COVID-19 Impact to NCLEX Candidates
On Tuesday, March 17, Pearson VUE suspended test delivery at all Pearson VUE-owned test centers after canceling previously scheduled NCLEX testing dates.
Test delivery at a subset of Pearson VUE test centers will now commence on Wednesday, March 25. Please note, appointments are available on a first come, first served basis and availability is strictly limited. More appointments and test centers will be available as soon as possible based on staff availability, cleaning and disinfectant supplies, and local government guidance.
After making a number of changes to enhance the safety of those taking the test as well as the staff working in the centers test delivery at U.S.-and-Canada based Pearson VUE test centers, the NCLEX test administrator, resumes on March 25th at a limited number of test centers in major metropolitan areas across the United States and Canada.
To ensure social distancing measures are in effect, as well as increase the number of candidates that can test daily, the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN, effective March 25, 2020 until July 2020, will be administered as follows:
Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) will still be used.
The minimum number of test items will be 60.
The maximum number of test items will be 130.
The maximum testing time will be 4 hours.
The difficulty level and passing standard has not changed.
The Next Generation NCLEX Special Research Section will NOT be included.
For more information, please visit the Pearson VUE and NCSBN websites.
The State Board of Nursing for South Carolina has no additional information about scheduling or rescheduling the NCLEX.
For the NCSBN’s FAQs regarding the NCLEX, please see this link.
For the most updated information on the NCLEX by Pearson Vue, visit https://home.pearsonvue.com/coronavirus-update.