English Proficiency Exam

All international RN's whose first language is not English must demonstrate competence in oral and written English by taking and passing one or more nationally recognized tests. These test are standardized assessments of English language proficiency.

All nurses are required to submit a passing score on the TOEFL, TWE, and TSE. For the TOEFL, TWE, and TSE, registered nurses must submit a score of 540 on the written TOEFL, or 207 on the computer based TOEFL, 4.0 on the TWE, and 50 on the TSE.

For more information on TOEFL/TSE please visit www.toefl.org

Recently, International English Language Testing System (IELTS) has been recognized by the CGFNS as an acceptable alternative to TOEFL/TSE for proof of English proficiency.
Its scoring system is such

Candidates receive scores on a band scale from 1 to 9 (1 being a non user and 9 being an expert user of the English language)

Candidates receive a score for each module of the test as well as an overall score.

Overall Band Scores and Listening and Reading Band Scores are reported in half bands; Writing and
Speaking Band Scores are reported in whole Bands.

There is no pass or fail mark.

Results are recommended as valid for two years

For more information IELTS please visit www.ielts.org