State Board of Nursing Information - NCLEX Exam

State Board of Nursing Information

NCLEX Licensure Exam

Full Oregon License

To obtain a full Oregon nursing license you must take the Oregon Registered Nurse Licensing Examination (NCLEX). Before you will be allowed to take the NCLEX, you must fulfill ONE of the following requirements:

1. Have a passing score on both sections of the Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) qualifying examination.
2. Have a score of 560 or better on the paper-based Written Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) AND a Test of Written English (TWE).
3. Have a computer-based TOEFL score of 220 and the Test of Spoken English (TSE), and a transcript evaluation.
4. Have obtained your nursing education in English using English textbooks.
5. Have practiced nursing in English for a total of at least 960 hours in the past two years.
   
   

Limited Oregon Nursing License

To obtain a limited Oregon Nursing license you must fulfill ONE of the following requirements:

1. Have a passing score on both sections of the Commission of Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) qualifying examination. 
2. Have a score of 540 or better on the paper-based Written Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) AND a Test of Written English (TWE).
3. Have a computer-based TOEFL score of 207 and the Test of Spoken English (TSE), and a transcript evaluation.

ESL Information

Check out the English as a Second Language (ESL) Information page.

NCLEX Contact Info.

Commission on Graduate of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
3624 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pa. 19104-2679
http://www.cgfns.org