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Question about Licensing

Hi all!

I will be graduating from my NP Program this December (2026) as a pediatric primary care nurse practitioner. I live in California and will be getting licensed in California and was wondering if anyone has gone through the examination/licensing process in California and about how long that process took from when you graduated. I work at a children's hospital currently as an RN and have a clinic within the system that is potentially interested in hiring me, but I want to provide them an accurate timeline of when I would actually be able to start working.

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    I know that this post is old but the institution should be able to tell you the timelines. In our experience (California here as well), the longest wait is on-boarding/credentialing (3 months for new NPs). State NP certification happens rather quick these days if you take the boards soon after graduation.

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