The City College ASN program is fully approved by the Montana State Board of Nursing. Upon successful completion of the program, you are eligible to sit for the National Council of State Boards Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) to become a Registered Nurse.  

The City College Montana State University Billings Associate Degree in Nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation (NLN CNEA).  

Nursing has compact state licensing. If the state you are licensed in is a compact state (Montana is), you can take your license and practice as a nurse in any other state which is a compact state without paying for a license in that state. The NCLEX exam is a national test, so you also would not have to retest. Varying continuing education (CEU) hours may apply. See additional information available for nursing licensure from NCSBN Nurse Licensure Compact.  

In addition to the educational requirements for licensure in Montana, the following additional requirements must be met:   

  • Passage of the NCLEX_RN  

Students should also be aware that criminal background, citizenship status, residency, age, and other factors may be a   condition for licensure in Montana. Students are advised to review all available information on the Montana Board of Nursing website. The following information indicates MSUB’s most recent evaluation of whether its Nursing program meets the educational prerequisites required for licensure in each state.  

      State               

Status for Meeting Educational Requirements for Licensure

State Licensing Board Contact Information

Alabama Undetermined 

Alabama Board of Nursing                        

RSA Plaza, Suite 250                                  
770 Washington Ave.                            
Montgomery, AL
36104                                    

1-800-656-5318                                  

Contact: Email Us – Alabama Board of Nursing      

Website: Licensing – Alabama Board of Nursing  

Alaska  Undetermined 

Alaska Board of Nursing                                

550 W 7th Ave, STE 1500                                            
Anchorage, AK
99501-3567                            

907-269-8160                                            

Contact: Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing        

Website:: Board of Nursing, Professional Licensing, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing (alaska.gov)         

Arizona   Does Meet 

Arizona State Board of Nursing        

1740 W Adams Street                        
Suite 2000                                            
Phoenix, AZ
85007                                          

602-771-7800                                        

Contact: Contact Us | Arizona State Board of Nursing            

Website: AZBN | Arizona State Board of Nursing    

Arkansas Does Meet 

Arkansas State Board of Nursing            

1123 South University Ave                        
Suite 800                                                    
Little Rock, AR
72204                                  

501-686-2700                                            

ASBN.info@Arkansas.gov                          

Website: Arkansas State Board of Nursing Arkansas Department of Health      

California Does Not Meet  
Colorado   Does Meet 

Colorado Board of Nursing                

1560 Broadway                                  
Suite 1350                                          
Denver, CO
80202                                

303-894-7800                                              

dora_dpo_licensing@state.co.us                  

Website: Nursing HOME | Division of Professions and Occupations     

Connecticut   Does Not Meet   
Delaware   Does Meet 

Delaware Division of Professional Regulation Board of Nursing                    

Cannon Building                                  
861 Silver Lake Blvd.                            
Suite 203                                                      
Dover, DE
20002                                            

302-744-4500                                          

customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov      

Website: Board of Nursing - Division of Professional Regulation - State of Delaware      

Florida Does Meet 

Florida Board of Nursing                  

4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C-02    
Tallahassee, FL
32399                                

850-488-0595                                      

MQAOnlineService@flhealth.gov            

Website: Florida Board of Nursing - Licensing, Renewals & Information     

Georgia Does Meet 

Georgia Board of Nursing                        

3920 Arkwright Rd
Suite 195                                    
Macon, GA
31210                                                 

404-424-9966                                              

Contact: Contact The Georgia Board of Nursing | Georgia Secretary of State

Website:  Georgia Board of Nursing | Georgia Secretary of State I Licensing   

Hawaii   Does Not Meet   
Idaho  Does Meet 

Idaho Board of Nursing                    

PO Box 83720                                          
Boise, ID
83720-0061                                

208-577-2476                                              

Contact: Contact DOPL | Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses

Website: Welcome to Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses 

Illinois   Does Not Meet   
Indiana   Does Meet 

Indiana State Board of Nursing        

Indiana Government Center South      
402 West Washington Street                
Room W072                                                
Indianapolis, IN
46204                          

