Combined IELTS results - Arizona Board of Nursing

[sweets0612]

Hello Nurses. I would like to inquire about a rare situation of mine.

Here is the rule of English Proficiency for AZBN.

• International English Language Test Service Academic Examination (IELTS) with a minimum score of 6.5 on the Overall Band Score with a minimum of 6.0 on each module.
  

Now here is my situation. I took IELTS last Feb 2017 and my results are

overall : 6.5

reading : 6.5

writing : 5.5

listening : 6.0

speaking : 7.0

Obviously, I failed because of the writing with only 5.5 score not meeting the 6.0 minimum.

I took again the IELTS last September 2017 and here are my scores.

overall : 6.5

reading : 5.5

writing : 6.5

listening : 6.5

speaking : 7.0

That sucks! I, again failed to meet the 6.0 minimum for reading but my writing went up by 1 point.

Question is, would they combined my first and second exam results?

I boosted up my writing. I called AZBN and they said I passed and ready to sign up for PV. Would any one know or had this experience? I just wanna make sure it happened to someone before I register for another 200 dollars.

Thank you so much. Any response is much appreciated.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

You can't make plans based on a phone conversation with the BON, you need written confirmation from the BON.

[sweets0612]

Answer: They won't combine score. It has to be meeting the minimum band score for each.

[shexie]

We are in the same boat.So u need to take the IELTS again?