Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

An Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner takes a geriatric patient's blood pressure

Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

Kent State's Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner master's degree certificate will prepare you to give broad, comprehensive care to adults across the lifespan. Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP) students develop advanced practice nursing competencies in health promotion, risk detection, illness prevention, and management of acute and chronic illnesses in adults and older adults. Clinical experiences involve direct care in collaboration with other health professionals to maximize the effectiveness of community and health care system services.

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Clinical practica include primary care offices, such as internal medicine and family practice clinics, managed care offices, emergency departments, free clinics, and long-term care and occupational health settings.

In this role, you may be employed in primary care offices including internal medicine and family practice, clinics, managed care offices, emergency rooms, free clinics, and occupational health settings.

Graduates of this program meet educational eligibility requirements to take either the ANCC or AANP examinations for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP. 2021 MSN graduates attained an average pass rate of 96.3% on board certification examinations.

Program Information for Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

Program Description

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State's website for professional licensure disclosure.

Admissions for Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Graduate Certificate

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

Master's degree in nursing or a doctorate in nursing practice from an accredited nursing program
Minimum 3.000 graduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
Official transcript(s) of all previous graduate coursework¹
Active, unrestricted registered nurse license in the state in which practicum hours will be completed
Résumé or curriculum vitae
Goal statement (no more than 250 words) describing reasons for seeking the certificate in the identified specialty and professional goals
Syllabi of all courses to considered for transfer in the gap analysis
Three letters of reference from health care professionals or faculty members
English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:²
- Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
- Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
- Minimum 58 PTE score
- Minimum 110 DET score

¹: Transcript(s) must indicate completion of graduate-level courses in advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment, with a minimum B grade earned in each course. Applicants who do not meet the grade requirement for advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment may be considered for a conditional admission. For applicants who have not practiced as an advanced practice registered nurse within the two-year period preceding application to the certificate, completion of graduate-level courses in advanced pathophysiology, advanced pharmacology and advanced health assessment must not be greater than five years old at the time of the student's first semester of course registration in the certificate.
²: International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.

Application Deadlines

Fall Semester
- Priority deadline: March 1
Spring Semester
- Priority deadline: November 1
Summer Term
- Priority deadline: March 1

Applications submitted by these deadlines will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

Coursework

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Certificate Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Certificate Requirements
NURS 60120	ADULT GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE I	3
NURS 60126	FAMILY AND ADULT GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE AND PROCEDURES	2
NURS 60220	PRIMARY CARE II: CHRONICALLY ILL ADULTS	3
NURS 60320	ADULT GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE III	3
NURS 60506	CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS FOR ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES	3
NURS 61292	ADULT GERONTOLOGY PRIMARY CARE I PRACTICUM	2
NURS 61892	FAMILY AND ADULT GERONTOLOGY NURSE PRACTITIONER ROLE PRACTICUM	1
NURS 62292	PRIMARY CARE II PRACTICUM: CHRONICALLY ILL ADULTS	2
NURS 63692	ADULT GERONTOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE PRIMARY CARE III PRACTICUM	2
Minimum Total Credit Hours:		21

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements Summary - Certificates
Minimum Certificate GPA	Minimum Overall GPA
3.000	3.000

Program Delivery

Delivery:
- In Person
Location:
- Kent Campus

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Accolades & Accreditation

The �鶹��ý College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Education and approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing to award the Baccalaureate of Nursing Degree. Graduates of this program meet educational eligibility requirements to take the National Certification and Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN). For specific state RN licensure, students should contact the states in which they are interested in working. See the National Council of State Boards website and the Kent State Professional Licensure website for specific information about each state.

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at �鶹��ý are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. �鶹��ý College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) concentrations within the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program and APRN Certificates, along with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-to-DNP) program qualify graduates to sit for national APRN certification and APRN licensure in Ohio. States other than Ohio may have additional requirements to apply for or obtain an APRN license, including but not limited to specific state examinations, letters of recommendation, or proof of completion of an accredited nursing program. The College of Nursing is in the process of collecting information from all states and has not yet made a determination whether graduates from the �鶹��ý College of Nursing MSN, Certificate, and BSN-to-DNP programs meet the requirements for APRN licensure outside the state of Ohio.

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