For North Carolina, NKU's answer differs by program. The MSN and certificates and the RN-to-BSN are not authorized, and the NP tracks do not take North Carolina applicants. The post-master's DNP is the exception: NKU's newer graduate state table now lists North Carolina as authorized, while an older NKU copy still does not.
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NKU publishes two copies of its state-authorization table, and for North Carolina they disagree on one row.
| NKU program group | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| NP programs: MSN FNP, AGACNP, PMHNP and the four NP certificates | Not open |
| MSN Nursing Education and Nurse Executive Leadership | Not authorized |
| Post-master's DNP | Authorized on NKU's newer graduate table only; the online-program copy still says not authorized |
| RN-to-BSN | Not authorized |
The graduate-admissions copy is the newer one. A Wayback capture from May 11, 2026 still showed North Carolina as not authorized for the DNP; the live graduate table, checked in September 2026, moves it to authorized, alongside Georgia and Virginia. The online-program copy was never updated and still lists all three as not authorized. The newer table is probably current, but get written confirmation from NKU before you apply.
The post-master's DNP is project-based. You draft the proposal with your project site in DNP 882, carry it out there in DNP 883, and work through DNP 881 to DNP 884 toward 1,000 post-baccalaureate hours, with verifiable MSN clinical hours counting and DNP 897 added only if needed. The DNP handbook and practicum guidelines sit in NKU's DNP Information Canvas site.
North Carolina's visiting-student rule, 21 NCAC 36 .0233, targets students who are not yet licensed. In that case the request comes from the hosting North Carolina agency, signed off by its chief nursing administrator or an RN they designate, and it reaches the Board 30 or more days before the clinical. It carries the home-state board's approval, the coordinating faculty member's CV and RN license, proof that whoever supervises on site is an RN licensed in North Carolina, and the school's licensure from the University of North Carolina Board of Governors (G.S. 116-15).
Doctoral students fall outside all of that. NCBON's education FAQ says the Board takes no approval role for post-licensure graduate education from any state, and it lists RN-BSN, graduate and doctoral programs among those beyond its reach. What NCBON does ask is licensing-related: a graduate student with no North Carolina license and no multistate license should reach the Licensure Department through the Board's online form for the clinical requirements. The state has been in SARA since June 2016, which NCBON says can let students at SARA-approved schools complete clinicals in North Carolina.
In AANP's grouping North Carolina is restricted, because an NP's physician agreement never lapses, and NP licensing sits with a Joint Subcommittee drawn from both the nursing and medical boards. DNP students often look to the large systems for a project site: Duke Health, Novant Health, ECU Health, UNC Health and Charlotte's Atrium Health, which belongs to Advocate Health, in the Raleigh-Cary, Winston-Salem, Greensboro-High Point and Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia metros. North Carolina licenses have been multistate-capable since the compact's January 19, 2018 start; see our RN license page.
Virginia and Georgia, both nearby, are on NKU's NP application list. Virginia is authorized for the MSN only on NKU's newer graduate table, so confirm with NKU there too. Anyone moving should compare the destination with NKU's lists for the planned start and handle licensing early; current students need to tell their advisor before they go, because NKU says a relocation can affect program status.
For DNP students, a placement advisor helps you shortlist North Carolina project sites and identify the site contacts NKU may ask for, so your proposal work in DNP 882 starts on schedule. If you are moving to an NP state, we map preceptors near your new home and assemble the documents for a complete Medatrax request. Start with the form.
Probably, but confirm first. NKU's current graduate state table lists North Carolina as authorized for the DNP, a change made after May 11, 2026. NKU's older online-program copy still says not authorized. Ask NKU to confirm in writing before you apply.
No. On both copies of NKU's table, North Carolina sits in the not-authorized column for master's study and graduate certificates, Nursing Education and Nurse Executive Leadership included. It is also absent from the NP list, and the RN-to-BSN row excludes it too.
NCBON describes doctoral and other post-licensure graduate education as beyond its jurisdiction; its approval rule, 21 NCAC 36 .0233, is for students without a license. Without either a North Carolina or a multistate license, ask the Board's Licensure Department what your clinicals need. NKU's own site review still applies.
Virginia is an NP application state, so the FNP, AGACNP and PMHNP tracks and the NP certificates open. The MSN and the DNP are authorized for Virginia on NKU's newer graduate table but not its older copy, so confirm with NKU. The RN-to-BSN is not authorized for Virginia.
Last checked 2026-09-24
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