Academic Departments I Nursing I Licensure

Nursing is a licensed profession with nurses practicing according to state-specific provisions outlined in the Nursing Practice Act, Illinois Compiled Statutes (225 ILCS 65/) Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act.

Graduates of Rockford College BSN program are eligible to apply to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®). This is a computer-adapted examination and may be taken at testing centers in Illinois and across the United States . Passage of this examination will allow the graduate to begin practicing as a registered nurse.

All applicants to Rockford College are hereby notified that the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation may refuse to issue a license for specific reasons related to moral turpitude, intemperate use of alcohol or drugs, or conviction of a crime (See State of Illinois Nursing Practice Act). Completion of the BSN degree does not guarantee eligibility to be licensed in the state of Illinois.