How to register for the NCLEX in Minnesota

Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park, St. Paul, Plymouth, Duluth, Eagan, Rochester, Coon Rapids, Bloomington, Burnsville and more...

1) Register with the Minnesota Board of Nursing:

Minnesota Board of Nursing

Contact: Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director

Address:
2829 University Avenue SE
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Phone: 612.617.2270
Fax: 612.617.2190

Website: www.nursingboard.state.mn.us



2) Register to take the NCLEX test with Pearson Vue. Registration can be done by telephone, on the web, or by snail mail.

3) Pearson Vue will send you a confirmation of registration.

4) The Minnesota Nursing Board that you applied to will send you confirmation of your eligibility to take the test (this must be done within 365 days from your original registration)

5) Pearson Vue will send you an Authorization To Test (ATT). The exam must be taken in appx. ninety days, depending on the state.

6) Once you get an ATT, you schedule your exam. You can find a testing center near you, plus a convenient time by visiting Pearson Vue. You schedule your exam either by phone or on the web.

7) Pearson Vue will then send you a confirmation that your NCLEX test has been scheduled.