If your nursing education was not provided in English, you must pass one of the Board approved English Proficiency Exams | (DOC) and submit them to Professional Credential Services Inc. (PCS).
All non-U.S. educated nurses applying for Licensure by Reciprocity or Exam must complete a credential evaluation by a Board approved credentialing agency:
- Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS)
- Josef Silny & Associates, Inc., International Education Consultants (JS&A)
- The Evaluation Company (TEC)
Credential evaluation reports must be sent directly to PCS:
PCS
Attn: MA Nursing Coordinator
P.O. Box 198788
Nashville, TN 37219
Applications for Licensure by Reciprocity that do not include the evaluation will be considered incomplete and will not be processed by PCS.
Instructions to submit your Registered Nurse By Exam (Foreign Educated) application can be found at the following link:
https://manurse.pcshq.com/info/rn-exam-foreign-educated/
Instructions to submit your Registered Nurse by Reciprocity (Foreign Educated) application can be found at the following link:
https://manurse.pcshq.com/info/rn-reciprocity/
To speak directly with an Applicant Navigation Services professional, call: (215) 222-8454.
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Please contact the designated credentialing evaluation agency and submit a request for the credential evaluation report to be released to the Massachusetts Board of Nursing. Please contact PCS when the report has been made available to MA. Alternatively, PCS will also accept the credential evaluation report directly from another state Board of Nursing that evaluated your credentialing report for licensure purposes. The state Board of Nursing will need to mail your evaluation report to PCS at the address below. Any credential evaluation report that states “applicant copy” will not be accepted.
PCS
Attn: MA Nursing Coordinator
P.O. Box 198788
Nashville, TN 37219
Resources:
Welcome Back Center
The Welcome Back Center assist nurses trained in other countries to become registered nurses in Massachusetts. Many internationally educated nurses come to Massachusetts and find it difficult to obtain a license to practice here. The process can be complicated and involves working with several different agencies, filling out forms and sometimes meeting additional educational requirements. If you were a nurse in another country and are a current Massachusetts resident and want to be a nurse in Massachusetts, they can help you.
Helpful Links:
CGFNS
- Credentials Evaluation Service Professional Report®
- Credentials Evaluation Service Academic Report®
- Contact CGFNS
JS&A
- JS&A Homepage
- Steps for obtaining an evaluation: JS&A - Services
- Application for Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials: Josef Silny & Associates, Inc
- Contact JS&A
SpanTran: TEC
- TEC homepage
- Application for Evaluation of Foreign Educational Credentials: The Evaluation Company Online Application
- Contact TEC