MSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

MSN DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for obtaining a MSN degree are: 

• Successful completion of all course work (46 credits) with a B or higher grade in all graduate nursing courses. 

• Passing each clinical rotation (780 hours) with satisfactory evaluations from the clinical preceptor and completed Typhon clinical encounter database.

• Successful completion of the Capstone Project. 

Upon completion of the didactic, practicum and capstone degree requirements, the graduate will be awarded the Master of Science in Nursing and will be eligible to sit for national certification in their specialty area. 

AGACNP POST-MASTER’S CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS

Requirements for obtaining the AGACNP Post-master’s certificate are: 

• Successful completion of all course work (20 credits) with a B or higher grade in all graduate nursing courses. 

• Passing each clinical rotation with satisfactory evaluations from the clinical preceptor along with a completed Typhon clinical encounter database. A minimum of 750 acute patient direct care hours must be completed. Upon admission, the student’s gap analysis will determine the number of hours matriculated into the PMC program from the past graduate program.

Upon completion of the didactic, practicum and capstone degree requirements, the graduate will be awarded the AGACNP Post-master’s Certificate and will be eligible to sit for national certification in their specialty area. 

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

NURS 5110	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NURS 5120	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NURS 5125	Advancing Scholarship Through Evidence Based Practice and Research	3
NURS 5115	Theoretical and Ethical Foundations	3
NURS 5130	Health Care Quality and Informatics	2
NURS 5135	Advanced Health Assessment	4
NURS 5140	Leadership and Health Policy	3
NURS 5145	Health Promotion for Individuals and Clinical Populations	2
NURS 5130	Health Care Quality and Informatics	2
NURS 6211	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients I	3
NURS 6291	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I	2
NURS 6212	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients II	3
NURS 6292	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II	3
NURS 6261	Capstone Project I	1
NURS 6293	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III	2
NURS 6262	Capstone Project II	1
NURS 6213	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients III	3
NURS 6294	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum IV	4
NURS 6263	Capstone Project III	1

Plan of Study

First Year

Fall

NURS 5110	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NURS 5120	Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NURS 5125	Advancing Scholarship Through Evidence Based Practice and Research	3

Interim

NURS 5115

Theoretical and Ethical Foundations

3

Spring

NURS 5135	Advanced Health Assessment	4
NURS 5140	Leadership and Health Policy	3
NURS 5145	Health Promotion for Individuals and Clinical Populations	2
NURS 5130	Health Care Quality and Informatics	2

Second Year

Summer

NURS 6211	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients I	3
NURS 6291	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum I	2

Fall

NURS 6212	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients II	3
NURS 6292	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum II	3
NURS 6261	Capstone Project I	1

Interim

NURS 6293	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum III	2
NURS 6262	Capstone Project II	1

Spring

NURS 6213	Diagnosis and Management of Adult-Geriatric Patients III	3
NURS 6294	Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum IV	4
NURS 6263	Capstone Project III	1