2017 NLE schedule, application requirements and deadline

Professional Regulation Commission - Board of Nursing (PRC-BON) has announced the schedule of Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE) next year 2017, and once again it will be administered in two batches.


PRC released the Resolution No. 2016-1019 which determined and fixed the schedule of licensure examinations for 2017, and of course it included the nursing board exam. The resolution was issued November 23, 2016 and signed by PRC chairman Teofilo S. Pilando Jr, commissioners Angeline T. Chuachiaco and Yolanda D. Reyes.

Take note of the following important dates for NLE 2017:

NLE Schedule 2017

1st batch: June 4-5, 2017
  • Opening of Online Application - March 3, 2017
  • Deadline of Filing of Applications - May 3, 2017
  • Target Date of Results - June 23, 2017
2nd batch: November 25-26, 2017
  • Opening of Online Application - August 25, 2017
  • Deadline of Filing of Applications - October 25, 2017
  • Target Date of Results - December 15, 2017



Requirements First Timers and Retakers

First Timers
1. Duly accomplished Nurses’ Application Form (NAF)
2. NSO Documents (both original and photocopy)

a. Birth Certificate
b. Marriage Contract (for female married first timers)
3. TOR with the following indications:

a. Degree/course (For graduates of New Schools / Degree / Programs, School Recognition and/or Permit to Operate should be submitted)
b. Exact date of graduation
c. Special (S.O.) / exemption / accreditation / deregulation status (For graduates of any government schools and institutions / programs accredited by recognized accrediting agencies under the FAAP, S.O. is an exemption)
d. Scanned picture
e. “FOR BOARD EXAMINATION PURPOSES ONLY” remarks.
4. Notarized Documents

a. OR & DR cases
b. Summary of RLE
5. Examination Fee

a. Baccalaureate Degree: P900
b. Non-Baccalaureate Degree: P600
c. Removal: P450
6. Other Requirements

a. 4 pcs passport pictures in white background with complete name tag
b. 1 pc window mailing envelope with metered postage stamp
c. Current Community Tax Certificate (cedula)




Repeaters (skip step 4 from First Timers Checklist)
1. Duly accomplished Nurses’ Application Form (NAF)
2. NSO Documents (both original and photocopy)

a. Birth Certificate
b. Marriage Contract (for female married first timers)
3. TOR with the following indications:

a. Degree/course (For graduates of New Schools / Degree / Programs, School Recognition and/or Permit to Operate should be submitted)
b. Exact date of graduation
c. Special (S.O.) / exemption / accreditation / deregulation status (For graduates of any government schools and institutions / programs accredited by recognized accrediting agencies under the FAAP, S.O. is an exemption)
d. Scanned picture
e. “FOR BOARD EXAMINATION PURPOSES ONLY” remarks
4. Examination Fee

a. Baccalaureate Degree: P900
b. Non-Baccalaureate Degree: P600
c. Removal: P450
5. Other Requirements

a. 4 pcs passport pictures in white background with complete name tag
b. 1 pc window mailing envelope with metered postage stamp
c. Current Community Tax Certificate (cedula)

The PRC-BON is headed by its Chairman, Marian Grace A. Gascon and its members Gloria B. Arcos, Carmelita C. Divinagracia, Carfredda P. Dumlao, Glenda S. Arquiza, Florence C. Cawaon and Cora A. Anonuevo.

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  1. hi po,,ask q lg po qng pwede pa po aq makakuha ng board exam kahit na 7 years ago na po aq last nakakuha ng board..thanx

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