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Candidates in the following jurisdictions may access their "unofficial" results via the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) NCLEX® Candidate Web site or through the NCLEX® Quick Results Line:

Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia-PN, Georgia-RN, Illinois, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana-RN, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia-PN, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Your "unofficial" results will be available two business days after taking your examination.

Via the web ($7.95) - Go to www.pearsonvue.com/nclex, sign in with your user name and password. After logging in, you will see your Current Activity. Under Recent Appointments, find the row with your current test, go to "Status" and double click on "Quick Results" link. If your results are available, a credit card payment page will display. Fill in the payment information, click on the Continue button, and a confirmation page will display. Click ONLY ONCE on the Confirm Order button, and your exam results will appear. In order to receive your results, you must provide a credit card number to which the $7.95 charge can be billed. (Please note: Your credit card will only be charged if your results are available.)

Via the phone ($9.95) - Call the NCLEX Quick Results line at 1.900.776.2539 (1.900.77.NCLEX). Please note that this is a 900 number and NOT an 800 number. This service will be available 24 hours a day. The $9.95 fee will appear on your local telephone bill under "NCLEX Test."

(Please be aware: When you use the NCLEX Quick Results line, you will not be charged if your results are not yet available. However, once your results are available, if you call more than once, you will be charged for each call.)

Only the board of nursing to which you applied can release your official results. The NCLEX examination results in the Quick Results Service are unofficial, and do not authorize you to practice as a licensed nurse.

Be sure to wait two business days after your test before you request your results!

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