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2005 News and Alerts Due to the age of these news items, information (including links) may be outdated. Please use the search feature at the top of the page to find more current information on the subject or to find a current link. NOVEMBER 22, 2005 CGFNS will process English scores from TOEFL IBT for its Certification Program The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) announced today that it has begun to accept TOEFL iBT English scores on behalf of those applicants who are taking the new internet Based Testing English exam. CGFNS will continue to accept the previous TOEFL,TWE and TSE scores if they are less than two years old. CGFNS and its division, the International Commission on Healthcare Professions (ICHP), will begin using the TOEFL iBT minimum passing scores that were first proposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) based on score information from Educational Testing Service (ETS), the administrator of TOEFL iBT. As of November 21, 2005, the following total and speaking section scores will be utilized as acceptable minimum passing scores for TOEFL iBT:
These scores are subject to change when a final decision or announcement is published by the Department of Homeland Security, Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding the approval of minimum passing TOEFL iBT scores for the designated health care professions. For registered nurses active in the CGFNS Certification Program, (CP) only a passing total score is required. TOEFL iBT scores already received by the CGFNS/ICHP are being matched to applicants. About TOEFL iBT Educational Testing Service (ETS) has developed this new internet based version of the TOEFL, (TOEFL iBT) which will measure all four skills of communication: reading, writing, listening, and for the first time speaking. A new scoring scale has been established that will contain one total score on a scale of 0-120 and four skill scores each on a scale of 0-30. For a list of where the TOEFL iBT is being administered, visit the learners and test takers section of the TOEFL Web site at www.ets.org/toefl. About CGFNS CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on the education, registration and licensure of nurses worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. The organization was founded in 1977 through a collaborative effort by representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor; Department of Health, Education and Welfare (now the Department of Health and Human Services); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. For additional information about CGFNS and its services, contact: CGFNS International, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; telephone: +1 (215) 222 8454. |
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