Published Mar 10, 2010
dadah_vxr
54 Posts
i finished my BSN in the Philippines and got my nursing license the same year..(2009)
i'm here in Oregon and processing my papers for my NCLEX-RN...one of the requirement is the evaluation of my transcript...
i would like to know if the Board of Nursing here in the US would credit or accept all my subjects and units in the Philippines..or do the Philippines and the BON here in the US have the same subjects and standards in relation to the BSN course...
any info will be very appriciated..thanks!
elkpark
14,633 Posts
I can't speak to your personal situation, but, in general, RNs from the Phillipines don't seem to have any trouble with getting their degrees approved/accepted. Apparently, nursing programs in the PI have been set up for a long time with the goal of graduates being able to get licensed and work in the US, and the curricula are designed to meet US requirements ...
thank you for your reply...that's a great help..
another thing, if i'll be needing to provide my potential employers my transcript, do i need to have it authenticated or acknowledged if it would be coming from the philippines via mail?
In my experience, your transcript(s) will need to be verified by the BON to get licensed in the first place and they will have to be sent directly from your school to whomever is doing the verifying (whether that's the BON itself, or one of the transcript evaluation services), but employers rarely have any interest in your actual transcripts -- they just want to know that you're licensed, and, at most, they may contact your school to verify (over the telephone) that you did graduate from the school. But, for employment purposes, you will rarely be asked for transcripts.
anniputski
38 Posts
Wow.... I've never needed a transcript to apply for a job before. It must be very competitive these days. It's true that BON with verify your transcript in the first place
Best of luck!
ok..thank you very much...that info helped me alot...
Hoss
181 Posts
Oregon is quite specific in its requirement for foreign educated nurses:
"Nurses Coming to Oregon Who Have Never Been Licensed in the U.S.
If your basic nursing education was obtained in a school of nursing outside of the United States and you have never held a nursing license in a U.S. state or jurisdiction, you must (in addition to completing the Application for RN Licensure by Examination and criminal background check):
At the minimum, they require a C.E.S. (Professional course by course evaluation of transcript) from CGFNS along with IELTS or TOEFL English language test scores.
tedsol
1 Post
Hi there, I am an RN here in Canada but originally from the Philippines, too. Would like to know the steps you did. Please, if you can email me I would appreciate it, [email protected] Thanks!