Map your route into nursing, or up to the next level
Answer three quick questions to see every realistic path from where you are today to where you want to be, with typical timelines, the licensing exams along the way, and schools near you.
How to use this tool
Shows you the steps to become the kind of nurse you want to be.
- Look at Question 1. Click where you are now. Not a nurse yet? Click Just starting out.
- Look at Question 2. Click the nurse you want to be.
- Scroll down. Your paths are ready!
- The first path is the fastest one.
- Want to keep it? Click Print my roadmap.
Your routes will appear here once you choose a starting point and a goal.
Timelines are typical ranges for full-time study and vary by school, state, prerequisites, and part-time enrollment. Licensing and certification requirements are set by each state's board of nursing and national certifying bodies, so confirm details with the programs you're considering and your state board. This planner is an educational resource and doesn't rank or endorse any school.