Nursing Refresher Course Programs, CNEs & Requirements
Find approved nursing refresher course programs and Continuing Nursing Education (CNE) contact hours to confidently renew your Wisconsin nursing license or return to practice.
Refresher Course Requirements
Wisconsin Administrative Code Chapter N 1.12 lists nursing refresher course approval requirements for professional nurses and for practical nurses.
A nursing refresher course is designed for nurses who have not been practicing for five years or more. Courses must be approved by the Board of Nursing and will be included on a listing of approved nursing refresher courses. Individual nursing refresher course participants are required to submit curriculum only if the course is not already included on the approved course list.
Please view the Board-Approved Nursing Refresher Courses list below for professional nurses (RN) and practical nurses (PN).
Nursing Refresher Courses
Course Provider & Info | Contact | RN Refresher Course Approval | PN Refresher Course Approval |
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Chippewa Valley Technical College | Gina Petrie, MSN, RN | Approved as RN Refresher Course |
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Fox Valley Technical College | Barbara Timmons, MSN, RN (ADN) | Approved as RN Refresher Course | Approved as PN Refresher Course |
Gateway Technical College 3520 30th Avenue | Victoria Coyle, MSN, RN | Approved as RN Refresher Course |
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Madison Area Technical College | Dr. Kerri Kliminski, EdD, MSN, RN | Approved as RN Refresher Course |
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Mid-State Technical College 500 32nd Street North | Kelly Nelson, MSN, RN | Approved as RN Refresher Course |
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Minnesota State Community Technical College | Sarah Thacker, BSN, RN | Approved as RN Refresher Course | Approved as PN Refresher Course |
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College | Laura Stephenson, MSN, RN, CNE | Approved as RN Refresher Course | Approved as PN Refresher Course |
South Dakota State University | Linda Lemme | Approved as RN Refresher Course | Approved as PN Refresher Course |
Revised August 2026
To have a nursing refresher course considered for approval, it is necessary to submit the course curriculum along with a completed and signed request form, Request for Approval of a Nursing Refresher Course (Form 3066OEE).
If the course is approved, it will be added to the list of approved nursing refresher courses shown in the section below.
Forms | Applying for Approval of Nursing Schools & Programs
Form 2662: Request for Nursing Faculty Exception
Form 1004: Clinical Facility Selection and Simulated Setting Experiences
Form 1114: Faculty/Educational Administrator Qualification Record
Form 3025: Application for Authorization to Plan a School of Nursing
Form 3027: Request for Authorization to Admit Students to a Nursing School
Form 3028: Nursing Program Self-Evaluation Report for Continuation of Approval
Form 3029: Nursing School Self-Evaluation Report for Initial Board of Nursing Approval
Form 3031: Guidelines for Nursing School Approval
Form 3066OEE: Nursing Refresher Course Submission Request
Form 3067OEE: Request for Approval of Out-of-State School of Nursing
Form 3069OEE: Out-of-State Nursing School Self-Evaluation Report for Continuation of Approval
Nursing Licensure Compact Information
Nursing Licensure FAQs Fact Sheet
Click the link below to view NLC FAQs Sheet which references multistate licensing benefits for nurses and more. Wisconsin joined the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
NCSBN Proposed NLC Rulemaking
Click the link below to view official public announcements when ICNLCA creates, amends, or appeals rules governing the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
Interstate Comm NLC Admin Rules
Click the link below to review the administrative framework of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) along with 2024 regulations governing multistate license applications, uniform data sets and more.
Contact Us
Call:
(608) 266-2112
Email:
dsps@wi.gov
Mailing Address:
Board of Nursing
DSPS
P.O. Box 8366
Madison, WI 53705
Office Hours:
7:45 AM - 4:30 PM
Location:
Department of Safety and Professional Services
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
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