The Oregon Board of Nursing licenses registered nurses and practical nurses. Nurses planning to work Oregon must apply to the Board of Nursing for licensure. Oregon is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state.
Select license type you’re applying for:
Registered Nurse - Initial Licensure
Service(s) Required
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
English Language test scores are required to be submitted to CGFNS for CES
Accepted English Language Proficiency Test Agencies and Scores:
- TOEFL Overall Score: 83
- IELTS Academic: Overall Scores 6.5; Speaking: 6.0
- TOEIC: Overall Score: 780
- OET: Reading, Writing, and Listening: 300; Speaking: 350
Notes
Any applicant taught in English DOES NOT need to take an English exam or submit an ELP Report. All non-English applicants where the language of instruction and textbook was NOT SOLELY in English are required to take an English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam. If language of instruction and textbook have English and another language the applicant must take an ELP exam.
Licensed Practical Nurse - Initial Licensure
Service(s) Required
English Language Proficiency Exam Results
English Language test scores are required to be submitted to CGFNS for CES
Accepted English Language Proficiency Test Agencies and Scores:
- TOEFL Overall Score: 83; Speaking Passing Score: 26
- IELTS Academic: Overall Scores 6.5; Speaking: 6.0
- TOEIC: Overall Score: 780
- OET: Reading, Writing, and Listening: 300; Speaking: 350
Notes
Any applicant taught in English DOES NOT need to take an English exam or submit an ELP Report. All non-English applicants where the language of instruction and textbook was NOT SOLELY in English are required to take an English Language Proficiency (ELP) exam. If language of instruction and textbook have English and another language the applicant must take an ELP exam.