English Language Proficiency Exam

Applicants must take and pass the English language proficiency examination and the CGFNS examination within a two year time frame.

For an applicant to be exempt from the English proficiency requirement, they must meet ALL of the following criteria:

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

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 Application Handbook and the Certification Program Requirements. Applicants apply directly to:

TOEFL and TOEFL iBT
TOEFL Services
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
PO Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA
Tel: (609) 771-7100
Website: www.ets.org

TOEIC Testing Program
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Rosedale Road, MS 49-N
Princeton, NJ 08541 USA
Tel: 1 (800) 241-5393
FAX: (609) 683-2667
Email: toec@ets.org
Website: www.ets.org/toeic

IELTS
IELTS International
Suite 112
825 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA
Telephone: (323) 255-2771
Fax: (323) 255-1261
Email: ielts@ceii.org
Web site: http://www.ielts.org/

The testing organization forwards your score to CGFNS for evaluation.