317-232-2960                                          

pla2@pla.IN.gov                                                

Website:  PLA: Nursing Home    

Iowa   Does Meet 

Iowa Board of Nursing                        

400 SW 8th Street                            
Suite B                                                    
Des Moines, IA
50309                          

515-281-4825                                        

newnurse@iowa.gov                                        

Website: Nursing & Professional Midwifery | Department of Inspections, Appeals, & Licensing 

Kansas   Does Meet 

Kansas Board of Nursing                    

900 SW Jackson Street                      
Suite 1051                                              
Topeka, KS
66612                                      

785-296-4929                                          

raeann.byrd@ks.gov                                      

Website: ksbn.kansas.gov | Kansas Nursing Board      

Kentucky   Does Meet 

Kentucky Board of Nursing                    

312 Whittington Pkwy                      
Suite 300                                                    
Louisville, KY
40222                                        

502-429-3300                                          

Contact: KBN Licensure Specialist Question Form (kentucky.gov)          

Website:  Welcome - KBN 

Louisiana  Does Meet 

Louisiana State Board of Nursing          

 17373 Perkins Rd                                      
Baton Rouge, LA  
70810                          

225-755-7500                                        

Endorsements@Lsbn.State.La.Us                        

Website: Home - Louisiana State Board of Nursing       

Maine   Does Meet 

Maine State Board of Nursing                  

161 Capitol St.
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME
04333                                  

207-287-1133                                          

Rebecca.Stenger@maine.gov                          

Website: Maine State Board of Nursing  

Maryland  Does Meet 

Maryland Board of Nursing                      

4140 Patterson Avenue                            
Baltimore, MD
21215                                

410-585-1900

MBON.NurseLicenseRenewal@maryland.gov  

Website: Pages - Home (maryland.gov) 

Massachusetts  Does Not Meet   
Michigan  Does Meet 

Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Board of Nursing      

611 W Ottawa Street                                
Lansing, MI  
48933                                    

517-241-0199 [Press 1 when   prompted]    

BPLHelp@michigan.gov                              

Website:   Nursing (michigan.gov)   

Minnesota   Does Not Meet   
Mississippi   Does Meet 

Mississippi Board of Nursing              

713 Pear Orchard Road                            
Plaza II, Suite 300                                              
Ridgeland, MS
39157                                

601-957-6300                                         

tgreenlaw@msbn.ms.gov                                  

Website: Home | Mississippi Board of Nursing (ms.gov)   

Missouri   Does Meet 

Missouri Division of Professional      
Registration Board of Nursing                  

P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO
65102-0656              

573-751-0681                                        

nursing@pr.mo.gov                                          

Website: Board of Nursing (mo.gov)  

Montana  Does Meet 

Montana Department of Labor and Industry Board of Nursing                              

PO Box 200513
Helena, MT
59620-0513                          

406-444-6880                                          

DLIBSDHELP@MT.GOV                                    

Website: Board of Nursing (mt.gov)  

Nebraska   Does Meet 

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Nurse Licensing            

Licensure Unit Attn: Nursing
PO Box 94986
Lincoln NE
68509-5026                            

402-471-4376                                          

DHHS.NursingOffice@nebraska.gov            

Website: Nurse Licensing (ne.gov)  

Nevada Does Not Meet   
New Hampshire Does Not Meet   
New Jersey   Does Meet 

New Jersey Board of Nursing                  

124 Halsey Street
Newark, New Jersey
07102                    

973-504-6430                                          

NursingUpdates@dca.lps.state.nj.us              

Website: Pages - New Jersey Board of Nursing (njconsumeraffairs.gov)       

New Mexico   Does Meet 

New Mexico Board of Nursing                

PO Box 3628
Albuquerque, NM
87190                        

 518--474-3817, Press 1 then ext. 120  

NURSEBD@nysed.gov                            

Website: Office of the Professions | Office of the Professions (nysed.gov)  

New York   Does Not Meet   
North Carolina   Does Meet 

North Carolina Board of Nursing            

PO Box 2129
Raleigh, NC
27602-2129                        

919-782-3211                                          

Contact: Our Office | North Carolina Board of Nursing (ncbon.com)        

