Licensure Guide

Temporary License

1. Official transcripts (see below)
2. Verification of licensure from your original state of license by exam (see below)
3. Complete application for Licensure by Endorsement online
4. Pay the associated fees

You can receive a temporary license if you have either the verification of licensure OR your official transcripts pending.

Permanent License

1. Submit official transcripts
   1. Request your college to send your official transcript of your grades with the degree posted directly to the North Dakota Board of Nursing office.
2. Verification of licensure from your original state of license by exam. If you do not hold an active license in your original state of license by exam, you are required to submit a second verification of licensure from the state in which you hold an active license and were most recently employed.
   1. If the state participates in Nursys, you must complete the Nursys verification process, pay their fee and designate North Dakota as the receipt of the verification.
   2. If the state does not participate in Nursys, you must contact their state Board directly for further instructions. You will need to send them the Verification of License form (found online) to complete and submit to the North Dakota Board of Nursing on your behalf.
3. Complete an application for Licensure by Endorsement online
4. Pay the associated fees
5. Criminal history record check
   1. Contact your local law enforcement agency or a private agency that provides fingerprinting services to make an appointment to be fingerprinted.
   2. Mail the following to the North Dakota BON:
      • Your completed and signed Criminal History Record Check form (found online)
      • Two completed fingerprint cards (if ink and rolled)
      • One completed fingerprint card (if electric)
      • Fee
   3. North Dakota Board of Nursing will submit the completed form, fee, and fingerprint cards to the Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI).
   4. It takes approximately 7-10 business days for the Board of Nursing to receive your results from the background check. A permanent license will not be issued until then.