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Fitchburg State College
Admissions Office
160 Pearl Street
Fitchburg , MA 01420
Phone: 978.665.3144
Fax: 978.665.4540
Email: admissions@fsc.edu
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Good Moral Character
Applicants to the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing (Board) for initial Registered Nurse licensure by examination must comply with the �good moral character� licensure requirement specified at G.L. Chapter 112, Section 74. Applicants with felony or misdemeanor convictions, or with discipline by a licensure/certification agency, or both , must demonstrate compliance with the Board's Licensure Policy 00-01 (Policy).
Under this Policy, an initial applicant for nurse licensure convicted of certain specified crimes will be permanently excluded from nurse licensure in Massachusetts . The Policy also provides that an applicant convicted of any other crime will be temporarily excluded from licensure until he or she is conviction-free for a minimum of five (5) years and has had all court-ordered requirements closed for a minimum of one (1) year before the Board receives the application for initial licensure, unless the applicant meets the criteria for exception to this temporary exclusion. In addition, all disciplinary action by a licensure/certification agency must be closed at the time of license application.
An initial applicant for nurse licensure who knowingly falsifies or knowingly attempts to falsify information directly related to the applicant's qualifications for initial nurse licensure by examination or who cheats on the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) or on any other licensure or certification examination will also be excluded from initial nurse licensure in Massachusetts for a minimum of five (5) years.
Please refer to the Mass BORN website for the full version of the Good Moral Character Licensure Requirement.
In compliance with the above Policy, all applicants/students
are informed that completion of the BS degree does not guarantee
admittance to the registered nurse licensure examination.
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