Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) Requirements
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) Requirements for First-Timers and Repeaters.
FIRST-TIMERS:
1. Duly-accomplished PRC Nurses’ Application Form (NAF)
2. NSO-issued Birth Certificate (original and photocopy)
3. NSO-issued Marriage Contract (for female married applicant; original and photocopy)
4. Transcript of Records (TOR) that indicates and has the following:
- degree/course
- exact date of graduation
- Special Order (S.O.)/exemption/accreditation/deregulation status
- scanned picture and;
- the remark: “FOR BOARD EXAMINATION PURPOSES ONLY”
Note:
-Graduates of government schools and institutions/programs accredited by recognized accrediting agencies under the FAAP are exempted from S.O.
-Graduates of New Schools/Degree/Programs must submit School Recognition and/or Permit to Operate.
5. NOTARIZED Operating Room and Delivery Room Cases
- Operating Room: Major Scrubs (5); Minor Scrubs (5)
- Delivery Room: Handled (5); Assisted (5); Cord Dressing (5)
6. NOTARIZED Summary of RLE (Related Learning Experience)
7. Examination Fee:
- Baccalaureate Degree: Php 900
- Non-Baccalaureate Degree: Php 600
- Removal: Php 450
8. 4 (four) pcs. passport-sized pictures in white background with complete name tag
9. 1 (one) piece window mailing envelope with metered postage stamp
10. Current Community Tax Certificate (Cedula)
11. Other specific requirements (if there’s any) as required by the Commission and/or the Professional Regulatory Board.
SECOND-TAKERS (REPEATERS):
1. Duly-accomplished PRC Nurses’ Application Form (NAF)
2. NSO-issued Birth Certificate (original and photocopy)
3. NSO-issued Marriage Contract (for female married applicant; original and photocopy)
4. Transcript of Records that indicates and has the following:
- degree/course
- exact date of graduation
- Special Order (S.O.)/exemption/ accreditation/deregulation status
- scanned picture and;
- the remark: “FOR BOARD EXAMINATION PURPOSES ONLY”
Note:
-Graduates of government schools and institutions/programs accredited by recognized accrediting agencies under the FAAP are exempted from S.O.
-Graduates of New Schools/Degree/Programs must submit School Recognition and/or Permit to Operate.
5. Examination Fee:
- Baccalaureate Degree: Php 900
- Non-Baccalaureate Degree: Php 600
- Removal: Php 450
6. 4 (four) pcs. passport-sized pictures in white background with complete name tag
7. 1 (one) piece window mailing envelope with metered postage stamp
8. Current Community Tax Certificate (Cedula)
9. Other specific requirements as required by the Commission and/or the Professional Regulatory Board.
Source: http://www.prc.gov.ph/examapplication.asp?svc_id=1













Maam, unluckily i did not able to pass Philippine Nursing Board examination for third times. I am graduated 1996. So I am working for ten years as a caregiver, As a BSN I am still wishing to become a certified nurse disregarding my age of 50yr old. I feel I can reach my fullfilment if I pass NLE , would like to ask if I have still chances to take NLE.
hi po ma’am. nakaka inspire naman po kayo. try to submit nalang po the requirements taz mag review nalang ulit kau para marefresh ung mga topics. pwede pa naman cguro,.
hi po ma’am. nakaka inspire naman po kayo. try to submit nalang po the requirements taz mag review nalang ulit kau para marefresh ung mga topics. pwede pa naman cguro.
I heard may limit na po in taking NLE, 3rd time ko na po di pumasa and planning to take this year. Can I take the NLE pa po ba?
hi po ma’am. yes po, un din nadinig namin pero hindi cinonfirm ng prc na hindi na pwede mag take ung mga nag take n 3 times. not yet. mag submit na po kau nung requirements.
unlimited na ngayon magtake ng nle.ban
hi. hangga’t hindi pa daw po naammend yung bagong nursing law, pwede pa po magtake ng board exam. Good luck po.
may changes po buh s passing rate s mga 2nd takers?
I heard may limit na po in taking NLE, 3rd time ko na po di pumasa and planning to take again. Can I take the NLE pa po ba?
hi maam,im reataker,,bgo plang po ako nag asawa last dec.2011 ngayon balak ko po palitan ang aking apelido gusto ko na po gamitin yung apelido ng aking asawa.Pwedi ko na po ba gamitin yung apelido ng asawa ko hindi po ba magkakaroon ng complict yung mga naipas ku po dati requirement po sa prc at yung Tanscript record ku po ay nakaapelido pa po nung dalaga po ako.ano po yung dapat ko po submit po ulit sa prc po or gagawin.thank u very much..pls email nalng po sa aking email add (vans_sevilla@yahoo.com.ph)pra po sigurado ko po mababasa ang iyong advice kung ano po ang aking gagawin ko po.marami salamat po ulit….
i’ll clarify lang po if kelangan pa po ang summary of RLE para sa mga repeaters.
nasa requirement po ba ng Nursing licensure exam ung recommendation ng dean ng skul para makapagtake ng board?
