The North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) adheres to a distance nursing education program recognition process. The process facilitates collaborations between the NDBON and distance nursing education programs and distance nursing refresher course providers seeking clinical placements of pre-licensure (LPN, RN, and APRN) students in ND facilities.
| Nursing Education Program | Program Type | Officially requested recognition status and have met all Section 1 guideline requirements commensurate with degree level | Officially requested student placement in ND for clinical practice experiences and have met all Section 2 clinical practicum guideline requirements |
| Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN |
BSN (RN) Program | X | X |
| Bethel University, St. Paul, MN |
MSN Nurse Midwifery (APRN) program | X | X |
| Boise State University, Boise, ID |
BS to DNP and APRN tracks (FNP & AGACNP) | X | |
| Bradley University, Peoria, IL |
DNP & MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Briar Cliff University, Sioux City, IA |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Program | X | X |
| Capella University, Minneapolis, MN |
MSN & Post Master's Certificate Nuse Practitioner (APRN) | X | |
| Chamberlain University, Downers Grove, IL | MSN Nurse Practitioner All Specialty Tracks (FNP, AGACNP, AGPCNP) & Post-Master’s Certificate FNP (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Clarkson College, Omaha, NE |
MSN & BSN to DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Concordia College, Moorhead, MN |
BSN (RN) programs | X | X |
| Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, WI | MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | |
| Creighton University, Omaha, NE |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) program | X | X |
| Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY |
MSN and DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | |
| Frontier Nursing University, Hyden, KY |
MSN Nurse Midwifery & Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Georgetown University, Washington, DC |
MSN Nurse Midwifery & Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | ||
| Herzing University, Menomonee Falls, WI | MSN & Post Master’s Certificate Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Programs | X | X |
| John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD | MSN & Post Master's Certificate & DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Program | X | |
| Lake Area Technical College, Watertown, SD | DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) program | X | X |
| Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA | DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) program | X | |
| Maryville University, St. Louis, MO |
MSN, Post-Graduate Certificate, & DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Minnesota State Community and Technical College, Moorhead, MN | Diploma (PN) and ADN (RN) programs | X | X |
| Minnesota State University, Moorhead, MN | BSN (RN) Program | X | X |
| Mitchell Technical College, Mitchell, SD |
LPN to RN (RN) Associate Degree Program | X | X |
| Mount Marty College, Sioux Falls, SD |
Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice and MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Nightingale College, Salt Lake City, UT |
BSN (RN) Program | X | |
| Northland Community and Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN |
Diploma (PN) and Associate Degree Mobility Nursing (RN) programs | X | X |
| Norwich University, Northfield, VT |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) Program all specialities | X | X |
| Post University, Waterbury, CT |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | |
| Purdue University Global, West Lafayette, IN |
MSN & Post-Graduate Certificate Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | |
| Rasmussen University, Moorhead Campus, Moorhead, MN |
Diploma Practical Nursing (PN) and ADN (RN) programs; MSN & Post-Master's Certificate FNP, AGACNP, PMHNP (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Regis College, Weston, MA |
BSN to DNP & Post Graduate Certificate All Specialty Tracks Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Provo, UT |
MSN, DNP, & Post-Master's Certificate Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | |
| St. Ambrose University Davenport, IA |
BSN (RN) Program | X | X |
| Simmons College, Boston, MA |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | |
| South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD |
BSN (RN), MSN, Post-Master’s Certificate & DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Spring Arbor University, Spring Arbor, MI |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Texas Wesleyan University, Ft. Worth, TX | Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (APRN) program | X | X |
| The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN | BSN (RN) & Post Graduate Certificate & BS to DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) program | ||
| United States University, San Diego, CA (Aspen University, Denver, CO) |
MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH | MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | DNP Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwifery, Nurse Anesthesia, Clinical Nurse Specialist (APRN) and BSN and MN (RN) programs | X | X |
| University of Missouri - Kansas City, Kansas City, MO |
MSN, and DNP Nurse Practitioner programs (APRN) | X | X |
| University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL | MSN & BSN to DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, SD | Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (APRN) program | X | X |
| Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN | MSN, Post-Master's Certificate, and DNP Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
| Walden University, Minneapolis, MN | MSN Nurse Practitioner (APRN) programs | X | X |
2023-2024 Out of State Nurse Refresher Course:
Last Updated 02/2024
