Licensure Disclosures

Licensure Disclosure: The BSN program curriculum meets educational requirements of all 50 states for graduates to apply for a Registered Nurse license. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) provides professional licensure requirements by state. Additionally, NCSBN identifies participating jurisdictions as part of the Nurse Licensure Compact.

AU's BSN program does NOT meet the educational requirements for licensure in the District of Columbia or the U.S. territories of American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. If a student’s permanent residence is in a U.S. territory, they can only enroll in this program if they plan to work in a state where the AU program does meet the educational requirements for licensure.

Licensure Disclosure: Ashland University’s Bachelor of Science in Social Work program meets educational requirements for licensure as a social worker in the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

Ashland University’s Bachelor of Science in Social Work program does NOT meet educational requirements for licensure as a social worker in the following states and territories: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. If a student's permanent residence is in one of these states or territories, they can only enroll in this program if they plan to work in a state where the AU program does meet the educational requirements for licensure.

Licensure Disclosure: The Ashland University Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Post-Graduate APRN Certificate, Health Systems Leadership Graduate Nursing Certificate and Nurse Educator Graduate Nursing Certificate meet the requirements to apply for licensure and are authorized in the following states and U.S. territories: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The Ashland University Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Post-Graduate APRN Certificate, Health Systems Leadership Graduate Nursing Certificate and Nurse Educator Graduate Nursing Certificate do NOT meet the requirements to apply for licensure and are NOT authorized in the following states and U.S. territories: Alabama, American Samoa, Arizona, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Delaware, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, the Virgin Islands, Washington and Wyoming.

If a student’s permanent residence is in a state or territory that is not authorized and does NOT meet the requirements to apply for licensure, they can only enroll in the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, Master of Science in Nursing Program, Post-Graduate Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Certificates, and Graduate Nursing Certificates if they agree that, upon graduation, they intend to seek employment in a state that meets the requirements to apply for licensure. Students must sign a formal attestation form.

If a student’s state of residence changes during the enrollment in the graduate nursing program the student may be at risk for residing in a state that does NOT meet the requirements to apply for licensure. Students must sign a formal attestation form.