Ano kaya po yung “Other specific requirements as required by the Commission and/or the Professional Regulatory Board.” ? thanks in advance.
for repeater po nga pala yung question ko
Ask ko lang kung my magiging problem if ngaun pa lang ako magfile sa prc for exam kc last 2010 pa ko grad. first-time ko pa lang mag tetake. tnx
hello po, question lang po. If nakapag take na ng board sa 2010, i failed kc. I’ve heard na may expiration yung mga cases that I have submitted from the time took the board. Is it 2 yrs or 3 yrs ang expiration date? I forgot na kc eh…I badly need ur reply kc if 2 yrs anf xpiration,last ko na ngayong decembr2012 makapag take. if failed pa rin, i know i need to take another cases para isubmit.so pls reply kung wen tlaga ang expiration nun f 2 or 3 yrs..tnx so much!
i called prc a while ago because i cannot find the site for the requirements to pass by a retaker. the man who answered my call didnt explain me well. kung ano ano lang sinasabi nya oo lang ng oo. kaya nga ako nagtatanong di ba? sana next time ayusin mo trabaho mo. makuha ko lang pangalan mo. ill demanda papaalisin kita dyan sa pwesto mo.
What do you expect in a Philippine government office?
pwede ba mam isubmmit yung pinaka original na birth cert. ko and pa xerox ko nalang?kasi wala na yung nso B.cert. ko…salamat po.
I graduated 2008 and until now di pa ko nagbo-board, ano ang dapat kong gawin? pano na yung mga cases ko, expired na po ba yun? meron ba taung refresher course for graduate BSN but unable to take board exam?
kelan dw po deadline of submission of requirements 4 retakers???
hi there! I just wanna make things clear, kung talagang required po na magpasa pako ng transcript of records, by the way its my second time to take the board exam, what happened in my 1st take is napasa ko ung original copy ko ng transcript…baka pwede napo hindi na kasi gahol na sa time..
Hi po! ist take ko nang board year 2009. Expired na po ba yung cases ko if magtatake po ko nitong year na to.. Please reply. Thanks.
deadline ng submission ng requirements for retakers ay sa apr20…
hindi na po kailangan ung mga cases. may list na sa taas paki basa na lng po…
dalin po ang original and photocopies ng birth cert, cedula at TOR mag dala din ng ballpen at extra cash para hindi magutom.
Hi! Retaker ako. For this coming december 2012 NLE ako mag-aapply.
Dalawa kasi yung ni-release ng school ko na TOR.
Yung isa may remark na “For board examination purposes only” tas yung isa wala. Kinuha na kasi nung nag-apply ako for july.
Tatanggapin pa rin ba ng PRC kung ipapasa ko yung walang remark? Pero may school seal naman and everything. Kailangan ko pa ba ulit humingi?
PLS REPLY.
PS. for retakers po ung mga comments ko…
Am Foreigner studying at Lyceum- st. Cabrini college of allied medicine, am i allowed to do board exam here, place I want to know. thanks.
hi,graduate ako nung 2009 pa. never pa ako nkapagtake ng boards po. ano po bang first step na dapat ko gawin? plus kelan po ba ang submission ng requirements for this year?
ask ko lng po kasi ung birth cert ko.. nka file sa court, mali kasi ung gender ko.. sa may 28 pa hearing ko.. panu po kaya yun?
nid mo certification sa court re:ur pending case
hi maam 3 major scrub n circulatng na poh ba ang req. for new curiculum?”
tig 3 nlng po lahat
hi ms rona. I just want to ask. My school doesn’t want to release my diploma at tor. They said that I have to accomplish my prc form/or and dr cases first before they can issue them but the thing is I have no plans to take the NLE, so settling the prc form would totally be pointless. I just need my tor and diploma because I’ll be leaving the country soon. Do you think they are being relevant? Do I really need to settle my prc form for me to get my diploma at tor eventhough I dont have plans to take nle? Thanks po.
hi ask q lng po..lucena takers po ako. mag ppcertify true copy po ako ng licence for red ribbon requirement. ask q lng po if pede po sa PRC maniula n lng me magpa certify true copy kase po super layo ng lucena to me now tnx po..
gud day!
i am in abroad right now, gusto ko po sana kumuha ng board exam this coming dec. 2012. pwede po b me mag pa file sa relatives ko po.
