Licensure Information
Requirement for Licensure Examination
Passing the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Exam-RN (NCLEX-RN) is required for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Illinois. Students completing the Heartland Community College Nursing Program are eligible to take the NCLEX-RN in Illinois; however, no determination has been made regarding educational requirements for licensure in other states. For information about licensure in states outside Illinois, please contact the Director of Nursing Education.
Legal Limitations
The following statements must be answered by applicants seeking licensure in the State of Illinois. If you answer "yes" to any of the questions, you may be required to go through a due process prior to issuance of a license.
- Have you been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to any criminal offense in any state or in federal court? Please do not give details on minor traffic charges, but do include information relating to Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) charges.
- Have you been convicted of a felony?
- If yes, have you been issued a Certificate of Relief from Disabilities by the Prisoner Review Board?
- Do you now have any disease or condition that presently limits your ability to perform the essential functions of your profession, including any disease or condition generally regarded as chronic by the medical community, i.e., (1) mental or emotional disease or condition; (2) alcohol or other substance abuse; (3) physical disease or condition?
- Have you been denied a professional license or permit, or privilege of taking an examination, or had a professional license or permit disciplined in any way by any licensing authority in Illinois or elsewhere?
- Have you ever been discharged other than honorably from the armed service or from a city, county, state or federal position?
- In accordance with 5 Illinois Compiled Statutes 100/10-65(c), applications for renewal of a license or a new license shall include the applicant's Social Security number, and the licensee shall certify, under penalty of perjury, that he or she is not more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support order. Failure to certify shall result in disciplinary action, and making a false statement may subject the licensee to contempt of court. Are you more than 30 days delinquent in complying with a child support order?
- In accordance with 20 ILCS 2105-15(g), "The Department shall deny any license application or renewal authorized under any licensing Act administered by the Department to any person who has failed to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirement of any such tax Act is satisfied." Are you delinquent in the filing of state taxes?
The above information should not deter you from applying for the nursing program. Please discuss any questions with the Director of Nursing Education for specific guidance.