The instructions and application for initial licensure are linked here for your review. Please note
that you must now submit the application 120 days prior to graduation (during the first few
weeks of the final semester of the nursing program).
STEP 1: Application for licensure:
- Apply online at http://www.bon.state.tx.us/ by January 31, 2012
Students who cannot apply online will need to download the paper application, mail the completed application + $139.00 fee (Check or Money Order) to: Board of Nursing, 333 Guadalupe, Ste 3-460, Austin, TX 78701-3944 by January 31, 2012
STEP 2: FBI Finger Print Cards- Deadline: February 14, 2012
- Criminal background checks are performed on all applicants for Licensure in Texas.
For applicants residing in Texas, L-1 Identity Solutions, www.ibtfingerprint.com, offers
Live Scan locations in Texas. In order to be eligible for an electronic fingerprint submission, allow three business day to elapse from the time you apply to the BON online or ten business days, after mailing the application and fee, to elapse before scheduling an appointment with L-1 Identity Solutions. You may schedule an appointment online or by phone at 1-888-467-2080. - For applicants residing outside Texas, attach one (1) completed FBI fingerprint card. A
fingerprint card can be requested from our website at www.bon.state.tx.us/olv/web-requests.asp. Fingerprinting should be conducted by a person who is appropriately trained to collect them. Your local law enforcement agency should be willing to assist you.
• A social security number is not required; however, receipt of the FBI criminal history
report will take longer for the candidates who do not
have this identifying information.
• The applicant will not be approved to take the NCLEX-RN® examination or be issued a
GN authorization letter (if eligible) without a valid criminal history report.
STEP 3: Apply For ACC Graduation:
- Apply for ACC Graduation Online at: www.austincc.edu/support/admissions/graduation.php Applying for ACC graduation is the sole responsibility of the students, and you will NOT be considered a graduate of ACC, if you miss the deadline. No extensions will be given. Deadline: March 23, 2012
STEP 4: Nursing Jurisprudence Examination:
- All applicants by examination must pass the Texas nursing jurisprudence examination by April 1, 2012.
You must pass this examination prior to being issued a permanent license. This has no
bearing on your GN authorization.
• Instructions on taking the Texas nursing jurisprudence examination: Ten days after you file an examination application with the Texas Board of Nursing, the applicant will be
eligible to take the online nursing jurisprudence exam at www.bon.state.tx.us/olv/je.html.
• Follow the instructions to log on and complete the examination. The examination is
based on the Texas Nursing Practice Act (NPA) and the Texas Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations. We recommend that you download a copy of the NPA and Board Rules and Regulations from our website by going to www.bon.state.tx.us and click on “Nursing
Law and Rules”. You may also purchase a hard copy of the NPA and Rules and
Regulations by contacting the Texas Board of Nursing. The nursing jurisprudence
examination is a maximum of two hours in length. If you are not successful in passing
the examination, you may take the examination again after seven working days has
elapsed from the previous attempt. The cost of the examination is included in your $139
examination fee. Again, you must pass this examination before the Texas Board of
Nursing will issue the permanent license.
STEP 5: NCLEX Registration:
- The Board recommends that you register with NCS Pearson to take the NCLEX-PN® one
month prior to graduation. Deadline: April 1, 2012
- Register online by visiting http://www.vue.com/nclex and using credit card (Visa,
MasterCard, or American Express) - Register over the telephone by calling 1-866-496-2539, Monday-Friday 7a.m.-7p.m., U.S.
Central Standard Time. - Register by mail with a certified check, cashier’s check , or money order with the Pearson Vue
Examination Registration Form (bubble sheet), you can pick up in the Nursing Office 8227
- NCLEX-PN® registration fee = $200.00
- School Code: 27-219 PN