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Type C – Valid for 3 years; renewable for one three-year period upon request of employing authority.

Applicant must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Hold a current license as a professional Registered Nurse in the State of Louisiana; and

2. Have a minimum of 2 years full-time experience as a Registered Nurse.

 

 

Type B - Valid for 5 years and renewable if nurse holds an approved Baccalaureate Degree, or upon completion of 6 semester hours of nursing, school nursing or other health related subjects.

Applicant must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Hold a current license as a professional Registered Nurse in the State of Louisiana, and

2. Have a minimum of 3 years experience as a Type C School Nurse, and

3. Have completed at least 6 semester hours of nursing, school nursing or other health related subjects from an approved and regionally accredited college/university.

 

 

Type A - Valid for life of continuous service as a School Nurse. Applicant must meet ALL of the following criteria:

1. Hold a current license as a professional Registered Nurse in the State of Louisiana and has a Baccalaureate Degree from a regionally accredited college/university in Nursing or other approved health related curriculum, and

2. Have a minimum of 5 years experience as a Type B School Nurse.

 

 

Contact Numbers for more information:

LA Dept. of Education's Division of Higher Education and Certification:
(225) 342-8649
(225) 342-3490
Fax # (225) 342-3499