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The Utah State Board of Nursing licenses registered nurses and practical nurses. Utah 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 Utah their primary state of residency.
Select license type you’re applying for:
Registered Nurse
Initial Licensure
Service(s) Required by Utah for Registered Nurse Initial Licensure
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Exam scores not required to be resubmitted to TruMerit for CP Verification Letter.
Accepted English Language Proficiency Test and Passing Exam Scores:
- TOEFL: Overall Score: 83; Speaking Score: 26
- IELTS: Overall Score: 6; Speaking Score: 7
- Cambridge: Overall: 175; Speaking: 185
- TOEIC: Listening and Reading: 725; Speaking score: 160; Writing Score: 150
- MET: Overall: 55; Speaking: 55
- OET: Reading, Writing, and Listening: 300; Speaking: 350
- PTE: Overall: 55; Reading, Listening, and Writing: 50; Speaking: 63
Notes
Registered Nurse
Endorsement
Service(s) Required by Utah for Registered Nurse Endorsement
Not required.
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Notes
Any applicant whose language of instruction is English DOES NOT need to take an English exam or submit an ELP Report. All non-English applicants where the language of instruction was NOT SOLELY in English are required to take an English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam. If language of instruction have English and another language the applicant must take an ELP exam.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Initial Licensure
Service(s) Required by Utah for LPN Initial Licensure
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
Exam scores not required to be resubmitted to TruMerit for CP Verification Letter.
Accepted English Language Proficiency Test and Passing Exam Scores:
- TOEFL: Overall Score: 83; Speaking Score: 26
- IELTS: Overall Score: 6; Speaking Score: 7
- Cambridge: Overall: 175; Speaking: 185
- TOEIC: Listening and Reading: 725; Speaking score: 160; Writing Score: 150
- MET: Overall: 55; Speaking: 55
- OET: Reading, Writing, and Listening: 300; Speaking: 350
- PTE: Overall: 55; Reading, Listening, and Writing: 50; Speaking: 63
Notes
Any applicant whose language of instruction is English DOES NOT need to take an English exam or submit an ELP Report. All non-English applicants where the language of instruction was NOT SOLELY in English are required to take an English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam. If language of instruction have English and another language the applicant must take an ELP exam.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Endorsement
Service(s) Required by Utah for LPN Endorsement
Not required.