Alabama Administrative Code
Title 610 - ALABAMA BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 610-X-4 - LICENSURE
Section 610-X-4-.06 - Graduates Of Foreign Nursing Schools

(1) Submit a completed electronic application and required fee(s).

(2) Be required to pass the same licensure examination as applicants for licensure by examination in Alabama, unless the applicant has been licensed in another state by examination.

(3) Be a graduate of a nursing education program approved by the proper authorities in the country where the program is located.

(4) Correct any educational deficiencies by taking additional courses, as directed by the Board.

(5) Have completed secondary school or its equivalent.

(6) Provide a certified course-by-course report from a credential evaluation service acceptable to the Board, verifying that the applicant:

(7) In the case of an applicant for licensure by examination, the applicant must provide certification that the applicant has achieved an approved score on an English proficiency test acceptable to the Board, unless a substantial portion of the applicant's nursing program of study, as determined by the Board, was conducted in English. At-home or online testing is not sufficient to satisfy this requirement.