Confusion Re:Registering w/Pearson & WI SBON

[swee2000]

I need somebody who has taken the NCLEX exam, regardless if it's RN or PN, to reply.....because I'm ready to pull my hair out from confusion.

Back in the beginning of the month, when my class filled out the applications for Licensure & the Temporary Permit, our instructor told us that we COULD NOT register with Pearson until AFTER we were notified by the State BON that we could.

Well today I receive in the mail a notice from the WI State Dept of Regulation & Licensing saying they've received all the neccessary paperwork except the graduation statement from school. In the comment section, it says "If you have already registered and paid to take the NCLEX exam, you will be made eligible at the same time the temporary permit is issued". Why would I have registered if I was told that I COULDN'T until AFTER the State said I could.......which they still haven't?

Also, another classmate received the same letter in the mail, except hers told her that she could go ahead & register with Pearson & pay the testing fee, but she couldn't schedule a test date yet. Why didn't mine say that?

When I called Pearson to question them, the person there confused me even more because she said I had to be declared "Eligible" by the State before I could register w/Pearson. But then this woman turned around & asked if I wanted to register with her over the phone at that moment after I just finished telling her that I hadn't been declared "Eligible" by the State yet.

So can I, or can't I, register with Pearson yet?

[sally2]

I think you can register with Pearson and pay $200.00 now. But you cannot get the ATT that makes you schedule a test date, because it is availabe only after WI BON notifies the Pearson you are eligible to take the test.

[PumpkinButt]

Yeah, you need the ATT (authorization to test) before you can schedule your date. It has numbers on it that you need for identification and stuff. Have you received that yet?

[swee2000]

Pumpkin Butt:

I finally received my ATT yesterday(6/9) but I went ahead & registered over a week ago. So I'm all set now, except for scheduling my test date. Very unsure when to take it, considering my work schedule, daughter being done with school, etc.