How to register for the NCLEX-RN in California

Los Angeles, Fresno, San Diego, Sacramento , San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Ana, Long Beach, Anaheim and more...

1) Register with the California Board of Nursing:

California Board of Registered Nursing

Contact: Louise Bailey, MEd, RN, Executive Officer

Address:
1747 North Market Boulevard, Suite 150
Sacramento, CA 95834

Phone: 916.322.3350
Fax: 916.574.8637
Website: www.rn.ca.gov

2) Register to take the NCLEX test with Pearson Vue. Registration can be done by telephone, on the web, or by snail mail.

3) Pearson Vue will send you a confirmation of registration.

4) The California Nursing Board that you applied to will send you confirmation of your eligibility to take the test (this must be done within 365 days from your original registration)

5) Pearson Vue will send you an Authorization To Test (ATT). The exam must be taken in appx. ninety days, depending on the state.

6) Once you get an ATT, you schedule your exam. You can find a testing center near you, plus a convenient time by visiting Pearson Vue. You schedule your exam either by phone or on the web.

7) Pearson Vue will then send you a confirmation that your NCLEX test has been scheduled.

Testing Centers in California:

Fresno, California

Visalia, California

Santa Maria, California

Milpitas, California

Sacramento, California

San Mateo, California

Roseville, California

Oakland, California

San Francisco, California

Fairfield, California

Daly City, California

Westlake Village, California

Pasadena, California

Alhambra, California

Culver City, California

San Dimas, California

Gardena, California

Ontario, California

Anaheim, California

Redlands, California

Lake Forest, California

San Marcos, California

San Diego, California

Redding, California

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