PDFWAC 246-840-025
Initial licensure by examination for RN and LPN—Board-approved Washington state nursing education program.
Registered nurse (RN) and licensed practical nurse (LPN) applicants' educated in a board-approved Washington state nursing education program and applying for initial licensure by examination shall:
(1) Have completed a board-approved Washington state nursing education program. LPN applicants who have completed part of a board-approved RN education program shall follow WAC 246-840-033.
(2) Have an official transcript sent directly from the applicant's nursing education program to the board. Transcripts must be received no later than 90 days after the applicant's first attempt at the board-approved licensure examination. The transcript must:
(a) Include the applicant's dates of enrollment, course names, earned credits, date of graduation, and the credential conferred, if applicable. If credits have been accepted from other programs, the transcript must identify those programs.
(b) Show that the applicant has graduated from a board-approved nursing education program or that the applicant has successfully completed the prelicensure portion of an approved graduate-entry RN program.
(3) Pass the board-approved licensure examination as provided in WAC 246-840-050. The board may authorize testing upon receipt of a certificate of completion issued by the nurse administrator of the nursing education program.
(4) Submit a completed licensure application with the required fee as specified in WAC 246-840-990.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.010, 18.79.110, and 43.07.041. WSR 26-02-031, s 246-840-025, filed 12/30/25, effective 1/30/26. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110, 18.88A.060 and 2020 c 76. WSR 21-04-016, § 246-840-025, filed 1/22/21, effective 2/22/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 18.79.110. WSR 08-11-019, § 246-840-025, filed 5/12/08, effective 6/12/08.]