Credential Awarded: RN-BC

• Hold a current, active RN license within a state or territory of the United States or the professional, legally recognized equivalent in another country.
• Hold a bachelor’s or higher degree in nursing or a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Have practiced the equivalent of 2 years full-time as a registered nurse.
• Have completed 30 hours of continuing education in informatics within the last 3 years.
• Meet one of the following practice hour requirements:
  
   Have practiced a minimum of 2,000 hours in informatics nursing within the last 3 years.
   Have practiced a minimum of 1,000 hours in informatics nursing in the last 3 years and completed a minimum of
      12 semester hours of academic credit in informatics courses that are part of a graduate-level informatics nursing
      program.
   Have completed a graduate program in nursing informatics containing a minimum of 200 hours of faculty-supervised
      practicum in informatics.