2003 News

CGFNS announces Special Administration of the Qualifying Exam in 2004

PHILADELPHIA, PA — DECEMBER 21, 2004 — 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 2004. The exam will be held September 22, 2004 at the following exam centers:

The application deadline for the September 22, 2004, Special Administration of the Qualifying Exam is June 23, 2004 for new applications and July 21, 2004 for re-applications. Anyone wishing to take the September 22 exam at one of the locations listed above must have all of their documentation to CGFNS by the application deadline. Remember to choose September 22, 2004, 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 English language proficiency exams from one of the following:

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/

CGFNS is an immigration-neutral, nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, PA, USA, and is an internationally recognized authority on education, registration and licensure of nurses and other health care professionals worldwide. CGFNS’s mission is to provide responsible leadership in the delivery of relevant services to the global nursing and health care community. 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); the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and representation from nursing organizations, including the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing.

For additional information about CGFNS, contact: 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.