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Hi, This is for internationally educated nurses (IENs) who applied for the licensure examination in California and have been denied due to concurrency issues and are interested in taking additional course work to fulfill the medical-surgical nursing ...

I see. That's nice to hear. Just wondering too... what year did you graduate? Did you take the NLE before coming to California? When did you receive your denial letter from CA BRN?

Just curious steppybay, are you also a Philippine nursing graduate who applied to CA and was denied eligibility to take the NCLEX-RN? If so, did you finish your coursework or go with the LVN route? Or did you apply out of state?

Are you able to PM? What's your email? I can email you there. =)

Ohh I see. So you're still waiting for a reply from them? When did you send your application?

What else did they ask from you Halen? They asked me for my passport and SSN card...

Were your cases concurrent?

Hi! Did they ask you for you SSN card and passport?

Hi kuyafern, I am just curious... What edition of lacharity's book did you use? Thanks.

The California board will still look at your educational background no matter what. So the concurrency issue might be a problem in the event that your education does not meet California's requirements.

Thank you for that information.

Ok, earlier you wrote MSMU and when I googled it, only MSMU in Maryland came up. Thanks for clarifying that it's not MSMU but instead MSMC.

By the way, the MSMU you are referring to... is that Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland? I haven't heard of any MSMU in California. Also, have you tried University of San Francisco (USF)?

Steppybay, I just called the nursing department in SFSU and mentioned about the MS/OB deficiencies and they said that they offer no such thing to people in our situation. They told me that I'd need to be a full time student enrolled in the whole nurs...

Congrats! So that means NV BRN didn't ask you to take any more courses?

Apparently, from what I have read and heard, the whole concurrency issue has been going on for quite some time. And as for those deficient courses, it's another option the CA BRN is giving those applicants whose cases and theory were not concurrent, ...

@steppybay, oh I was referring to calirobs wife, not his friends wife who has a NY license. What's the 14th state you're referring to? I've seen the thread that mentions 13.

Thanks steppybay. It's worth a try. What school is MSMC?

Are you totally positive that there is no other school out there doing the same thing that CSU Fresno is doing? By you saying we need to come in as a new student... That's another way of saying starting school all over?

@calirobThat's great that it all worked out for your friend there in NY. Guess it's just a matter of giving it a shot and applying there and taking chances. Is your wife enrolled in a school yet to take those deficiencies? Do you have any info bout t...

We are both in the same situation... Born in california too but I just went to college there in the philippines. Just wondering... Why did you have to take the TOEFL when in fact you're a US citizen and already a native English speaker?

Hi there, @steppybay do you have more information about that CSU Fresno program you mentioned? I'm seriously interested. Or any other schools for that matter that's willing to take IENs in? Has anyone here already enrolled in a school program in Cali...

Wow... And to think NY was my back up plan. Yes, you're right. It's definitely worth a try. Thanks again.

Thanks for that perioddrama. But it still isn't clear as to whether or not NY has that issue. No confirmation that it should be added to that list huh?

Hi, I went to nursing school in the Philippines and just got my Philippine license. I am a US citizen, born and raised in the US. I'm looking into applying for the NCLEX in California. I have heard about the concurrency issue that's been going on, e...