2002 News

CGFNS announces Special Administration of the Qualifying Exam in 2003

PHILADELPHIA, PA — NOVEMBER 1, 2002 — The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) has announced that it will offer a Special Administration of the CGFNS Qualifying Exam^SM at a limited number of exam centers in 2003. The exam will be held September 10, 2003 at the following exam centers:

The application deadline for the September 10, 2003, Special Administration of the Qualifying Exam is June 11, 2003. Anyone wishing to take the September 10 exam at one of the locations listed above must have all of their documentation to CGFNS by the application deadline. Remember to choose September 10, 2003, as your exam date choice on your Certification Program application, along with one of the seven locations listed above.

All applicants are reminded that in order to obtain a CGFNS Certificate, they must pass both the CGFNS Qualifying Exam^SM and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). For information and/or registration for the TOEFL exam, contact ETS at: Test of English as a Foreign Language, Educational Testing Service, P.O. Box 6151, Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA; Telephone (609) 771-7100.