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English language proficiency exam for the Certification Program

About this requirement

The English language proficiency assessment confirms that the applicant demonstrates the required competency in oral and written English based on the applicant’s achievement of passing scores on tests jointly approved by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Applicants educated in specific countries where English is the native language and the textbook and instruction language (see below) are exempt from having to take an English proficiency exam.

Applicants must successfully pass the English language proficiency examination and the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® within a two-year time frame.

Who does not need the exam

To be exempt from the English proficiency requirement, you must meet ALL of the following criteria:

  • Country of nursing education was in the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland), Australia, Canada (all provinces; the only approved schools in Quebec are: McGill University and Dawson College in Montreal, Vanier College in St Laurent, John Abbot College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, and Heritage College in Gatineau), South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Trinidad/Tobago, Jamaica, Barbados or the United States.
  • Textbook and instruction language was in English.

Who needs to take the exam

If you do not meet the criteria above, you need to take one of the following groups of English language proficiency examinations. You need to request that the testing organization forward your score directly to CGFNS for evaluation.

Several English language proficiency examinations are approved to meet the English language requirement of the Certification Program. The passing scores for the English language proficiency examinations are located in the Certification Program Applicant Handbook and the Certification Program Requirements.

Contact details for English language proficiency exam centers

Applicants apply directly to:

TOEFL, TWE, TSE and TOEFL iBT
TOEFL® Services
Educational Testing Service

PO Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA
Telephone: +1 (609) 771 7100 or +1 (877) 863 3546
Monday through Friday, 8am to 8pm, U.S. Eastern Time
Fax: +1 (610) 290 8972
Email: Fill out this form
Web site: www.toeflgoanywhere.org

TOEIC Service International
TOEICTesting Program
Educational Testing Service

Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
Telephone: +1 (609) 771 7170
Fax: +1 (609) 771 7111
Email: toeic@ets.org
Web site: www.ets.org

IELTS
IELTS International

Suite 112
825 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA
Telephone: +1 (323) 255 2771
Fax: +1 (323) 255 1261
Email: Fill out this form
Web site: www.ielts.org/

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