Official sources and verification (11)
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
BoardAlaska Board of Nursing
Alaska Board of Nursing
Alaska Board of Nursing
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Apply with the agencyOpen the official agency page
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofNursing/ApplicationsForms
RN by Examination
RN by Endorsement
LPN by Examination
LPN by Endorsement
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
RenewalRegistered Nurse renewal schedule: November 30 of even-numbered years; Licensed Practical Nurse renewal schedule: September 30 of even-numbered years
Registered Nurse renewal schedule: November 30 of even-numbered years; Licensed Practical Nurse renewal schedule: September 30 of even-numbered years Applies to: RN and LPN licenses; new licenses issued within 90 days of expiration are issued to the next biennium.
Registered Nurse renewal schedule: November 30 of even-numbered years
Licensed Practical Nurse renewal schedule: September 30 of even-numbered years
All licenses and authorizations expire on November 30 or September 30 (as applicable) of even-numbered years regardless of when first issued, except new licenses issued within 90 days of the expiration date will be issued to the next biennium.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
License term in yearsBefore a license can be renewed each biennial period
2
Before a license can be renewed each biennial period
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / EducationRNs must complete a nationally accredited, Board-approved RN education program. LPNs may qualify through a nationally accredited PN program, a PN program meeting Board criteria, or a nationally accredited Board-approved RN program; RN-program applicants who failed the RN exam also need a Board-approved practical-nurse scope course.
RNs must complete a nationally accredited, Board-approved RN education program. LPNs may qualify through a nationally accredited PN program, a PN program meeting Board criteria, or a nationally accredited Board-approved RN program; RN-program applicants who failed the RN exam also need a Board-approved practical-nurse scope course.
successfully completed a registered nurse education program accredited by a national nursing accrediting body and approved by the board.
(1) a practical nurse education program accredited by a national nursing accrediting body;
(2) a practical nurse education program that meets the criteria established by the board under AS 08.68.100;
or
(3) a registered nurse education program accredited by a national nursing accrediting body and approved by the board and, if the applicant has failed the registered nurse licensing examination, a practical nurse scope of practice course approved by the board.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Qualifications / ExamPass the Board-prescribed RN or practical-nursing licensing examination.
Pass the Board-prescribed RN or practical-nursing licensing examination.
registered or practical nursing shall pass a registered nursing or practical nursing licensing examination as prescribed by the board;
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Continuing education topicsComplete two: 30 CE contact hours, 30 hours of unpaid professional activities, or 320 hours of RN/LPN employment. Alternative continuing-competency methods may also qualify.
Renewal normally requires two of three methods: 30 nursing CE contact hours, 30 hours of uncompensated professional activities, or 320 RN/LPN employment hours. Alternative competency methods are available under 12 AAC 44.640.
Before a license can be renewed, registered and practical nurse licensees must complete two of the following methods for maintaining continuing competency (Article 6 of 12 AAC).
30 contact hours of continuing education prescribed under 12 AAC 44.610 (certified by ANCC, ANA, AMA, a nurse practitioner or nurse anesthetist certifying body or approved by another Board of Nursing)
30 hours of participation in uncompensated professional activities prescribed under 12 AAC 44.620
320 hours of employment as an RN or LPN prescribed under 12 AAC 44.630
In lieu of meeting the above requirements, licensees may qualify for alternative methods of continuing competency pursuant 12 AAC 44.640.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidancePeople practicing or offering to practice registered or practical nursing in Alaska must qualify and be licensed under the nursing chapter.
People practicing or offering to practice registered or practical nursing in Alaska must qualify and be licensed under the nursing chapter.
A person practicing or offering to practice registered, advanced practice registered, or practical nursing in the state shall submit evidence of qualification to practice and shall be licensed under this chapter.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceInitial licenses issued in the second year of the renewal period do not require competency compliance until the second renewal.
Initial licenses issued in the second year of the renewal period do not require competency compliance until the second renewal.
A licensee who receives his or her original license in the second year of the renewal period must comply with the continuing competency requirements of 12 AAC 44.600—12 AAC 44.640 before the second license renewal.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026
Agency guidanceRenew online or use the paper forms on the applications page.
Renew online or use the paper forms on the applications page.
Renewals may be submitted online via the MY LICENSE self-service portal or by accessing the paper renewal form below.
Official sourceLast verified Oct 25, 2026