S.C. Code Ann. § 40-33-230: Licensure requirements for foreign-educated nurses.

Beginning January 1, 2007, the State Board of Nursing shall require foreign-educated candidates for licensing as registered nurses to pass:

(1) the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX); and

(2) an English language proficiency test that determines whether or not the license applicant is proficient in conversational English with regard to medical terminology and the skills required of a registered nurse.