The degree date for May graduates will be May 20, 2001. This is the date that will be printed on your official transcript. Therefore, I urge you to bear this in mind when you are making arrangements for employment. If you are employed before you have taken state boards, you must keep in mind that work permits have time limits and you must write your exam as soon as you can. Most board of nursing offices require you to document your nursing education.
Documentation varies by state.
The most common methods used for documentation are an official transcript, a degree verification form or by both methods combined. Therefore, students do not need to contact the UW-Madison School of Nursing to inform the school that they are applying to the State of Wisconsin. Students are responsible for providing Degree Verification forms to the School of Nursing and the school will complete and return the form to the appropriate address. The state of California requires that all applicants for licensure have taken bacteriology lecture and lab to be eligible for licensure in that state. This requirement holds whether an applicant is going to take State boards in California or applies for licensure by endorsement.