How do I apply?

• Certification exams
• Exam fees and eligibility
• How computer testing works
• Extending or deferring my computer test date
• How paper and pencil testing works
• Paper and pencil annual test date & filing deadlines
• Carry over a paper and pencil test to computer
• How to apply to sponsor a test site
• ADA requests
• How to study
• Retest

Register for an exam

Already submitted your application?

• Candidate guides – policies & guidelines for applicants
• Eligibility status on existing applications
• Lost or didn't receive an eligibility letter to test
• Pay reprocessing fee
• Need a receipt?
• File for an extension
• File for a deferral
• Other questions about application already submitted

Special testing opportunities

• Institutional certification program (for 25 or more applicants)
• Testing at Professional Education Centers (PEC)

Other helpful information

• General information about certification
• Content validation studies
• Exam scoring and statistics
• Eligibility changes for NP exams
• Content outlines
• Exam hand score request

For program directors & state boards of nursing

• Program profile
• State boards of nursing