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Curriculum Disclosure

Our ABSN program meets professional licensure requirements for multiple states.

In accordance with Federal regulations, UMass Amherst discloses that the curriculum for the Accelerated Bachelors in Nursing and Bachelors in Nursing programs meet the educational requirements for professional licensure as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts and may allow graduates to be eligible for licensure in other states. These programs also meet professional licensure requirements for the states of: (see below).

StateCurriculum Meets Licensure Requirements for RNNotes
AlabamaYes**Microbiology is required.  This requirement is met by our ABSN program and is now a requirement for all students entering the program as Freshmen in the Fall of 2024.  Students with older plans of study must take a Microbiology course to meet the requirements for Alabama licensure.
AlaskaYes 
ArizonaYes 
ArkansasYes 
CaliforniaYes**Microbiology with Lab is required.  This requirement is met by our ABSN program and is now a requirement for all students entering the program as Freshmen in Fall of 2024.  Students with older plans of study must take a Microbiology with Lab course to meet the requirements for California licensure.
ColoradoYes 
ConnecticutYes 
DelawareYes 
District of ColumbiaYes 
FloridaYes 
GeorgiaYes 
HawaiiYes 
IdahoYes 
IllinoisYes 
IndianaYes 
IowaYes 
KansasYes 
KentuckyYes 
LouisianaYes**Applicants must successfully pass the NCLEX-RN within 4 attempts and within 4 years of graduation.
MaineYes 
MarylandYes 
MassachusettsYes 
MichiganYes 
MinnesotaYes 
MississippiYes 
MissouriYes 
MontanaYes 
NebraskaYes 
NevadaYes 
New HampshireYes 
New JerseyYes 
New MexicoYes 
New YorkYes 
North CarolinaYes 
North DakotaYes 
OhioYes 
OklahomaYes 
OregonYes 
PennsylvaniaYes 
Rhode IslandYes 
South CarolinaYes 
South DakotaYes 
TennesseeYes 
TexasYes 
UtahYes 
VermontYes 
VirginiaYes**Transcript requires course by course detail of number of clinical hours for each course must be included with transcript Minimum of 500 hours needed.  UMass Nursing has 840 clinical hours.
WashingtonYes 
West VirginiaYes 
WisconsinYes 
WyomingYes 

 

 

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