Eligibility for Licensure

Graduates of the BSN program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Exam for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®).  Eligibility of the graduate to take the NCLEX-RN®, and therefore become licensed as a registered professional nurse, is determined by the state in which the graduate applies for registration. 

Completion of the Saint Luke’s College of Health Sciences BSN curriculum does not guarantee eligibility to take the NCLEX-RN®. 

The Missouri State Board of Nursing outlines specific criteria for licensure applicants in the State of Missouri Nurse Practice Act (2001).  Chapter 335.066 (1-15) outlines grounds for denial, revocation, or suspension of licensure indicating that the Missouri State Board of Nursing may refuse to issue a license to applicants who have been convicted of a crime involving unlawful use or possession of any controlled substance, any offense involving moral turpitude, use of fraud, deception, misrepresentation of themselves, or any other condition outlined by the Nurse Practice Act.