Website: Home | North Carolina Board of Nursing (ncbon.com)   

North Dakota   Does Meet 

North Dakota Board of Nursing              

919 S 7th St.                                        
Suite 504                                                    
Bismarck, ND
58504                                              

701-751-3000                                          

contactus@ndbon.org                                      

Website: Overview - ND Board of Nursing (ndbon.org)            

Ohio   Does Not Meet   
Oklahoma   Does Meet 

Oklahoma Board of Nursing                  

PO Box 52926
Oklahoma City, OK
73152                      

405-962-1800                                          

obnwebmaster@nursing.ok.gov                    

Website: Oklahoma Board of Nursing         

Oregon   Does Not Meet   
Pennsylvania  Does Meet 

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing    
State Board of Nursing

PO Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA
17105-2649                    

1-833-367-2762                                      

ST-NURSE@pa.gov                                        

Website: State Board of Nursing (pa.gov)

Rhode Island  Does Not Meet   
South Carolina Does Meet 

South Carolina Board of Nursing            

Synergy Business Park                          
Kingstree Building                                    
110 Centerview Dr.                                      
Columbia, SC
29210                                

803-896-4550                                        

nurseboard@llr.sc.gov                              

Website: SCLLR

South Dakota Does Meet 

South Dakota Board of Nursing              

4305 S. Louise Ave.                              
Suite 201                                                          
Sioux Falls, SD
57106                              

605-362-2760                                          

sdbon@state.sd.us                              

Website: Home - SD Board of Nursing (sdbon.org)  

Tennessee   Does Meet 

Tennessee Board of Nursing                         

665 Mainstream Drive                              
2nd Floor                                                    
Nashville, TN
37243                                    

1-800-778-4123                                                        

Nursing.Health@tn.gov                              

Website: About (tn.gov) 

Texas   Does Meet 

Texas Board of Nursing                          

1801 Congress Avenue                          
George H. W. Bush State Office Building,
Suite 10-200                                            
Austin, TX
78701                                    

512-305-7401                                          

webmaster@bon.texas.gov                                    

 Website: Welcome to the Texas Board of Nursing Website   

Utah Does Meet 

Utah Department of Commerce, Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing  

SM Box 146701
Salt Lake City, UT
84 114-6701                  

801-530-6628                                            

b7@utah.gov                                        

Website:  Nursing - dopl.utah.gov  

Vermont  Does Meet 

Board of Nursing - VT Secretary of State's Office                                                    

89 Main Street                                                
3rd Floor                                                          
Montpelier, VT
05620                                  

802-828-1505                                            

Contact: OPR Contact Form (vermont.gov)                                                      

Website:  Vermont Secretary of State - Office of Professional Regulation Nursing

Virginia  Does Meet 

Virginia Department of Health          
Professions Board of Nursing                  

Perimeter Center 9960 Mayland Drive,
Suite 300                                                          
Henrico, VA
23233                                      

804-367-4515                                          

nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov                          

Website:  Virginia Board of Nursing       

Washington  Does Not Meet   
Washington DC  Does Not Meet   
West Virginia  Does Meet 

West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses              

5001 MacCorkle Ave. SW                          
South Charleston, WV
25309                  

304-744-0900                                            

 rnboard@wv.gov                                            

Website:  WV RN Board  

Wisconsin  Does Meet 

Wisconsin Board of Nursing                    

PO Box 8366
Madison, WI
53708-8366                          

304-744-0900                                        

dsps@wi.gov                                      

Website: DSPS Nursing, Board of (wi.gov) 

Wyoming Does Meet 

Wyoming State Board of Nursing            

130 Hobbs Ave                                                
Suite B                                                          
Cheyenne, WY  
82002                                

307-777-7601                    

wsbn.licensing@wyo.gov                            

Website: WSBN (wyo.gov) 

American Samoa Undetermined  
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands  Undetermined  
Federated States of Micronesia Undetermined  
Guam  Undetermined  
Puerto Rico  Undetermined  
Republic of Marshall Islands  Undetermined  
Republic of Palau  Undetermined  
U.S. Virgin Islands Undetermined