Credential Awarded: ANP-BC
Urgent Announcements
Licensed Adult, Family, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioners who treat older adults can now use alternative eligibility criteria to qualify to sit for ANCC's Gerontological Nurse Practitioner certification exam. Please see the alternative eligibility application on the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner web page for details.
Eligibility Criteria
Do you qualify to sit for this exam?
Initial Certification Application
This application is a typeable PDF. Applicants have the option of saving the application to their own computer, typing in all of the required information, then printing the application, signing where appropriate, and mailing it. Alternately, all applications may be printed out and then filled in by hand in blue or black ink before mailing.
This exam is a computer-based test. This means you can apply all year and test during a 90-day window at a time and location convenient to you. Applications for this certification will be accepted at any time.
Renewal Application
Certifications must be renewed every 5 years. Renewal applications are due at least 3 months before your certification expiration date.
Pricing valid for 2008-2009 only—additional fees for special services may apply. See application for details.
Review Resources
Test Content Outline
Use this free study aid to see the subject areas that are covered by the exam.
Test Reference List
Use this free study aid to see the list of references used to build the exam.
Sample Test Questions & Answers
To help candidates prepare for the certification exams, ANCC provides FREE short, interactive online sample tests. The sample questions are similar to those on the exams, but do not represent the full range of content or levels of difficulty.
Adult Nurse Practitioner Online Narrated Review Course
This course contains the same content as our popular Review Seminars, with the voice over of an instructor taking the student through the material. CNE contact hours provided.
Test Taking Strategies
Has it been a while since you took a test? This refresher course addresses test-taking tricks and tips.