Colorado NCLEX Application – Nursing

Step 1: Applying with the Colorado State Board of Nursing (DPO)

Colorado NCLEX Application: You will need to fill out a paper application for Colorado.

• Licensing Services Page, RNs.
• Licensing Services Page, LPNs.

Start Here: Click on the appropriate link above and go to ‘Application for Original License by Examination.’

International Students: Instructions for those educated or endorsed from outside the U.S. can be found under Licensing Requirements.

Make sure you follow all the instructions closely.

They will charge you $88. This is the State Board Fee.

DPO Contact:

• Colorado Division of Professions and Occupations
  Office of Licensing-Nursing
  1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
  Denver, CO 80202
• Phone: 303.894.7800

After applying with them, the next step is to register with Pearson Vue, the test provider.

Step 2: Register with Pearson Vue

You should read the NCLEX Candidate bulletin before registering and taking the test. It can be found on the NCSBN NCLEX Portal. From there, you should click on “Register” to register for the NCLEX.

Register for the NCLEX

Pearson Vue is also responsible for sending the Authorization to Test letter. They will only send it after receiving an approval from your State Board of Nursing (which you applied to in Step 1).

The registration fee will be $200 for students in the U.S.

Step 3: Receive your Authorization to Test (ATT) and Schedule your NCLEX Exam

You’ve successfully completed the dual application process. If your Board of Nursing application has been approved, your ATT will arrive by e-mail within 2 weeks after you register.

Remember, after you turn in all the materials, your State Board of Nursing (from Step 1) sends approval to Pearson Vue (from Step 2). Pearson Vue then sends the Authorization to Test. You can check the status of both applications.

If it has been over 4 weeks since you mailed your application, and you’ve already checked with Pearson Vue, you can check the status of your $88 application by contacting the Colorado State Board at 303.894.7800

Once your Authorization to Test letter arrives, you can schedule your test from the Pearson Vue website.

If you need to check the status of your registration with Pearson Vue, or have ANY QUESTIONS at all, refer to the candidate bulletin.

Step 4: Prepare/Study/Test Prep fot your scheduled, upoming NCLEX:

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