National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) Information

What is the NCLEX examination?
Registration Process overview
Examination Fee and Registration Information
Directions for Completing the NCLEX Examination Registration Form
How to Schedule your NCLEX Examination Appointment
Procedure for Changing your NCLEX Examination Appointment
The Day of the Examination
Additional Information about the NCLEX® Examination
NCLEX® Test Plans
Client Needs Categories Covered on the NCLEX® Examination
Scoring the NCLEX® Examination
Registration Time Limit
How to Register for the NCLEX® Examination
Registering on the Internet
Registering by Mail
Registering by Telephone
No Refunds
Failure to Pay
Workforce Exception Program
Procedures for Requesting Special Accommodations
Directions for Completing the NCLEX® Examination Registration Form
Sample Name Entry on an NCLEX® Registration Form
Sample Address Entry on an NCLEX® Registration Form
How to Schedule Your NCLEX® Examination Appointment
Authorization to Test (ATT)
Scheduling Your NCLEX Examination Appointment
Group Scheduling
Scheduling Procedure
Candidates Seeking Examinations Accommodations
Procedure for Changing Your NCLEX® Examination Appointment
Personal Identification
Acceptable Identification
Additional Precautions
Examination Security
Test Center Regulations
Grounds for Dismissal or Cancellation of Results
Confidentiality
The Day of the Examination
Additional Information about the NCLEX® Examination
NCLEX® Test Plans
Client Needs Categories Covered on the NCLEX® Examination
Scoring the NCLEX® Examination
Examination Items
Abbreviations for States, Territories, and Canadian Provinces
International Country Codes
Education Program Codes
U.S. and Territories
International

What is the NCLEX® Examination?

In April 1994 nurse licensure candidates began taking the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX®) on a computer at test centers located across the United States and select international sites. The change to computerized adaptive testing (CAT) for the nurse licensure examination came about as a result of a decision made in August 1991 bythe National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

The NCLEX® examinations are only provided in a computerized adaptive testing format.

The NCLEX examination is designed to test knowledge, skills and abilities essential to the safe and effective practice of nursing at the entry level. NCLEX examination results are an important component used by boards of nursing to make decisions about licensure. Only boards of nursing can release NCLEX examination results to candidates.

The NCLEX examination is given on a computer. You are not expected to know how to use a computer before you take the examination. A tutorial will be included as part of the examination. The tutorial will instruct you on the use of the mouse and how to record an answer.

Even after the examination starts, you will be able to request assistance at any time regarding the operation of the computer. In addition to the traditional four option multiple-choice items, the tutorial will include information on how to respond to different types of item formats called alternate items.

Another computer function is the on-screen optional calculator. Again, the application of this calculator will be reviewed in the tutorial prior to the beginning of the examination. The tutorial can be reviewed any time prior to the examination at www.pearsonvue.com/nclex.

Pearson Professional Testing provides test development and test administration services for the NCLEX examination.

Registration Process Overview

1. Submit an application for licensure to the board of nursing where you wish to be licensed.

2. Meet all of the board of nursing’s eligibility requirements to take the NCLEX examination.

3. Register for the NCLEX Examination
with Pearson VUE.

4. Receive Confirmation of Registration from Pearson VUE.

5. The board of nursing makes the candidate eligible to take the NCLEX.

6. Receive Authorization to Test (ATT) from Pearson VUE.

If you choose to provide an e-mail address at the time you register for the NCLEX examination (whether by mail, telephone, or via the internet), please note that all of your correspondence from Pearson VUE will arrive ONLY by e-mail. If you do not provide an e-mail address when you register, your correspondence from Pearson VUE will arrive ONLY through U.S. mail.

If more than two weeks have passed after you have submitted a registration for an NCLEX examination and received confirmation from Pearson VUE, and you have not received an ATT, please call Pearson VUE at the appropriate number listed on the inside front cover.

Examination Fee and Registration Information

Fee

The fee for taking the NCLEX® examination is $200.

You may also have to pay other fees for licensure required by the board of nursing in the jurisdiction in which you are
applying. You must check with your board of nursing to find out about these fees. If you choose to schedule your NCLEX
examination at a test center outside of the United States*, you will have to pay an international scheduling fee of $150, and

where applicable, a Value Added Tax (VAT). These fees will be charged when you schedule your examination appointment.

Registration Time Limit

All NCLEX examination registrations will remain open for a 365-day time period during which a board of nursing may determine the candidate’s eligibility.

The time period begins when the board of nursing receives the candidate’s registration from the test service. Once a candidate is made eligible, he or she must test within the validity dates printed on the Authorization to Test (ATT).

* United States includes American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands,
and the US Virgin Islands.

If the board of nursing is unable to make you eligible within the 365-day time period, you must wait until your current registration expires before re-registering. A candidate may not have two NCLEX examination registrations (of the same exam type) open at the same time.

If you re-register before your current registration expires, your second registration will be processed and denied, and the fee collected is non-refundable.
Candidates who are not made eligible by their board of nursing within the 365-day time period will forfeit their registrations, including the registration fee. Candidates who wish to take an NCLEX examination will need to re-register and re-pay the examination fee.

How to Register for the NCLEX® Examination

1. Submit an application for licensure to the board of nursing where you wish to be licensed. Be sure to meet that board of nursing’s application deadline.

2. Register for the NCLEX examination using one of the following methods.
If you provide an e-mail address when registering for the NCLEX examination, all subsequent correspondence from Pearson VUE will arrive ONLY BY E-MAIL. If you do not provide an e-mail address, all your correspondence will arrive ONLY through the U.S. mail.

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