Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement

Requirements for Licensure by Endorsement. A. Registered nurse applicants shall: 1) Submit the official transcript of graduation from an approved or accredited RN nursing program; 2) Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-19 (1); 3) Submit official evidence of licensure by examination and passing scores or results equivalent to or above those in effect in Mississippi at the time the applicant was initially licensed; 4) Submit proof of current licensure in another state or territory or evidence of eligibility for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact state were the applicant's primary state of residence; and 5) Submit the required nonrefundable licensure fee and completed application for endorsement. B. Licensed practical nurse applicants shall: 1) Submit the official transcript of graduation from an approved or accredited LPN nursing program; 2) Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-21(1); 3) Submit official evidence of licensure by examination and passing scores or results equivalent to or above those in effect in Mississippi at the time the applicant was initially licensed; 4) Submit proof of current licensure in another state or territory or evidence of eligibility for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact state were the applicant's primary state of residence; and 5) Submit the required nonrefundable licensure fee and completed application for endorsement. C. Equivalency applicants, graduates of RN programs who are applying for endorsement as LPNs, shall: 1) Submit official evidence of graduation from an approved or accredited RN nursing program; 2) Comply with criminal background checks and fingerprinting requirements in accordance with Miss. Code Ann. Section 73-15-21(1); 3) Submit official evidence of licensure by examination and passing scores or results equivalent to or above those in effect in Mississippi at the time the applicant was initially licensed; 4) Submit proof of current licensure in another state or territory or evidence of eligibility for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact state were the applicant's primary state of residence; and 5) Submit the required nonrefundable licensure fee and completed application for endorsement. 6) Complete a role delineation course approved by the board.