Program Overview

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, AGACNP Certificate

The Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies program is designed for master's-prepared nurse practitioners with certification in another specialty, or master's-prepared nurses who wish to become adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioners. One year of acute care/inpatient experience is required. Credits are determined by gap analysis.

Campus

The program is available on the New York City Campus only.

Certificate Requirements

• Credits determined by gap analysis.
• Applicants with pre-licensure master of nursing degrees may be required to take additional courses from the graduate nursing common core curriculum to meet all program requirements, if equivalent coursework was not completed in their prior master's program.

Course List

The following courses are required for the program:

• NURS 640: Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan 1 | 3 credits
• NURS 644: Diagnostic Reasoning for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioners | 3 credits
• NURS 681: Pathophysiology For Advanced Practice Nursing 1 | 3 credits
• NURS 682: Clinical Pharmacology for Prescribing Advanced Practice Nursing 1 | 3 credits
• NURS 741: Advanced Theory and Practice I for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 7 credits
• NURS 742: Advanced Theory and Practice II for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 6 credits
• NURS 743: Advanced Theory and Practice III for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 6 credits
• NURS 744: Advanced Theory and Practice IV for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner | 6 credits
  • Total Credits: 37
  • Total clinical hours: 760

Additional Requirements

• Required for all non-nurse practitioners enrolled in CAGS.
• Credit for NURS 682 and NURS 640 will only be accepted if the courses were finished within two years of starting clinical practice.
• If a student's original Advanced Pharmacology and/or Advanced Physical Assessment courses were completed more than two years before clinical placements, they must exhibit clinical proficiency through a test-out option.