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Form 2 - Certification of Professional Education

This form and an official transcript must be submitted directly by the nursing school that made you eligible to take the NCLEX examination. The Office of the Professions will not accept this form if submitted by the applicant.

  • If you graduated after April 1, 1998 from a New York State licensure qualifying program registered by the State Education Department, your school will notify us of your educational qualifications. You do not have to submit Form 2.
  • If you completed a New York State licensure qualifying program prior to April 1, 1998, or obtained your education in the United States but not in New York State, complete Section I of Form 2 and forward the entire form to your school of nursing to complete and submit along with an official transcript directly to the State Education Department.
  • If your education was obtained in another country, do not use Form 2. You may arrange for the NYSED to receive your foreign credentials, either directly from the institution issuing the credential using Form 2F or from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools (CGFNS), who will verify the authenticity of your foreign nursing education credentials using CGFNS’s Credential Verification Service for New York State. If you are also licensed as a nurse in another country, you may also request that CGFNS verify your foreign nursing license or have that country submit a license verification directly to us using Form 3F. If you use CGFNS, you must contact CGFNS directly to sign-up and pay for CGFNS’ Credential Verification Service for New York State. For more information, visit CGFNS’ Website: www.cgfns.org. After you sign-up and pay for CGFNS's service, CGFNS will send a report regarding your foreign education credentials directly to NYSED. While it is not mandatory for an applicant to utilize the services of CGFNS, the department recognizes that it is often very difficult, if not impossible, and time consuming for an applicant to effectively complete the application process independently and encourage applicants to consider utilizing that service.