Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Program, AGACNP

Graduate Program Information

Pace’s Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program is a 49-credit master of science program for registered nurses with a bachelor of science degree in Nursing and one year of acute care/inpatient nursing experience.

This program will prepare you to move into a well-paid career delivering health care in the context of adults/older adults in an acute care setting within a primary health care framework.

• Flexible programming to meet your needs — A unique blend of online and on-campus classes, and individually precepted clinical practicum hours.
• Our AGACNP program will prepare you to deliver evidence-based, equitable person-centered, primary health care to individuals within the context of the acute care setting.
• The program meets the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) requirements for Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification
• Pace offers a certificate of advanced graduate study for master’s prepared nurses who wish to pursue adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner studies, as well as nurse practitioners who wish to expand their practice through adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner education and certification (credits determined by a gap analysis).

Total credits for master's degree conferral (760 supervised clinical hours) 49 credits