WHEN TO APPLY
• Students May Apply Two (2) Months Before Graduation
• The Online Application Is Available on the Board’s Website
(Licensure By Examination)
• Paper Applications Are Not Accepted
• Applicants May Upload All Supporting Documents
WHERE TO APPLY
New Jersey Board of Nursing
Click on the Link to Apply for Licensure
https://NewJersey.MyLicense.Com/Egov/Login.aspx
Pearson VUE
Click on the Link to Register for the NCLEX PN or NCLEX RN
http://www.VUE.com/Nclex/
WHERE TO APPLY
REQUIREMENTS
1) Completed Online Application
2) Original Color 2” x 2” Passport Style
Photo
(No Selfies!)
3) Birth Certificate or U.S. Passport
4) Letter of Nursing Program Completion
5) Name Change Documents
6) Immigration Documents
7) Criminal History Background Check
8) Successful Completion of NCLEX
CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK
• Information Concerning the Criminal History Background Check Will Be Mailed Out to Each
Applicant
• Applicants Living in the New Jersey Metropolitan Area Must Provide Digital Fingerprints
Through Identigo/Morpho Trust
• Applicants Are Expected to Report All Arrests and/or Convictions, Even Those That Have Been
Dismissed
• If the Applicant Has Ever Been Arrested or Convicted of a Crime or Offense, They Must Upload All
Supporting Documents Surrounding the Incident Immediately or the Process Will Be Delayed
TESTING ACCOMMODATIONS
What to Submit
• Letter From Treating Physician with the DIAGNOSIS and DIAGNOSIS CODE
• Letter From the Program Describing the Types of Accommodations
that Were Offered While in the Nursing Program
• Letter From the Student Describing What Type of Accommodation
is Needed During Testing
• Applicant Has Submitted an Application
with Supporting Documents
• Nursing Program Has Submitted a Letter of
Completion
• Request for Special Accommodations Has
Been Submitted with All Supporting
Documents
(If Applicable)
• Applicant Will Receive an Email from
Pearson VUE Providing the ATT
• If the Applicant Fails the Exam, He/She Must
Submit a No-fee Re-exam Application to
the Board
(Available on the Board
’
s Website)
• Pearson Vue Fee
($200 For Each Exam)
AUTHORIZATION TO TEST (ATT)
ATT’s Will Be Issued Once the Following Has Occurred
TAKING THE NCLEX
WHAT’S AN ACCEPTABLE FORM OF ID?
All Forms of Identification Must Be Valid and Meet the Following Requirements
If the ID does not meet these requirements, Pearson VUE test administrators have the right to turn the candidate away, which
may result in the candidate having to reregister and pay another exam fee.
Additionally, the first and last names on the ID must match exactly the first and last names found on the Authorization to Test
(ATT) email. If the first or last name on the ATT differs from the name on the presented ID, candidates must bring legal name-
change documentation to the test center on the day of the test.
• Government Issued
• Non-expired
• Name
• Recent Photograph
• Signature
LICENSE ISSUANCE
All of the Following Must Be Completed Before a License Is Issued
• Completed Application Submitted
(Including Supporting Documents and Fee - $200)
• Results of the Criminal History Background Check
• Pass NCLEX
• A License Number May Be Issued Within 24 to 48 Hours of Passing the Exam
ROADBLOCKS TO LICENSURE
• No Birth Certificate or Passport
• No Proof of Legal Name Change
• No Photo
• Criminal History
• No Immigration Documents
• NCLEX Failures
I FAILED NCLEX 3 TIMES!
WHAT DO I DO NOW?
• Applicants Must Complete a 30-hour Review Course After three (3) NCLEX
Failures Before a 4
th
ATT Is issued
• A Re-exam Application Must Be Submitted Each Time an Applicant Wants to
Re-test
• Re-exam Applications Are Available for Downloading on the Board’s Website
ODDS AND ENDS
• Application Fee …………. $80.00
(non-refundable)
• License Fee ………………… $120.00
• NCLEX Fee …………….…… $200.00
(paid directly to Pearson VUE)
• Re-exam Application .… No fee to the BON; exam fee paid to Pearson VUE
NCLEX EXAMINATION INFORMATION
• Detailed Information Concerning the NCLEX Examination May Be Found at:
www.NCSBN.org
• Click on “NCLEX & Other Exams”
• Step-by-step Information is Available, Including a Candidate Bulletin
BON EXAMINATION STAFF
Board of Nursing Call Center
(973) 504-6430
Diane Scott Nilsa Taracena
Licensing Supervisor BON Staff
Deborah King Jaritza Dejesus
BON Staff BON Staff
