PRIMARY CARE APP FELLOWSHIP - Credentialing Documents Checklist - Program Graduation Deadlines Jan. 1 - June 15, 2026

Sep 21, 2026

Credentialing Documents Checklist for Primary Care APP Fellowship applicants planning to graduate from a primary care APP program (FNP, AGPCNP, women’s health NP, pediatric primary care NP, and psych-mental health NP) between Jan. 1 and June 15, 2026. The checklist itemizes required submission materials and key deadline dates, including credentialing account data for peer references, national board certification timelines, California RN and NP certificates and furnishing numbers, BLS, NPI, N.P. diploma, transcripts, DEA license, and the completed signed application with supplemental documents. Missing deadlines may lead to rescinded offers.

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Credentialing Documents Checklist

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Required submission items and due dates (in-state vs out-of-state)

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PRIMARY CARE APP FELLOWSHIP CREDENTIALING DOCUMENTS CHECKLIST This checklist applies to applicants who plan to graduate from a primary care APP program (FNP, AGPCNP, women’s health NP, pediatric primary care NP, and psych-mental health NP) between Jan. 1 and June 15, 2026. It is highly recommended that you plan well in advance to meet these deadlines. If you are accepted into the program and any of the following deadlines are not met, your offer may be rescinded. | | | N. P. program graduation date between Jan. 1, 2026 and June 15, 2026 | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | \# | Item required for submission | In-state programs | Out-of-state programs | | 1 | Credentialing account data including email addresses for three peer references (N. P. , P.A. , M. D. or D.O. )
—form provided by program | Due June 7 | Due June 7 | | 2 | National board certificate | Apply by June 15; pass board exam by July 22; wall certificate due Aug 15 | Apply by June 1 ; pass board exam by June 15; wall certificate due July
1 i | | 3 | California unrestricted R. N. license | Due June 15 | Apply by July 1;
due Aug 1 | | 4 | California nurse practitioner and furnishing number certificate certificates | Apply by June 15;
wall certificates due Aug 9 | Apply by July 1 ;
wall certificates due Aug 1 | | 5 | Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate | Due June 15 | Due June 15 | | 6 | Schedule II controlled substance course completion | | | | 7 | National Provider Identifier (NPI) number with N.P. taxonomy | Due July 31 | Due July 31 | | 8 | N. P. Diploma | Due Aug 8 | Due Aug 8 | | 9 | FNP/AGNP transcript (official) | | | | 10 | DEA license | | | | 11 | Completed and signed credentialing application and supplemental documents—provided by program | | | i The California Board of Registered Nursing requires N. P.s who graduate from programs outside of California to first obtain their national board certification in order to apply for a California N. P. certificate and furnishing number. Given the board’s lengthy processing time, out-of-state applicants completing an FNP or AGNP program on or after Jan. 1 must apply to AANP or ANCC by June 1, pass the nationally board exam by June 15 and submit a complete application for California licensure by July 1. There may be insufficient time for applicants completing programs outside of California in late May or early June to complete these steps by the due dates listed. Please consider your specific situation carefully before applying.

FAQs

Who does this credentialing checklist apply to?

Applicants planning to graduate from a primary care APP program between Jan. 1 and June 15, 2026, including FNP, AGPCNP, women’s health NP, pediatric primary care NP, and psych-mental health NP.

What happens if a deadline listed on the checklist is not met?

If any of the listed deadlines are not met after acceptance into the program, the offer may be rescinded.

What additional steps are required for applicants graduating from programs outside California?

They must first obtain national board certification before applying for a California N.P. certificate and furnishing number. Because processing time is lengthy, they are instructed to apply to AANP or ANCC by June 1, pass the national board exam by June 15, and submit a complete California licensure application by July 1.

Sep 21, 2026

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