The North Dakota Board of Nursing is excited to announce that our new licensing system is now live. You can access the system by clicking "Nurse Portal" in the below navigation bar. Learn more by reading our news release at: https://www.ndbon.org/article.asp?id=190.
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
