HAR §16-89-10. Eligibility for registered nurse examination

Graduates of the following nursing programs shall be eligible to take the NCLEX-RN, provided the requirements of section 16-89-47 have been met: (1) A state-approved or nationally accredited baccalaureate, the pre-licensure portion of a graduate level program in nursing, an §16-89-10 89-12 associate degree or diploma nursing program in the United States or district or a territory of the United States; (2) A foreign nursing school: and (A) Applicants shall have their transcripts evaluated by a professional education credentials evaluator recognized by the board and shall have a report sent directly to the board by the evaluator; and (B) Applicants whose reports from a board-recognized education credentials evaluator indicate that they have successfully completed a nursing program which is comparable to an accredited nursing program in the United States shall be deemed qualified as having met the educational requirements set forth in chapter 457, HRS, and this chapter; or (3) A state-approved external degree nursing program recognized by the board. [Eff 6/18/79; am and ren §16-89-10, 6/22/81; am and comp 3/20/82; am and comp 9/18/82; am and comp 6/22/90; am and comp 9/5/97; comp 8/9/01; am and comp 5/5/05; am and comp 12/27/10; comp 3/28/13; am and comp 10/27/18] (Auth: HRS §457-5) (Imp: HRS §457-7)