Every program with clinicals, from nursing and radiography to respiratory therapy, surgical technology, medical lab, PTA and OTA, dental hygiene, EMS and medical assisting, answers to each clinical site’s own requirement list. This page collects verified North Dakota facts for program directors and clinical coordinators, including the North Dakota Board of Nursing and the North Dakota University System, with a link to each official source, and shows how Drug Free Schools helps.
North Dakota facts for program directors
- Board of Nursing. The North Dakota Board of Nursing publishes a list of nursing education programs in North Dakota that it has approved. (source)
- Board of Nursing. Bismarck State College and Dakota College at Bottineau appear on the board's approved list as part of the Dakota Nursing Program Consortium. (source)
- Licensure background check. Applicants for initial nurse licensure in North Dakota must obtain a criminal history record check from the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the FBI. (source)
- Licensure background check. The board tells applicants to be fingerprinted by local law enforcement or a private fingerprinting agency on the standard FBI FD-258 card. (source)
- Community and technical colleges. The North Dakota University System includes 11 campuses, five of which are community colleges. (source)
Checked 18 October 2026 against each official source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your accreditor and your clinical sites.
What this means for your program
Most compliance problems are found the week rotations start: a titer that was never uploaded, a CPR card that expired over the break, a background check still pending. A system that reviews every document as it arrives and reminds students before anything expires moves that work weeks earlier. Your clinical sites and affiliation agreements still decide the exact list; the free requirements checklist covers what programs most often collect.
How Drug Free Schools helps North Dakota programs
One clinical compliance tracking portal for every program at your school ($30 per student, one time; every upload reviewed within 24 hours), plus drug screens on campus or at any Quest location, name-based background checks and on-campus N95 fit testing. See pricing.
Drug Free Schools does not take fingerprints. Our background checks are name-based. If the North Dakota Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires a fingerprint check, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint, IdentoGO or the local police department.
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Frequently asked questions
Who approves nursing programs in North Dakota?
The North Dakota Board of Nursing. Its list of approved nursing programs is on the board’s website.
What does North Dakota require on criminal history for nursing licensure?
Applicants for initial nurse licensure in North Dakota must obtain a criminal history record check from the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the FBI. That licensure step is separate from the name-based background check students complete before clinicals.
What is North Dakota’s community and technical college system?
The North Dakota University System includes 11 campuses, five of which are community colleges.
Do you take fingerprints?
No. Our background checks are name-based. If the North Dakota Board of Nursing or a clinical site requires fingerprints, students use the provider it names, such as Fieldprint or IdentoGO, or their local police department.
Sources
- ND Board of Nursing: Approved Nursing Programs
- ND Board of Nursing: CHRC FAQs
- ND Board of Nursing: Criminal History Record Checks
- North Dakota University System
This page summarizes North Dakota agency and official pages as checked on 18 October 2026, with a link to each source. Rules change; confirm with the agency, your school, your accreditor and your clinical sites. Nothing on this page is legal advice. Quest Diagnostics, Fieldprint and IdentoGO are trademarks of their respective owners.