology required Yes Yes Virgin Islands Yes Yes Yes Yes-500 direct clinical care hours Virginia must be documented by course Yes Yes Washington Yes Yes Yes West Virginia Yes Yes Yes Wisconsin Yes Yes Yes Wyoming Yes Yes Yes