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Guidelines for Accommodations for NCLEX Testing

1. NCLEX candidates may request special accommodations for taking the NCLEX examination. A letter from the applicant requesting specific special accommodations and the accompanying documentation for the need of the accommodations must be submitted to the Kansas Board of Nursing. The Board of Nursing meets quarterly – March, June, September, and December. Requests may be submitted anytime but at least 30 days before the scheduled Board meeting.

2. Documentation must include a written report of an evaluation (educational, psychological, or physical) within the preceding five (5) years from a qualified professional which states a diagnosis of the disability, describes the disability, and recommends specific accommodations. If testing was completed more than two years prior to this request, a physician or psychologist must provide a summary stating why current testing is not needed (e.g., the disability does not change over time and new testing would not reveal new information).

Documentation must include the following:

• A professionally recognized diagnosis must be included in the documentation which the board receives from the candidate;
• A history of the disability and any past accommodation granted the candidate and a description of its impact on the individual’s functioning;
• Identification of the specific standardized and professionally recognized test/assessment given (e.g., Woodcock-Johnson, Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale);
• The scores resulting from testing, interpretation of the scores and evaluations; and,
• Recommendations for testing accommodations with a stated rationale as to why the requested accommodation is necessary and appropriate for the diagnosed disability (NCSNB 2007)

3. A written statement from the candidate’s Program Director (or designee) which describes any testing accommodations made while the student was enrolled in the program.