Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, AGACNP Certificate

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

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 masters program.

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Total clinical hours: 760

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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.