Who is eligible to sit for the CNL Certification Examination?
Only individuals who graduate from a CNL or advanced generalist master’s degree program in nursing that meets the criteria delineated in the CNL Curriculum Framework and prepares individuals with the competencies identified in AACN’s white paper on The Education and Role of the Clinical Nurse Leader (2007)are eligible to sit for this certification examination*. Those who successfully complete and pass the CNL Certification Examination and have received their license to practice as a Registered Nurse by passing the NCLEX exam will earn the credential of CNL®. Master’s prepared nurse faculty developing the CNL curriculum for their schools of nursing, there is a time-limited waiver for eligibility requirements to take the CNL Certification Examination. For details, please visit www.aacn.nche.edu/CNC/eligibility.html.