Loyola University New Orleans licensure disclosures and the State Approvals Map, side by side
Loyola University New Orleans publishes two state sources for nursing students: a professional licensure table updated June 2, 2026 and a School of Nursing State Approvals Map dated July 15, 2026. They match for most states and part ways on nine. Below is each source, every disagreement, and who at Loyola settles the one that affects you.
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Two sources that answer different questions
Loyola's professional licensure disclosures page embeds two sheets, both stamped 6/2/2026: one for the advanced practice (MSN and DNP) programs and one for the pre-licensure BSN. A state marked Yes sits in the column where Loyola says it has determined the curriculum meets that state's educational requirements for licensure. A second column, headed Additional Requirements for Licensing, carries the notes.
The School of Nursing State Approvals Map is a separate one-page PDF. Its legend has four colors: green for approved for all programs, purple for approved with restrictions, blue for pending approval and red for not approved. No state is blue on either version.
So the table speaks to whether the curriculum satisfies a state's licensure rules, and the map shows where the School of Nursing's programs are approved. Loyola publishes no note on how the two relate. When a state passes one and fails the other, treat it as an open question for the School of Nursing, not a settled answer either way.
Where the table and the map line up
Across most of the country the two sources say the same thing: a Yes with no note in the advanced practice table and a green state on the map. That includes Louisiana and its neighbors Texas, Mississippi and Arkansas. Loyola's baseline statement is that every one of its licensure-track programs meets Louisiana's educational requirements, while determinations for other states vary by program.
Three green states carry table notes about licensing after graduation rather than practicum limits, so they sit comfortably with the map:
- Michigan: new licensure applicants need 2 hours of implicit bias training completed within the prior 5 years.
- Pennsylvania: initial certification requires at least 3 hours of approved child abuse recognition and reporting training.
- Wisconsin: certification candidates must pass a jurisprudence exam on Wisconsin APNP statutes and rules.
Territories sit outside the map entirely. Puerto Rico is No / Undetermined in both tables, while Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands are Yes in the advanced practice table.
Every place Loyola's state sources disagree
Nine jurisdictions read differently depending on which Loyola document you open. The table below lines them up with both map versions, because Loyola still links the older map from its state authorization pages and the newer one from the Graduate Nursing Student Resources page.
| State | Licensure table | Map, July 15, 2026 | Map, August 20, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | Meets, no note | Not approved (red) | Not approved (red) |
| Montana | Meets, no note | Not approved (red) | Not approved (red) |
| Wyoming | Meets, no note | Not approved (red) | Not approved (red) |
| California | Meets, no note | Restricted: FNP only | Restricted: FNP only |
| Arizona | Meets; practicum approved for the FNP program only, for now | Approved, all programs | Approved, all programs |
| District of Columbia | Meets; clinical rotations currently done outside DC | Approved, all programs | Approved, all programs |
| Alaska | Meets, no note | Restricted: state board registration (12 months) and a board preceptorship application | Same restriction |
| Rhode Island | Meets, no note | Approved, all programs | Not approved (red) |
| New York (BSN table) | BSN: meets, no note (advanced practice table: clinicals outside New York) | Restricted: clinicals cannot be completed in New York | Same restriction |
What each disagreement means for a practicum
Hawaii, Montana and Wyoming are the widest gap. The table says the curriculum meets each state's requirements, and both maps say not approved. A student living in any of the three cannot resolve that from Loyola's public pages alone.
California and Arizona read like a swap. The map limits California to the FNP and opens Arizona to every program; the table does the reverse, putting its FNP-only practicum note on Arizona and leaving California unrestricted. An AGACNP or PMHNP student in either state gets two different answers.
The District of Columbia and Alaska each carry a limit in one source only. The table keeps clinical rotations outside DC while the map colors DC green, and the map asks Alaska students to register with the state board and file a preceptorship application that the table never mentions. Rhode Island changed between map versions, red in August 2025 and green in July 2026. For the BSN, the pre-licensure table lists New York with no note even though both maps bar clinicals there.
Green on one Loyola source does not make a state clear. Check your home state and your practicum state on the table and on the July 15, 2026 map before you contact a single preceptor.
How to settle a conflict for your own program
- Name the program and both statesWrite down your exact Loyola program, the state where you live and the state where the site sits. The answer can turn on the program (California, Arizona) or on where clinicals happen (DC, New York).
- Read both sources the same dayOpen the licensure disclosures page and the July 15, 2026 map, and note the date on each so nobody works from the August 2025 file by mistake.
- Ask the School of Nursing in writingSend the conflict to your program director and the Clinical Practicum Coordinator, naming both sources and their dates. Keep the written reply with your plan of study.
- Watch for Loyola's noticesLoyola emails an individual disclosure when it determines a program does not meet a state's requirements (distance students get it at their first financial commitment) and tells enrolled students within 14 calendar days when a determination changes.
- Search once the answer is inWith the state confirmed, the usual Exxat process applies, starting with the three-month lead time.
The State Approvals Map guide walks through each color and restriction, and clinicals outside Louisiana covers the license and host-state rules that follow.
State checks built into every search we run
Every search we run for a Loyola student opens with the state question. We read your program against the licensure table and the current map, flag any of the nine conflicts before a preceptor is contacted, and send you to the School of Nursing with the exact question to ask. When your state is clear on both, we go straight to preceptors near you whose patients fit the course.
When your state is on the conflict list, we plan around Loyola's answer. We hold outreach until the written reply arrives, and if Loyola confirms a site in a neighboring state suits your program, we line up preceptors there whose licenses match the site. Loyola's placement office and faculty make every approval decision; our job is to hand them a request that is complete and built on the right state answer. Send us your state and program to start.
Questions Loyola students ask
Is Loyola New Orleans approved in my state for nurse practitioner practicums?
For most states both sources agree: the licensure table marks the state as meeting requirements and the July 15, 2026 map shows it green. Nine places read differently: Hawaii, Montana, Wyoming, California, Arizona, Alaska, Rhode Island, the District of Columbia, and New York for the BSN. If yours is among them, get a written answer from your program director and the Clinical Practicum Coordinator before you commit to a site.
Which is newer, the licensure table or the State Approvals Map?
The advanced practice and BSN tables are stamped June 2, 2026. The current map file is dated July 15, 2026 and hangs on the Graduate Nursing Student Resources page, while the state authorization pages still link an August 20, 2025 map. A later date does not make one source overrule the other, and Loyola has not said which governs, so rely on the School of Nursing's written answer.
Does Loyola tell students if their state status changes?
Yes. Loyola says it emails an individual disclosure when it has determined a program does not meet a state's educational requirements, reaching distance students at their first financial commitment. Enrolled students are notified within 14 calendar days if a determination changes. Keep those emails with your plan of study and share them with anyone helping you plan a placement.
What does 'meets' mean in Loyola's licensure table?
It means Loyola has determined its MSN and DNP curriculum meets that state's educational requirements for licensure. On its own it says nothing about practicum access, which is why Arizona and DC carry practicum notes in the same table. State licensing extras, such as Michigan's implicit bias training or Wisconsin's jurisprudence exam, still come into play when you seek that state's license.
What about Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands?
Puerto Rico is listed as No / Undetermined in both of Loyola's licensure tables. Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands are marked as meeting requirements in the advanced practice table, and Guam does not appear in the BSN table. The State Approvals Map shows only the 50 states and DC, so raise any territory with the School of Nursing before you plan around it.
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