I Am APRN Faculty

1. Review the Streamlined Validation of Education (SL EVOE) Form Submission Option for Your School

2. Provide Your Students with the Steps to Apply:

Option 1: Test After Graduating

• Create an ANCC account.
• Request school to submit official transcripts and Validation of Education (VOE) Form. The VOE must be completed by faculty.
  • Be sure to fill out the GAP Analysis form, if necessary. (This is needed for post- master’s certificate or post-masters DNP and should be sent together with the student's VOE form.)
• Complete application.
• Await their Authorization to Test letter, then schedule the exam through Prometric.
• Study for exam using the study aids.
• Take exam. Prometric will notify the student of their score via email.
• Students become ANCC certified once they pass the exam.

Option 2: Test Prior to Graduating

• Create an ANCC account.
• Request school to submit unofficial transcripts showing all required courses have been completed along with Validation of Education (VOE) Form. The VOE must be completed by faculty.
  • Be sure to fill out the GAP Analysis form, if necessary. (This is needed for post-master’s certificate or post-master’s DNP and should be sent together with the student's VOE form.)
• Complete application.
• Await their Authorization to Test letter, then schedule the exam through Prometric.
• Study for exam using the study aids.
• Take exam. Prometric will notify the student of their score via email.
• If a student passes the exam, they will not be ANCC certified until they have submitted their official transcripts with degree conferral information to ANCC headquarters.