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title: "Licensure / Certification Pass Rate"
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*Annual performance on the licensure examination for *<u>***all***</u>* first-time test takers during the same 12-month period.*

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*For the Annual Report, please report the pass rate for 2024 as defined by your State Regulatory Agency for Nursing*

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***If your NEU does not have any programs with pre-licensure options, you should not see any questions related to the licensure examination pass rate.***

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Applicable to:

### Pre-Licensure Programs Options

·       Diploma

·       Practical

·       Associate

·       Pre-Licensure Baccalaureate

·       Direct Entry Master’s

 


 

The licensure pass rate reported here (as a percentage) should be the 2024 pass rate for all first-time test takers for your program as reported by your state regulatory agency for nursing.

 

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***Do NOT try and enter the % symbol. For all percentages in the Annual Report, please enter in the following formats: XX ; X.XX ; XX.XX , XX.X (e.g., 92 ; 9.20 ; 92.00 ; 92.0). Do NOT enter 0.XX or XX%***


 

 

In most cases, this information is accessible via your state regulatory agency for nursing (e.g., board of nursing) website, however, some state agencies do not publish publicly accessible data online, and as such, they will need to be contacted.

 

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***If your program type includes both pre- and post-licensure options then only enter the licensure examination pass rate for the ***<u>***pre-licensure***</u>*** program option***

 

## Certification Examination Pass Rate

*Annual performance on the certification examination for *<u>***all***</u>* first-time test-takers during the same 12-month period.*

 

Certification examination pass rate is applicable to Post-Licensure Graduate programs. Questions regarding certification examination pass rates should ONLY be visible to the following ACEN-accredited programs:

 

Applicable to:

### Post-Licensure / Certification Program Options

·       Direct Entry Master’s with APRN Options

·       Generic Master’s

·       Generic Master’s / PMC

·       Clinical Doctorate

 

If your program(s) do not offer post-licensure graduate and/or APRN options, you should not see the question(s) regarding certifications.

Certification examination pass rates apply to APRN options in graduate programs.  Examples of these certification examinations are listed at the top of the report page. The option for certifications will not apply unless the program offers a graduate-level program.

 

In addition, this number should represent the aggregate certification examination pass rate for all program options under a particular program type (e.g., PNP, FNP, WHNP, etc.).