Section 6.03 - Nursing Education Programs Eligible for Approval(1)In-state Programs. Nursing education programs offered by a parent institution with a principal place of business in Massachusetts must obtain Board approval in accordance with 244 CMR 6.05 and must: (a) be offered by a parent institution that has and maintains parent institution accreditation;(b) be designed to prepare and qualify a graduate to write the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN; and(c) confer the following evidence of completion of course work:1. For Practical Nursing programs, one of the following:a. a diploma of completion from a hospital-based diploma program;b. a certificate of completion from a community college;c. a certificate of completion from a vocational postsecondary school; or2. For Registered Nursing programs, one of the following:a. a diploma of completion from a hospital-based diploma program;c. a baccalaureate degree; ord. a certificate of completion from a prelicensure graduate degree program granted Full approval.(2)Out-of-state Programs. Nursing education programs offered by a parent institution with a principal place of business outside of Massachusetts must:(a) be offered by a parent institution that has and maintains parent institution accreditation;(b) be designed to prepare and qualify a graduate to write the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN;(c) be approved to operate by the board of nursing or corresponding body in the state where the parent institution has its principle place of business;(d) be located in a jurisdiction which maintain standards substantially the same as those required for an approved nursing education program in Massachusetts; and(e) obtain Board approval of any didactic learning experiences or clinical learning experiences conducted in Massachusetts by submitting a completed application to the Board at least six months prior to the start of any such learning experiences. Such programs must demonstrate to the Board's satisfaction that the program: 1. complies with 244 CMR 6.03(2)(a) through (d);2. has and maintains its program accreditation by a Board-recognized accrediting agency;3. has appointed faculty that meet requirements at 244 CMR 6.04(2)(b);4. has appointed preceptors, if applicable, that meet requirements at 244 CMR 6.04(2)(c);5. maintains written agreements with cooperating agencies utilized as clinical learning sites that meet requirements at 244 CMR 6.04(5)(b); and6. maintains faculty-student ratios of 1:10 or less in accordance with 244 CMR 6.04(5)(c).Amended by Mass Register Issue 1486, eff. 1/6/2023.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1489, eff. 1/6/2023.