U.S. Department of Education Regulations for Nursing Programs with Title IV HEA Funding

As of July 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education requires all nursing programs to post on their website:

  • A list of all states/jurisdictions where the institution’s curriculum meets state educational requirements for professional licensure or certification.
  • A list of all states/jurisdictions where the institution’s curriculum does not meet state educational requirements for professional licensure or certification.
  • A list of all states/jurisdictions where the institution has not made a determination of whether or not the curriculum meets educational requirements.

All information can be found at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing website.

StateUndergraduate Program StatusGraduate Program StatusState Board Website
AlabamaMeetsMeetsAlabama Board of Nursing
AlaskaMeetsMeetsAlaska Board of Nursing
ArizonaMeetsMeetsArizona Board of Nursing
ArkansasMeetsMeetsArkansas Board of Nursing
CaliforniaMeetsMeetsCalifornia Board of Nursing
ColoradoMeetsMeetsColorado Board of Nursing
ConnecticutMeetsMeetsConnecticut Board of Nursing
DelawareMeetsMeetsDelaware Board of Nursing
District of ColumbiaMeetsMeetsDistrict of Columbia Board of Nursing
FloridaMeetsMeetsFlorida Board of Nursing
GeorgiaMeetsMeetsGeorgia Board of Nursing
HawaiiMeetsMeetsHawaii Board of Nursing
IdahoMeetsMeetsIdaho Board of Nursing
IllinoisMeetsMeetsIllinois Board of Nursing
IndianaMeetsMeetsIndiana Board of Nursing
IowaMeetsMeetsIowa Board of Nursing
KansasMeetsMeetsKansas Board of Nursing
KentuckyMeetsMeetsKentucky Board of Nursing
LouisianaMeetsMeetsLouisiana Board of Nursing
MaineMeetsMeetsMaine Board of Nursing
MarylandMeetsIndividual School must be approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing.Maryland Board of Nursing
MassachusettsMeetsMeetsMassachusetts Board of Nursing
MichiganMeetsMeetsMichigan Board of Nursing
MinnesotaMeetsMeetsMinnesota Board of Nursing
MississippiMeetsMeetsMississippi Board of Nursing
MissouriMeetsMeetsMissouri Board of Nursing
MontanaMeetsMeetsMontana Board of Nursing
NebraskaMeetsMeetsNebraska Board of Nursing
NevadaMeetsMeetsNevada Board of Nursing
New HampshireMeetsMeetsNew Hampshire Board of Nursing
New JerseyMeetsMeetsNew Jersey Board of Nursing
New MexicoMeetsMeetsNew Mexico Board of Nursing
New YorkMeetsMeetsNew York Board of Nursing
North CarolinaMeetsMeetsNorth Carolina Board of Nursing
North DakotaMeetsMeetsNorth Dakota Board of Nursing
OhioMeetsMeetsOhio Board of Nursing
OklahomaMeetsMeetsOklahoma Board of Nursing
OregonMeetsMeetsOregon Board of Nursing
PennsylvaniaMeetsMeetsPennsylvania Board of Nursing
Rhode IslandMeetsMeetsRhode Island Board of Nursing
South CarolinaMeetsMeetsSouth Carolina Board of Nursing
South DakotaMeetsMeetsSouth Dakota Board of Nursing
TennesseeMeetsMeetsTennessee Board of Nursing
TexasMeetsMeetsTexas Board of Nursing
UtahMeetsMeetsUtah Board of Nursing
VermontMeetsMeetsVermont Board of Nursing
VirginiaMeetsMeetsVirginia Board of Nursing
WashingtonMeetsMeetsWashington Board of Nursing
West VirginiaMeetsMeetsWest Virginia Board of Nursing
WisconsinMeetsMeetsWisconsin Board of Nursing
WyomingMeetsMeetsWyoming Board of Nursing

Information listed is subject to change.