Update: license accepted in Louisiana without a hitch

I moved from Mississippi to Louisiana a few months ago, and had no problem whatsoever in obtaining a nursing license by endorsement in Louisiana. I sent a cover letter to the Louisiana Board of Nursing along with my application for RN licensure explaining Marquette's Direct Entry nursing program and explaining why my official school transcript would not contain a "graduation date." This was enough for Louisiana to issue me a license without delay.

I've heard through the grapevine that Marquette is now being very aggressive in telling Direct Entry students that there is no way that they can get a nursing license in any state other than Wisconsin and Mississippi if they leave at the completion of the pre-MSN phase of the program . . . . lies, lies, lies!

At the completion of the pre-MSN phase of Marquette's Direct Entry nursing program I have proven that you can get an RN license in Mississippi AND in Louisiana. By extension I expect that most, if not all, other states would also issue RN licenses to Direct Entry students as well.

If you would like to see the cover letter I sent to the Louisiana Board of Nursing with my application for licensure by endorsement, please email me -- I'd be more than happy to help you in any way I can!

lydiajoanne (at) yahoo (dot) com