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The New Jersey State Board of Nursing licenses registered nurses and practical nurses. New Jersey is a Nurse Licensure Compact (Compact) state, meaning that nurses licensed by another Compact state do not need to apply for licensure unless they plan to make New Jersey their primary state of residency.
Select license type you’re applying for:
Registered Nurse
Initial Licensure
Service(s) Required by New Jersey for Registered Nurse Initial Licensure
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Exam scores are required to be submitted to TruMerit for CES
Accepted English Language Proficiency Test and Passing Exam Scores:
- TOEFL Internet Based Test Passing Score: 83; Speaking score: 26
- IELTS Academic: Overall Test Passing Score: 6.5; Minimum Passing Score for Each Module: 6.0
- OET: Reading, Writing, and Listening: 300; Speaking: 350
- TOEIC: Listening and Reading: 725; Speaking: 160; Writing: 150
Notes
Applicants are English Exempt if they were educated in Australia, Barbados, Canada (except Quebec), Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad/Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
Registered Nurse
Endorsement
Service(s) Required by New Jersey for Registered Nurse Endorsement
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Exam scores are not required to be submitted to TruMerit for CES.
Notes
Licensed Practical Nurse
Initial Licensure
Service(s) Required by New Jersey for LPN Initial Licensure
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Exam scores are required to be submitted to TruMerit for CES
Accepted English Language Proficiency Test and Passing Exam Scores:
- TOEFL Internet Based Test Passing Score: 83; Speaking score: 26
- IELTS Academic: Overall Test Passing Score: 6.5; Minimum Passing Score for Each Module: 6.0
- OET: Reading, Writing, and Listening: 300; Speaking: 350
- TOEIC: Listening and Reading: 700; Speaking: 160; Writing: 150
Notes
Applicants are English Exempt if they were educated in Australia, Barbados, Canada (except Quebec), Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, Trinidad/Tobago, United Kingdom, United States
Licensed Practical Nurse
Endorsement
Service(s) Required by New Jersey for LPN Endorsement
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Exam scores are not required to be submitted to TruMerit for CES.