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Certificate - Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP prepares students to provide direct acute care to adolescents through aging adults. This is a new program.
Program at a Glance
- Time to complete: 1 year with summer, fall, spring semester enrollment
- Entry options: part-time – 6 credit hours each term
- Application deadline: Apply by April 1 for a summer start
- Format: Hybrid program.
- Courses are online with several on-campus clinical intensive workshops and standardized patient exams in Kansas City.
- Credit hours: 16-21 total
- Practice experiences: 750 hours
- Membership: National Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence
- DNP option: View our Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner DNP
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Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Courses
Those in the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) certificate take these courses. Contact Student Affairs, soninfo@kumc.edu, if you have questions.
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All applications must be received by April 1, 2027 for summer 2027 admission.
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What AGACNP Students Learn
During these courses, students in the AGACNP certificate program will learn to:
- Integrate science-based theories with clinical expertise and organizational management to provide leadership in healthcare systems and in development of health care policy.
- Synthesize, interpret, and apply knowledge from nursing practice, research, and theory to promote and sustain evidence-based nurse practitioner practice.
- Demonstrate professional values in nurse practitioner roles.
- Communicate and collaborate with colleagues in nursing and other disciplines to meet the health needs of client systems in varied health care delivery systems.
- Use information and technology to contribute to evaluation of outcomes of care, care systems, and quality improvement.
Accreditation & Recognition
The KU School of Nursing is nationally accredited and state approved. See accreditation details.
Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
Approved by the Kansas State Board of Nursing