New License Application

Create a Nurse Portal account to access LPN and RN applications for licensure by examination (NCLEX) or endorsement from another state.

Track the status of your applicaiton in your Nurse Portal account.
NCLEX results will not be given over email or phone by Board staff.
Applicants may obtain unofficial NCLEX results within two business days after taking the exam through Pearson Vue's Quick Results Service; there is a fee for this service. Keep in mind, unofficial results do not authorize an applicant to practice as an RN/LPN.
After the Board receives the official results, a new license will typically be issued by 5:00 pm the next business day, and can be verified on the Board's Verification website.
- If passed: the verification website will show an active license. A new licensee will receive within 5-7 business days a packet in the mail from the Board with the original SD nursing license and a courtesy renewal card.
- If failed: the verification website will not return any search results. The applicant will receive within 5-7 business days a letter in the mail from the Board with instructions on retaking the NCLEX exam and a Candidate Performance Report.

An application is null one year following the date it was received at the Board office. Fees are non-refundable.