{"id":39,"date":"2013-09-13T17:40:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T17:40:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stagewp.westernu.edu\/nursing?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:09:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:09:11","slug":"department-of-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/about\/department-of-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Out-of-State Regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"hero-secondary\">\n  <div class=\"relative bg-black\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"adhere object-cover\" src=\"\/media\/nursing\/images\/080221-welcome-week-early-day-one-04.jpg\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"Photo of esplanade in WesternU Pomona Campus\">\n      <div class=\"adhere gradient-overlay\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"relative container pt-56 md:pt-112 pb-144 md:pb-192\">\n      <div class=\"md:flex md:justify-between px-12\">\n        <div class=\"sm:w-8\/12 md:w-6\/12 xl:w-5\/12 px-12\">\n                      <div class=\"mb-20\">\n              <div class=\"block font-sans font-bold text-14 text-white leading-130\">\n  <span class=\"inline-block\">\n    <a href=\"\/\" class=\"block hover:underline\">WesternU<\/a>\n  <\/span>\n      <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">College of Graduate Nursing<\/a>\n          <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/about\/\" class=\"inline-block hover:underline\">About the College<\/a>\n    <span class=\"inline-block mx-6\">\/<\/span>\n    <span class=\"inline-block\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>            <\/div>\n                                        <h1 class=\"t-h1-sans  text-white\"><\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"tertiary-nav\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n        <nav class=\"relative mx-24 py-10 px-20 rounded-b-5 md:rounded-b-8 bg-gray shadow-md mb-40\">\n      <ul class=\"grid lg:grid-cols-[1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr_auto_1fr] lg:gap-x-16 lg:justify-items-center lg:text-center\"> <!-- 4 columns layout, 1 column in mobile -->\n                            <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/about\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">About the College<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                                              <div class=\"vertical-line hidden lg:block w-1 invisible bg-red mt-8\"><\/div>\n                                      <li class=\"my-8\">\n            <a class=\"text-16 font-normal leading-130 tracking-20 text-black hover:text-red hover:underline transition-default\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/about\/mission-vision\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Mission &amp; 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However, state laws and regulations are dynamic, and the monitoring of the specific laws and regulations is continually in flux. Prospective out-of-state students should check this list often and should contact the College of Graduate Nursing for clarification.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"relative my-48 md:my-72\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"lg:flex px-12 lg:justify-center\">\n      \n      \n                  \n                  \n      <div class=\"w-full px-24 wysiwyg-content xl:w-10\/12 2xl:w-9\/12\">\n        <p><strong>WesternU College of Graduate Nursing is authorized to offer its online programs to students living in the following states:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alaska<\/li>\n<li>Arizona<\/li>\n<li>California<\/li>\n<li>Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Florida<\/li>\n<li>Hawaii<\/li>\n<li>Idaho<\/li>\n<li>Illinois<\/li>\n<li>Michigan<\/li>\n<li>Montana<\/li>\n<li>Nevada<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico<\/li>\n<li>North Dakota<\/li>\n<li>Oregon (MSN and Post-Graduate Certificate Programs ONLY)<\/li>\n<li>Texas<\/li>\n<li>Utah<\/li>\n<li>Washington (DNP\/FNP and FNP Certificate Programs only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This information will change as we receive Department of Education authorization and BRN Approval or as the state regulations change.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone looking to move to another state while still active in the program, please be aware that it could have ramifications on your ability to remain an active student in the College of Graduate Nursing. Be sure to check in with the college before making such a move.<\/p>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3,"menu_order":21,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12541,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/12541"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westernu.edu\/nursing\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}