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The Internet-based CGFNS Qualifying Exam® will be given in March, July, September and November, during a five-day test window in each of these months.
You may change your exam date, without charge, for another day in the same 5-day period or the other month you were approved for in your Authorization to Test notification at least 72 hours before your originally scheduled exam. Scheduling details are found in the Authorization to Test notification that we sent you. You will not be eligible for a refund if you do not arrive for your scheduled exam.
For a complete list of the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® locations, go to www.kryteriononline.com/host_locations/index.asp
The CGFNS Qualifying Exam® is open only to first-level, general (registered) nurses who have their credentials successfully evaluated by CGFNS for the CGFNS Certification Program or The CGFNS International Standards for Professional Nurses Program. Other eligibility criteria is listed at www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/cp/default.shtml and at www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/country/ispndescription.shtml
In addition to documents and payment, CGFNS needs to receive your transcripts and license validation from your schools and licensing authorities. Once we receive them and your documents are successfully evaluated, you will be authorized to take the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®. We will send you an Authorization to Test notification with instructions to schedule your exam.
CGFNS will provide you with information on how to rectify any deficiency you may have.
In addition to documents and payment, CGFNS needs to receive your transcripts and license validation from your schools and licensing authorities. Once we receive them and your documents are successfully evaluated, you will be authorized to take the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®. We will send you an Authorization to Test notification with instructions to schedule your exam.
Results will be posted to your online account two weeks after the five-day test window of your exam at https://www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/login.jsp. After you login, click Test Information located under Applicant Options on the left.
That is a very long time not to have received your certificate, indicating that there could be more than one reason. How often have you checked your status messages in your online account at https://www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/login.jsp? You may have passed your IELTS, but IELTS International was not instructed to send your scores to CGFNS, so your status would have been “Waiting on English”. The CGFNS Qualifying Exam® and the English language proficiency test must be passed within two years of each other. Another circumstance could have been that you signed an Authorization to Release Information form, so your certificate would have been sent to the third party you designated. Please telephone Customer Care through the contact details listed at https://www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/processContactUs.do.
Please contact the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Service (USCIS) through http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis. CGFNS has no jurisdiction with regard to obtaining U.S. visas.
Apply to take the exam again through your online account at https://www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/login.jsp. Once approved, you will receive another Authorization to Test notification with instructions to schedule the exam. You will have to pay the fee listed at www.cgfns.org/sections/apply/fees.shtml, and you will not receive a credit for the exam that you missed.
The NCLEX-RN® is required for initial licensure by each state board of nursing in the United States, regardless of passing the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®. CGFNS does not administer NCLEX®. In order to obtain a visa, you need to first determine the visa you need through http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis. Your visa may require you to apply for the VisaScreen®: Visa Credentials Assessment through CGFNS. VisaScreen® information is located at http://www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/vs/. You can download the requirements PDF for VisaScreen® at http://www.cgfns.org/files/pdf/req/vs-requirements.pdf
If you mean the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, that depends on the state where you are applying for a license. You will need to contact the board of nursing in the state where you wish to practice to determine the CGFNS service that is needed. If you mean the NCLEX®, also check with the board of nursing in that state.
No. You must hold a first-level, general nursing license/registration in the country where you graduated nursing school to be approved for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®. This requirement is waived only if you were not permitted to take a licensing exam in the country where you went to nursing school because you are not a citizen.
Results will be posted to your online account two weeks after the five-day test window of the your chosen exam at https://www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/login.jsp. After you login, click Test Information located under Applicant Options on the left.
For the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, the passing scaled score is 411.
You will be sent the Official Study Guide for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®in PDF format (when it becomes available) to the email address you provided on your application, after you apply and pay the fee for the Certification Program.
Once CGFNS receives your application and the fees, you will be sent the Official Study Guide for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® in PDF format (when it becomes available) to the email address you provided on your application. This comprehensive study guide will help prepare you for both the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® and the NCLEX-RN®. It includes information about how the exam is organized and a 75-question practice test with rationales for both the correct and incorrect answers.
The Official Study Guide for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, which you receive after CGFNS receives your application and payment for the Certification Program, is our recommended preparatory material.
CGFNS does not require that you take a preparatory course for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®. CGFNS has not authorized any individual or organization to conduct preparatory courses for the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®. Beware of organizations offering preparatory courses for the exam that claim that they are authorized by or represent either CGFNS or our only representative in China, the National Educational Evaluation Authority.
You need to apply online for the Certification Program https://www.cgfns.org/cerpassweb/intro.jsp
No. Only first-level, general nurses applying for licensure in certain U.S. states. See http://www.cgfns.org/sections/tools/apps/sbonrequirements.shtml. Double check with the state board of nursing where you are applying for a license, as their requirements can change without notifying us.
If you received your CGFNS (Certification Program) certificate, it does not expire and you do not have to take the exam again. If you did not pass an English language proficiency test within two years of passing the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, and therefore did not receive your CGFNS (Certification Program) certificate, then you will have to apply for the Certification Program again, have your credentials evaluated to retake the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® and take an English Proficiency exam. You must pass the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® and the English language proficiency test within two years of each other.
Your results notification includes your diagnostic profile, which indicates your strengths and weaknesses in the client needs categories. These categories form the basis not only of the CGFNS Qualifying Exam®, but also of the NCLEX-RN®. You may do better on the next exam if you concentrate on the weaknesses that caused you to fail. You may apply for the re-examination online and pay the appropriate fee.
You can take the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® as many times as you need, by paying the appropriate re-examination fee, until you achieve a passing score. However, applicants must pass both the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® and an English language proficiency test within two years of each other.
Please check http://www.cgfns.org/sections/tools/apps/sbonrequirements.shtml. Also check with your state board of nursing to make certain that their requirements have not changed since CGFNS last updated the page.
You need to pass both the CGFNS Qualifying Exam® and an English language proficiency test within two years of each other and your documents need to go through a final review before receive your CGFNS (Certification Program) certificate. When the final review indicates that you have successfully met all the requirements of the Certification Program, your certificate will be mailed to you.
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