Applicant Information

Foreign Educated Nurse Requirements

1. graduated from a school of nursing in the United States or Canada, a complete certified transcript of the applicant's nursing education, mailed directly to the board from the school of nursing;
2. is a nurse applicant who graduated from a school of nursing outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, an evaluation of the applicant’s nursing education by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools Credentials Evaluation Service, with a full education, course-by-course report; (not required if applying by Endorsement)
3. if the applicant graduated from a pre-licensure nursing program outside of the United States or Canada, except Quebec, Canada, verification of passing one of the following English proficiency examinations, with at least the following minimum scores:
   NOTE: We are unable to accept the Online IELTS Indicator Test or the TOEFL at Home Test.
1. International English Language Testing System (IELTS) academic examination – overall score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 on all modules;
2. Test of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-based test (TOEFL-iBT) – overall score of 84 with a speaking score of 26;

All documents must be accompanied by certified English translations if the original documents are not in English.

For more information about CGFNS click on the following link:
Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)