Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Throughout

Your Program:

• Download and keep all your syllabi
• Download and keep course catalogs for the years you were enrolled in your degree program

During

Your Final Quarter: 

1. Begin studying for your exam:
   • NP resources include:
     • Fitzgerald
     • Leik
   • Content guides and sample questions can be found on certifying body websites: 
     • ANCC Certifications (Select FNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, or AGCNS-BC to view corresponding guides)
     • AANPCB Handbook
       
       
2. Register to take your National Certification Exam.  NP exam comparison info is available in many sources, including this one.
   • ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, or Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist.
     • If you are sitting for a certification exam through ANCC, complete only the first section of the Validation of Education form and send by email to
   Katie Bennett
   • • SHS@spu.edu AFTER registering for your exam.  Validation forms will be sent at the conclusion of Spring Quarter.
   • AANPCB Family Nurse Practitioner or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP
     • AANPCB certification does not require a verification of education
       
       
3. Submit your unofficial transcript to your certifying body
   
   
4. Respond to the “What Comes Next?” survey , as requested by email.sent by the School of Health Sciences

After Graduation:

1. Request an official transcript

1. be sent directly to your certifying body

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   • Wait until your degree is posted

1. • or indicate that transcripts should not be printed until your degree is posted