Nursing Practice - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Concentration (DNP)

Program Policy Document:

Please see the Program Policy Document for more information.

Requirements for the Degree:

For the post-baccalaureate adult gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) DNP Program, there is a core curriculum that all students must complete, and courses specific to population-focused advanced practice nursing concentrations that lead to eligibility to sit for national certification.

All students must complete the DNP and NP courses. Clinical hours are included in course requirements for both core courses and for population-focused concentration courses. Students are admitted as cohorts into three-year full-time and five-year part-time plans of study and are expected to maintain progression with their cohort as outlined upon admission. However, students must complete all course work within a seven-year time frame in order to be eligible to earn the degree.

Nurse Practitioner Core Courses

NURS 618 - The Role of the Nurse Practitioner Credit(s): 2
NURS 620 - Advanced Health Assessment Credit(s): 3
NURS 621 - Advanced Pathophysiology Credit(s): 3
NURS 622 - Advanced Pharmacology Credit(s): 3
NURS 630 - Advanced Diagnostic Reasoning Credit(s): 2
NURS 667 - SEMINAR Credit(s): 1-12 (2 credits - Approved topics only)
NURS 921 - Clinical Role Immersion Credit(s): 1-3 (3 credits)

Doctor of Nursing Practice Core Courses:

EPID 603 - Biostatistics for Health Sciences I Credit(s): 3
NURS 813 - Leadership and Innovation in Population Health Credit(s): 3
NURS 843 - Policy & Finance for Healthcare Delivery Credit(s): 3
NURS 844 - Population Health Informatics Credit(s): 3
NURS 852 - Integrated Healthcare Delivery Credit(s): 3
NURS 870 - Writing for Dissemination Credit(s): 2
NURS 873 - DNP Project I: Problem Identification Credit(s): 3
NURS 874 - DNP Project II: Planning & Development Credit(s): 3
NURS 881 - Advanced Population Health Credit(s): 3
NURS 883 - Evidence-based Practice I: Methods Credit(s): 3
NURS 886 - Evidence-based Practice II: Translation Credit(s): 3
NURS 900 - DNP Project III: Implementation Credit(s): 3
NURS 910 - DNP Project IV: Evaluation & Dissemination Credit(s): 1
Students must take 1 credit DNP Project Evaluation course

Concentration Requirements:

NURS 641 - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner I Credit(s): 3
NURS 642 - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner II Credit(s): 3
NURS 643 - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner III Credit(s): 3
NURS 644 - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum I Credit(s): 3
NURS 645 - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum II Credit(s): 3
NURS 646 - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practicum III Credit(s): 3