Certification Application Document Submission Options

First-time and retest applicants for these certifications may use the options, below, to submit documents for review:

• Family Nurse Practitioner
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
• Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
• Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Informatics Nursing
• Nurse Executive
• Nurse Executive, Advanced
• Nursing Professional Development

Options for self-uploading documents:

• Upload documents during the application process (for validation of education forms and unofficial transcripts only).
• Self-upload option at any time, including before or after submitting your application (for validation of education forms, gap analyses, and unofficial transcripts only) using the link below:

Options for sending documents to ANCC:

• *Email documents to aprnvalidation@ana.org (option for all documents, including OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS).
• *Mail documents (option for all documents, including OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS) to
  American Nurses Credentialing Center
  ATTN: Certification Registration
  8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500
  Silver Spring, MD 20910

*OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS must be sent via email or mail to ANCC, directly from the school or from a designated transcript service.