Thank you
g’eve
)) ask ko lang po kung ano yung other specific req’ts? for the retaker po
)) thank you
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Hi! I’m a repeater this december 2012,. DO I NEED TO FILE AGAIN the Summary RLE ,. Nung first take ko kc kinuha nila ung original
gud day po! Ask lng po ako if ano requirements for NLE retakers, gusto q pong lumipat sa iloilo. sa cebu po ako nag file nong last year dec 2011. Thank you po in advance.:))
I just want to clarify lang po kung totoo po ba tlga ang nababalitaan ko na d na daw po pwde mag take ang nakapag take ng 3 beses i failed for 3 times na po kasi i plan to take a board this year or next year…plz help me to answer this…thanks…
Hi everyone. tanong ko lang po. kelangan pa ba tlga ng original na nso para sa retaker? wala kc ung orig ko kinuha sa dfa nung nagapply aq ng passport last week. papayagan po kaya ako mag file?asap. thanks po
ask ko lng po kung hanggang kelan ung filing ng prc?magtake kc sis ko ng dec.pls?
hi have a blessed day!!!
Pwede po bang magfile sa manila at sa mindanao po magtake ng exam…at ask ko po kung ano ang ang mga newly requirements sa repaeater po…im in abroad as of now…soon i will be go home planning to file at manila…and take the said exam in mindanao..pwede po ba un?..i need a reply thank u po godbless!
helo po pwede po ba magtake sa ibang place kahit sa manila po magfile tenk u po..and need po ba sa repeater ang NOA at authenticated birth certifcate?tanx….
kailngn po ba ng bagong TOR pagmagreretake ka? or pwede na yung old TOR? thanks
kailgn po ba ng bagong community tax cert(cedula) pagretaker? or pwede na yung dating gnmit? pls repy :s thanks
um tanong ko lang kung..kailagan ba ng panibagong copy ng TOR at cedula sa prc requirements pagretaker? pls reply thanks
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Sa prc lng po b pweding kumuha ng mailing envelop? kc nkpag aplply nko at nkalimutan kong kumuha ng mailing envelop..tnx..:)
Hi po. Pwede po ba akong mag apply for December 2012 NLE kahit ang date of graduation namin ay beyond the deadline po??? I’ll be an Octoberian graduate and have been attending review classes po ngayon and I’m planning to take this December.
Ma’am I would like to ask if it is possible to apply for this December 2012 nle if nawala po and NOA ko? The last time i took the board exam was last July 2-3, 2011 and i didn’t memorize my application number. Is it still posssible? Please reply po. thank you in advance.
juz wanna ask pde po ba mag online registration para po sa mga retakers plan ko kc mag exam ngayung Dec 2012 po..
Hi Ms. Rona, I graduated last year.. haven’t take the board yet ’till now.. kasi I’m still processing one of the requirements which is the TOR, na ngayon ko pa lang makukuha.. I’m really worried kasi ngayon ko lang nakita talaga na expired na prc licence no. ng clinical coordinator namin sa prc cases files ko, until Jan 17, 2012 lang. What should I do? Valid pa kaya yun? I really want to take the board exam this coming December.
i took my first exam since 2009..since then i never took the exam again..now im planning to take it again..wat is the requirements?
pwed po ba xerox copy na lng isubmit ko na NSO.,,naibigay ko kasi ung original ko nung kumuha ako ng pasport..at 2nd taker na din nmn ako..tnx
Hi! Ask ko lng 5 times na kong bumabagsak sa NLE i took the exam without taking any reviews na frustrate ako sa 1st time na pag bagsak ko kaya nilagare ko yung pag take , last 2010 ako huling nag exam. Concern ko ngayon pwede pa kaya akong mag take ng uli… Alam ko kasi unlimited ang NLE
hi po maam is it true na 3 times na lng pede mag take ng exam sa Nursing hnd po kasi ako nakapasa and im planning to take this coming december 2012 po.
Hi po. Ang kapatid ko po nagtapos sa Palawan ng nursing. Sa cebu sya nag review at sa Cebu nya rin plano magtake ng exam. Totoo po ba na di sya pwde mag exam Sa cebu dahil kung san region belong ang school mo, don ka din mag exam. > Palawan is Region 1V while Cebu is Region ViI
hello,
itatanung ko lang po kung hindi tlga nila inaallow na mkapagfile ung mali sa NSO birth certificate? Kahit isan letter Lang ung kulang sa name??
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i badly need to take this december po kasi
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