Nurse Practitioner · Licensing Roadmap
New Jersey NP to Tennessee NP License Requirements
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Likely pathway †
Tennessee’s official APRN page says the Board may issue an APRN certificate to registered nurses in the NP role, with or without a certificate to prescribe. Supported qualifications are current RN licensure, a master’s degree in a nursing specialty area, three quarter hours of pharmacology, national certification, and evidence of specialized practitioner skills. Could not confirm any separate endorsement route for a New Jersey APRN or any compact-based APRN authorization.
Pathway conditions to check
- Tennessee APRN certificate
Applicant must hold current RN licensure.
To determine which option applies: Current RN license status.
Source 1 ↗ - Tennessee APRN certificate
Applicant must hold a master’s degree in a nursing specialty area.
To determine which option applies: Graduate nursing degree.
Source 1 ↗ - Tennessee APRN certificate
Applicant must have three quarter hours of pharmacology.
To determine which option applies: Pharmacology coursework.
Source 1 ↗ - Tennessee APRN certificate
Applicant must have national certification.
To determine which option applies: Current specialty certification.
Source 1 ↗ - Tennessee APRN certificate
Applicant must show specialized practitioner skills.
To determine which option applies: Practice-skill evidence.
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Government fees †
Could not confirm Tennessee APRN fees from the available official evidence. The Tennessee fee pages supplied show APRN amounts, but the APRN application steps and fee applicability for this applicant were not fully established.
Fee breakdown
- APRN fee schedule amount shown on Tennessee APRN page — Amount needs confirmation
APRN
Source 1 ↗ - APRN fee schedule amount shown on Tennessee fee schedule — $210.00
APRN
Source 1 ↗ - RN verification fee shown on Tennessee fee schedule — Amount needs confirmation
Verification only
Processing time †
Could not confirm Tennessee APRN processing time from the available official evidence. A Tennessee RN/LPN endorsement instruction page says “Allow six weeks for processing,” but that page is not APRN-specific.
Compact considerations †
Could not confirm Tennessee compact participation for APRN practice from the supplied official evidence. The evidence does not explicitly state that Tennessee APRN practice is authorized under an NLC compact privilege.
Application requirements †
Could not confirm the Tennessee APRN application form, online filing steps, upload list, notarization, or submission sequence from the available official evidence. The supplied Tennessee APRN page gives qualifications, but the detailed application checklist was not provided.
Requirements checklist
- Current RN licensure — Required
Tennessee APRN certificate
Source 1 ↗ - Master’s degree in a nursing specialty area — Required
Tennessee APRN certificate
Source 1 ↗ - Three quarter hours of pharmacology — Required
Tennessee APRN certificate
Source 1 ↗ - National certification — Required
Tennessee APRN certificate
Source 1 ↗ - Evidence of specialized practitioner skills — Required
Tennessee APRN certificate
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License verification †
Could not confirm Tennessee APRN verification requirements from the available official evidence. The supplied evidence does not show a Tennessee APRN verification instruction or license-status request process.
Fingerprinting and background checks †
Could not confirm Tennessee APRN background-check requirements from the available official evidence. The background-check instructions supplied were for New Jersey, not Tennessee APRN licensure.
Education and transcripts †
Tennessee’s supplied APRN evidence supports a master’s degree in a nursing specialty area and three quarter hours of pharmacology. Could not confirm transcript routing, course titles, or any additional Tennessee APRN education requirements.
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Documents to prepare †
Supported documents for Tennessee APRN include proof of current RN licensure, a master’s-degree transcript, national certification, and evidence of specialized practitioner skills. Could not confirm the full Tennessee APRN packet or any additional mandatory forms.
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Responsible agency †
The Tennessee Department of Health, Board of Nursing is the licensing authority shown in the supplied APRN evidence.
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Some details in marked sections could not be confirmed. The text explains what remains uncertain; confirm those details with the licensing board before applying.
Details still to confirm
- Likely pathway
No separate Tennessee APRN endorsement route for an out-of-state APRN was shown
- Application requirements
No APRN application form or step-by-step filing instructions were supplied
- License verification
No Tennessee APRN verification instruction was supplied
- Fingerprinting and background checks
No Tennessee APRN background-check instruction was supplied
- Education and transcripts
Transcript routing and any additional course details were not confirmed
- Government fees
APR N fee applicability and exact target-pathway fee support were incomplete
- Processing time
Only a non-APRN RN/LPN processing estimate was supplied
- Compact considerations
Current destination-state compact participation was not confirmed by the validated evidence. Confirm participation, your license type and primary residence before relying on multistate privileges.
- Responsible agency
Only the Board of Nursing authority was confirmed
- Documents to prepare
No complete APRN document checklist or packet was supplied