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LPN Pathway #5 - Graduates of U.S. Armed Forces practical nursing programs

These instructions apply to applicants for licensure as a LPN who graduated from the following U.S. Armed Forces Practical Nursing Programs:

  1. Army Practical Nursing (68WM6);
  2. Army MOS 68C Practical Nursing;
  3. Air Force Practical Nursing Technology Associate Degree (7GAL); or,
  4. an equivalent Armed Forces Practical Nursing Program.

Note: Navy Programs do not meet New York’s education requirements for an LPN license.

  • STEP 1: COMPLETE NEW YORK STATE’S INFECTION CONTROL COURSEWORK REQUIREMENT.
    You must complete a NYSED Approved Infection Control Course from an approved provider or qualify for an exemption.
     
  • STEP 2: SUBMIT Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure - LPN.
    You must pay the $143 license and first registration fee by credit card.
    If you started filling out Online Form 1 within the past 30 days, you can continue filling it out by using this link. You will need your Application ID, social security number, and date of birth to access your application. If you already completed Online Form 1 and want to upload additional documentation to your application use this link. You will need your Application ID, and date of birth to access your application.
     
    • LIMITED PERMIT OPTION. If you have not taken the NCLEX-PN, you may apply for a limited permit using an Application for a Limited Permit (Form 5). Complete Section I and then ask your prospective employer to complete Section II. Mail the completed form with the $35 fee to the Office of the Professions at the address at the end of the form.
  • STEP 3: HAVE YOUR ARMED FORCES PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM VERIFY YOUR EDUCATION.
    Complete Section I of a Certification of Equivalent U.S. Armed Forces Education for LPN Licensure (Form 2AF) and send it to your U.S. Armed Forces education provider or an appropriate U.S. Armed Forces Office, usually the Academy of Health Sciences at Fort Sam, Houston, or College of the Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base, that can verify your education and ask that they complete Section II. The U.S. Armed Forces education provider or appropriate U.S. Armed Forces Office will verify your education on Form 2AF and send it directly to the NYSED.

    Please note that depending on where and when your training occured, you may be asked for additional documentation.
     
  • ADDITIONAL STEP IF YOU HAVEN'T PASSED THE NCLEX-PN.
    Register directly with Pearson VUE to take the NCLEX-PN at www.pearsonvue.com/nclex/ or by calling Pearson VUE at 1-866-496-2539. If you have a disability and are seeking a reasonable accommodation to take the NCLEX-PN, submit a completed Request for Reasonable Testing Accommodations Form to NYSED. To retake the NCLEX-PN, you must reregister with Pearson VUE.
     
  • ADDITIONAL STEP IF YOU WERE OR ARE LICENSED AS AN LPN OR LVN IN ANOTHER STATE OR U.S. TERRITORY.
    If you have been licensed as an LPN or LVN in another state or a U.S. Territory, you must arrange to have information verifying your license(s) provided to the NYSED. There are two methods for verifying your LPN or LVN license:
     
    • Nursys®: NYSED in Nursys® (an online service), to verify an applicant’s LPN or LVN licenses from most other U.S. states. If you were licensed as an LPN or LVN in a state that participates in Nursys®, use the Nursys® service to verify your nursing license to the NYSED. To find out whether your state participates in Nursys, visit: www.nursys.com. To sign-up for Nursys®, visit www.nursys.com After you sign up and pay the fee, Nursys® will provide verification of your nursing license directly to the NYSED.
       
    • Form 3: If have been licensed as an LPN or LVN in a state or U.S. Territory that does not participate in Nursys®, Complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted you your nursing license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your nursing license on Form 3 or a similar document and send it to the NYSED.
  • ADDITIONAL STEP IF YOU ARE LICENSED TO PRACTICE A PROFESSION OTHER THAN NURSING.
    If you are licensed to practice another profession in a state other than New York State or in a U.S. Territory, you must complete Section I of a Verification of Other Professional Licensure/Certification (Form 3) and send it to the licensing authority that granted your license and ask that they complete Section II. The licensing authority will verify your license on Form 3 and then send it to the NYSED.