Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing
Article 3 - Examinations and Licensure
12 AAC 44.300 - Examinations

(a) Candidates for a license by examination shall take the National Council Licensing Examination.

(b) Registered nurse candidates who receive a grade of "pass" on the examination will be issued a license by the board, provided all other qualifications and requirements outlined in AS 08.68 are also met.

(c) Practical nurse candidates who receive a grade of "pass" on the examination will be issued a license by the board, provided all other qualifications and requirements outlined in AS 08.68 are also met.

(d) Registered nurse candidates or practical nurse candidates who fail the examination may repeat the examination. A candidate who does not pass the examination within two years after the date the examination was first administered to the candidate must complete a remedial course approved by the board. The candidate must provide proof of having fulfilled the requirements of the remedial course before attempting to retake the examination.

(e) To apply for reexamination, a candidate shall submit

(f) An applicant for a registered nurse license by examination who passes the examination but does not obtain licensure in this state or in another licensing jurisdiction within one year after taking the examination shall meet the requirements of 12 AAC 44.600(1) or (2)(A) and (B) in addition to the other licensure requirements.

(g) An applicant who graduated from an accredited nursing program more than two years before an application for licensure by examination must take a remedial nursing course approved by the board before attempting the NCLEX.