2003 News

CGFNS Announces Dates and Deadlines for the 2004 Qualifying Exams

PHILADELPHIA, PA — AUGUST 26, 2003 — The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) has announced the dates of its Qualifying Exam for 2004. The dates and deadlines are as follows:

All applicants are reminded that in order to obtain a CGFNS Certificate, they must pass both the CGFNS Qualifying Exam^SM and an English language proficiency exam. For the English language proficiency exam, applicants will have the option to take either the TOEFL (administered by ETS), the TOEIC (administered by ETS), or the IELTS (administered by Cambridge ESOL Examinations, the British Council, and IDP Education Australia). Applicants can contact these organizations at the following addresses:

TOEFL, TWE, TSE and TOEFL iBT
TOEFL Services
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
PO Box 6151
Princeton, NJ 08541-6151 USA
Telephone: +1 (609) 771-7100 or +1 (877) 863-3546
Web site: http://www.ets.org

TOEIC Testing Program
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Rosedale Road
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
Telephone: +1 (800) 771-7170
Fax: +1 (609) 771-7111
Email: toeic@ets.org
Web site: http://www.ets.org/toeic

IELTS
IELTS International
Suite 112
825 Colorado Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA
Telephone: +1 (323) 255-2771
Fax: +1 (323) 255-1261
Email: ielts@ieltsintl.org
Web site: http://www.ielts.org/

The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS) is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA USA. 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); and the Immigration and Naturalization Service; along with representatives from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.

To request a CGFNS Certification Packet or for additional information about CGFNS services, contact: The Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 USA; Telephone (215) 349-8767; Fax (215) 349-0026.