Please note that College of Nursing processing will be completed by mid June. Please reach out to Student Affairs in the College of Nursing for any questions you have. Any requests for licensure should come from your HSC email accounts.
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Graduates from the Traditional, Accelerated, and LPN to BSN programs are eligible to sit for licensure as a registered nurse. If you are applying for licensure in the State of Oklahoma, follow the steps below:
1) Apply for licensure with the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
- Further
directions in setting up a nurse portal account can be accessed at:
Oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/nursing/documents/nurseportalinfo.pdf
- All
required documentation shall be uploaded by the applicant to the nurse portal
account. The nurse portal allows the applicant to stay informed of the status
of application submitted. Communication
via the message center of the nurse portal allows any questions from the
applicant to be answered in a timely manner.
- You must complete all
modules of the application with your
full legal name which is the name
on your birth certificate and any subsequent legal name changes. Please
indicate “NMN” if you do not have a middle name. Please upload copies of legal
documentation to support your legal names (ex: birth certificate, marriage
license). You must provide a Social Security number on the application.
2) Complete the Evidence of Status Form and make sure to provide any legal documentation to support legal name changes to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing
3) Complete Fingerprint Background Checks
- Suggested Completion: 60 days before the desired NCLEX test date. Please note, final transcripts are available 4-6 weeks after graduation.
- Please note the Oklahoma Board of Nursing will send fingerprint instructions to the applicant via the message center of the nurse portal upon receipt of the application with the Service Code to be used for scheduling an appointment.
4) The end-of-term processing takes 4-6 weeks after graduation. When your degree is officially posted, your transcript will be automatically uploaded to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing unless otherwise advised. "This applies only to Oklahoma Board of Nursing applicants."
5) Complete an NCLEX registration, which may be completed on the NCLEX website: https://www.nclex.com/. Do not select a test date until after graduation.
Detailed instructions can be found under Forms/Applications on the Oklahoma Board of Nursing website:
6) Testing Accommodations for the NCLEX Exam are available to those students that have received accommodations during their academic career at OU. Using the form below, students may submit documentation supporting their approved accommodations to NCLEX prior to testing. Documentation will be provided by the ADRC Office: