Accredited Programs

The following programs have completed a rigorous application process and have been accredited by the ABSNC. Accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Specialty Nursing Certification (ABSNC) is recognized to achieve Magnet status.

Organizations interested in verifying individual certification credentials should contact the appropriate certification boards.
Name of Organization Accredited  Programs Accreditation Expiration Date

AACN (American Association of Critical-Care Nurses)

ACNPC-AG
ACCNS-AG
ACCNS-N
ACCNS-P
CCRN - Adult
CCRN - Neonatal
CCRN - Pediatric
CMC
CSC
PCCN

February 2029
February 2030
February 2030
February 2030
June 2030
June 2030
June 2030
June 2027
June 2027
March 2029

AANPCB
(American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board)

FNP-C
AGNP-C
ENP-C
PMHNP-C

October 2027
December 2028            
October 2028    
January 2030

ABCGN
(American Board for Certification of Gastroenterology Nurses)

CGRN

February 2028

ABNN
(American Board of Neuroscience Nursing)

CNRN®
SCRN®

July 2027
July 2029

ABPANC
(American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification, Inc.)

CPAN®
CAPA®

April 2029
April 2029

AHNCC
(American Holistic Nurses Credentialing Corporation)

HNB-BC
AHN-BC
APHN-BC
NC-BC
HN-BC

October 2029
October 2029
October 2029
October 2029
October 2029

ALNCCB
(American Legal Nurse Consultant Certification Board)

LNCC®

August 2029

ANCB
(Addictions Nursing Certification Board)

 CARN
CARN-AP		 November 2028
November 2028

ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center)

FNP-BC
PMHNP-BC

January 2027
January 2027
 

NURSE PRACTITIONER CERTIFICATIONS:
AGACNP-BC
AGPCNP-BC

June 2029
June 2029
 

CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST CERTIFICATIONS:
AGCNS-BC

  

April 2027
 

RN CERTIFICATIONS (RN-BC):
CMGT-BC
AMB-BC
PMGT-BC
MEDSURG-BC
PED-BC
GERO-BC
PMH-BC
CV-BC
NI-BC
NPD-BC
NE-BC
NEA-BC

  

December 2028
December 2028
December 2028
January 2029
January 2029
January 2029
January 2029
January 2029
April 2029
April 2029
April 2029
April 2029
AONL
(American Organization for Nursing Leadership)		 CNML® 
CENP® 

February 2030
February 2030

BCEN
(Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing)

CEN®
CFRN®
CPEN®
CTRN®
TCRN®
                                                         

February 2027
August 2027
May 2030
August 2028
January 2029 
                                                           
CBUNA
(Certification Board for Urologic Nurses and Associates)		 CUNP®
 		 December 2028
 

CCI
(Competency & Credentialing Institute)

CNOR®
CSSM®
CNAMB®
CFPN®

March 2026
October 2027
June 2027
October 2027

DNPCB
(Dermatology Nurse Practitioner Certification Board)

 

HPCC
(Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center)

DCNP

 

 

CHPN®         
ACHPN®
CHPPN®
CHPLN®
CHPNA®

November 2026

 

 

February 2027
February 2027
February 2027
April 2028
April 2028

INCC
(Infusion Nurses Certification Corporation)

CRNI®

August 2026

MSNCB
(Medical Surgical Nursing Certification Board)

CMSRN®         
 

January 2029
 
NASC
(National Assistant at Surgery Certification)		 CRNFA October 2029

NBCRNA
(National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists)

CRNA
NSPM-C

July 2027
August 2027

NBCSN
(National Board of Certification of School Nurses)

NCSN®

May 2028

NCC
(National Certification Corporation)

NIFA® 
(National Institute for First Assisting)

NNP
WHCNP

NISE Certificate in Nursing Essentials 

 

October 2026
October 2026

March 2029

NNCC
(Nephrology Nursing Certification Commission)

CNN
CDN
CCHT

January 2026
January 2026
November 2026

ONCB®
Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board

ONC®
ONP-C®

 

August 2027
August 2027
Ohio State University
Helene Fuld Health Trust National Institute for Evidence-based Practice		 Certificate in Evidence-based Practice May 2028
PSNCB
(Plastic Surgical Nurse Certification Board)		 CANS®
CPSN®		 May 2027
May 2027

RNCB
(Radiologic Nursing Certification Board)

CRN®

August 2028

RNCB
(Rehabilitation Nursing Certification Board)

CRRN®

August 2027

WOCNCB
(Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nursing Certification Board)

CWOCN®
CWCN®
COCN®
CCCN®
CWON®
CFCN®

March 2026
March 2026
March 2026
March 2026
March 2026
September 2028