College of Nursing and Health Innovation State Authorizations
For the purposes of state authorization compliance, “state” is defined as a state, commonwealth, organized territory or district (District of Columbia) of the United States.
Program Availability
Listed below are programs in which the UTA College of Nursing is admitting students.
BSN
1 state: Texas
RN-BSN
48 states: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
MSN Nursing Administration
46 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin
MSN Nursing Education
42 states: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia, Wisconsin
MSN Nurse Practitioner
6 states: Arkansas, California, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia
Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice
6 states: Arkansas, California, Florida, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia
Disclosures
Due to the constraints of international law the nurse practitioner programs do not operate outside of the United States. Requests received from a student to attend or continue in a non-nurse practitioner program from an international location are reviewed on an individual basis.
Prior to moving, students are required to email NursingSOA@uta.edu to discuss the implications on their progression to graduation and clinical placements and read the disclosures below.
Leading to Licensure
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) Nurse Practitioner program and Post Master’s Certificates specialty tracks leading to licensure:
Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN – FNP), Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN – PPCNP), Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN – PACNP), Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN – AGPCNP), Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (MSN – AGACNP), Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN – PMHNP), Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (MSN – NNP)
Not Leading to Licensure
CON programs not leading to licensure:
The RN TO BSN, MSN Nursing Education, MSN Nursing Administration, Post Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice and PhD in Nursing programs do not lead to licensure.
The Student’s State
For the purposes of state authorization compliance and disclosure requirements for licensing and certification programs, the University will consider the state listed in the Mailing Address in MyMav as students’ location. Students must report any change in their Mailing Address through self-service in MyMav.
Programs by State
The following information is intended for enrolled and prospective students to indicate whether programs leading to professional licensure or certification meet educational requirements. This information is reviewed/updated on a semi-annual basis to maintain currency.
Terms used:
- Meets Requirements: as of the last review, the institution’s curriculum meets state educational requirements for professional licensure or certification
- Does Not Meet Requirements: as of the last review, the institution’s curriculum does not meet state educational requirements for professional licensure or certification
- Not Determined: the institution has not made a determination of whether the curriculum meets educational requirements
Program Abbreviations:
- FNP: Family Nurse Practitioner
- PPCNP: Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- PACNP: Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- AGPCNP: Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
- AGACNP: Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
- PMHNP: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
- NNP: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Download the state authorizations table as a PDF: College of Nursing and Health Innovation State Authorizations (Revised July 2019)
Alabama
- Website: https://www.abn.alabama.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Alaska
- Website: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/professionallicensing/boardofnursing.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Arizona
- Website: https://www.azbn.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Arkansas
- Website: https://www.arsbn.org/
- Meets Requirements: FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN
California
- Website: https://www.rn.ca.gov/
- Meets Requirements: FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN
Colorado
- Website: https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dora/Nursing
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Connecticut
- Website: https://portal.ct.gov/DPH/Public-Health-Hearing-Office/Board-of-Examiners-for-Nursing/Board-of-Examiners-for-Nursing
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Delaware
- Website: https://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
District of Columbia
- Website: https://dchealth.dc.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Florida
- Website: https://floridasnursing.gov/
- Meets Requirements: FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN
Georgia
- Website: http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/45
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Hawaii
- Website: http://cca.hawaii.gov/pvl/boards/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Idaho
- Website: https://ibn.idaho.gov/IBNPortal/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Illinois
- Website: https://www.idfpr.com/profs/nursing.asp
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Indiana
- Website: https://www.in.gov/pla/nursing.htm
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Iowa
- Website: https://nursing.iowa.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Kansas
- Website: https://ksbn.kansas.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Kentucky
- Website: https://kbn.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Louisiana
- Website: https://www.lsbn.state.la.us/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Maine
- Website: https://www.maine.gov/boardofnursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Maryland
- Website: https://mbon.maryland.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Massachusetts
- Website: https://www.mass.gov/orgs/board-of-registration-in-nursing
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Michigan
- Website: https://www.michigan.gov/lara/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Minnesota
- Website: https://mn.gov/boards/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Mississippi
- Website: https://www.msbn.ms.gov/Pages/Home.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Missouri
- Website: https://www.pr.mo.gov/nursing.asp
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Montana
- Website: http://boards.bsd.dli.mt.gov/nur#0
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Nebraska
- Website: http://dhhs.ne.gov/publichealth/Pages/crl_crlindex.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Nevada
- Website: https://nevadanursingboard.org/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
New Hampshire
- Website: https://www.oplc.nh.gov/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
New Jersey
- Website: https://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/nur/Pages/applications.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
New Mexico
- Website: http://nmbon.sks.com/
- Meets Requirements: FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN
New York
- Website: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/nurse/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
North Carolina
- Website: https://www.ncbon.com/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
North Dakota
- Website: https://www.ndbon.org/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Ohio
- Website: http://www.nursing.ohio.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Oklahoma
- Website: https://nursing.ok.gov/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Oregon
- Website: https://www.oregon.gov/OSBN/Pages/index.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Pennsylvania
- Website: https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Pages/default.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Rhode Island
- Website: http://www.health.ri.gov/licenses/detail.php?id=231/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
South Carolina
- Website: https://www.llr.sc.gov/pol/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
South Dakota
- Website: https://doh.sd.gov/boards/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Tennessee
- Website: https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/health-professional-boards/nursing-board/nursing-board/about.html
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Texas
- Website: https://www.bon.texas.gov/
- Meets Requirements: FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN
Utah
- Website: https://dopl.utah.gov/nur/index.html
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Vermont
- Website: https://www.sec.state.vt.us/professional-regulation/list-of-professions/nursing.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Virginia
- Website: https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/
- Meets Requirements: FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN
Washington
- Website: https://www.doh.wa.gov/LicensesPermitsandCertificates/NursingCommission
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
West Virginia
- Website: https://wvrnboard.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Wisconsin
- Website: https://dsps.wi.gov/pages/RulesStatutes/Nursing.aspx
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Wyoming
- Website: https://nursing-online.state.wy.us/
- Meets Requirements: n/a
- Does Not Meet Requirements: n/a
- Not Determined: BSN, FNP, PPCNP, PACNP, AGPCNP, AGACNP, PMHNP, NNP
Revision Date: July 2020