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Certification Program

CGFNS Certification Program

About the Certification Program

The CGFNS Certification Program (CP) is designed specifically for first-level general (Registered) nurses educated outside the United States who are eligible to practice as registered nurses in the United States. The program is comprised of three parts:

  1. A credentials review, which includes secondary and nursing education, registration and licensure;
  2. The CGFNS Qualifying Exam testing nursing knowledge (offered three times a year in over 50 test sites worldwide). The CGFNS Qualifyng Exam also satisfies one of the immigration requirements for securing an occupational visa to work in the USA;
  3. An English language proficiency examination.

The CGFNS Certification Program Certificate is required of internationally-educated registered nurses by a majority of U.S. states in order to take the NCLEX-RN® licensure examination.

CGFNS Certification Program Certificate holders consistently have a higher rate of success on the NCLEX-RN® examination than internationally-educated nurses who do not hold the Certificate.

Fees for Certification Program (CP) Fee
• Certification Program (CP): Initial Applicant: CGFNS Qualifying Exam, Credentials Review, English Language Proficiency
Includes the Official Study Guide for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam
 $418.001
• Certification Program (CP): Re-Applicant for Examination
Applicant failed to pass or show for the Qualifying Exam after being rostered and wants to apply for the service again.
 $308.00
• Certification Program (CP): Re-process an Expired Initial Order
Applicant did not meet the requirements to be rostered for the Qualifying Exam within the first 12 months of their initial order and wants to continue with the service
 $98.002
• Certification Program (CP): Re-process an Expired Re-Applicant Order
Applicant did not meet the requirements to be rostered for the Qualifying Exam within the first 12 months of their Re-Applicant order and wants to continue with the service
 $98.002
• Certification Program (CP) Qualifying Exam Rescoring Service
Hand-scoring of failed Certification Program Qualifying Exam answer sheets
 $75.00
• Certification Program (CP) Verification of Certificate Letter
Verifies that a CGFNS Certification Program Certificate was issued
 $75.00
• Certification Program (CP) Replacement certificate
Replaces a missing original CGFNS Cerfication Program Certificate
 $100.00
Key:
1Includes Order Processing Fee ($50.00).
2Applicants will be given 12 months to meet the requirements of the program before the order is expired. Once an order is expired, an applicant has 12 months to apply to re-process an expired order and pay the fee associated with this service. Re-process orders will remain open for 12 months starting from the date the re-process order is placed. A re-process order cannot be placed until the previous order has been expired.
  Fees as of January 1, 2008. Fees may change without notice.

There are two methods for applying for CGFNS International services.

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    Download the Certification Program Application Handbook

    Application Handbooks Include:

    1. Information on the Certification Program and application process
    2. Instructions to complete the application
    3. Application Forms, additional forms and reference materials
    4. Guidelines for communicating with CGFNS International
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