An AG-ACNP Post-Graduate Certificate is also available for current Adult-Gero and Family Nurse Practitioners.
The following program of study is for students entering the DNP program who have a bachelor's degree with an RN or Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) students who have successfully completed pre-licensure year one. Scroll down for program of study for students entering with a master's degree and NP.
The AG-ACNP curriculum for current RNs requires 12 consecutive quarters of full-time study and completion of 113-119 credit hours.
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE |
| Summer Quarter - 12 credits | Summer Quarter - 4 credits | Summer Quarter - 10 credits |
|---|---|---|
| 6004 Pharmacology for RNs 6024 Advanced Pathophysiology 6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice |
6120 Population Based Health Care | 5406 Applied Critical Care Pharmacology 5407 Acute Care III: Advance Practice Critical Care 5408 Acute Care Practicum III: Management of Critical or Unstable Conditions during Altered State of Health |
| Fall Quarter - 13 credits | Fall Quarter - 11-13 credits | Fall Quarter - 5-7 credits |
|---|---|---|
| 6014 Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I 6017 Health Care Economics and Finance 6110 Ethical Care and Social Justice |
5400 Advanced Inpatient Pharmacology 5401 Diagnostics and Procedures 6204 Management of Gynecological/Reproductive Health |
5409 Acute Care Practicum IV: Specialty Focus 6903 DNP Internship II |
| Winter Quarter - 13 credits | Winter Quarter - 14 credits | Winter Quarter - 2+ credits |
|---|---|---|
| 6001-6101 Advanced Health Assessment Lab/Theory 6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World 6075 Advanced Differential Diagnoses 6111 Health Informatics I |
5402 Acute Care I: Management of Chronic Conditions in the Acute Care Setting 5403 Acute Care Practicum I: Management of Chronic Conditions during Acute Alterations in Health 6018 Health Program Planning and Development 6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems |
6905 DNP Internship III DNP Elective |
| Spring Quarter - 13 credits | Spring Quarter - 14 credits | Spring Quarter - 2+ credits |
|---|---|---|
| 6015 Critical Inquiry II 6020 Epidemiology Analysis of Populations at Risk 6022 Advanced Pharmacological Applications for Primary Care |
5404 Acute Care II: Management of Acute and Complex Conditions 5405 Acute Care Practicum II: Management of Acute Conditions during Altered States of Health 6190 Quality Improvement Processes and Methodologies 6901 DNP Internship I |
6907 DNP Internship IV DNP Project Presentation |
* A typical program of study is subject to change based on faculty and other resource availability. All courses begin with prefix NURS.
This sample program of study is for students entering the DNP program with a master's degree and NP. The AG-ACNP curriculum for current NPs requires 11 quarters of full-time study and completion of 88-94 credit hours.
Individual programs of study for NP to DNP students will be determined by the DNP advisor.
| YEAR ONE | YEAR TWO | YEAR THREE |
| Summer Quarter - 7 credits | Summer Quarter - 10 credits | |
|---|---|---|
| 6120 Population Based Health Care 6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice |
5406 Applied Critical Care Pharmacology 5407 Acute Care III: Advance Practice Critical Care 5408 Acute Care Practicum III: Management of Critical or Unstable Conditions during Altered State of Health |
| Fall Quarter - 13-14 credits | Fall Quarter - 6 credits | Fall Quarter - 2+ credits |
|---|---|---|
| 5400 Advanced Inpatient Pharmacology 5401 Diagnostics and Procedures 6014 Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I 6110 Ethical Care and Social Justice |
5409 Acute Care Practicum IV: Specialty Focus 6017 Health Care Economics and Finance |
6903 DNP Internship II |
| Winter Quarter - 11 credits | Winter Quarter - 6 credits | Winter Quarter - 2+ credits |
|---|---|---|
| 5402 Acute Care I: Management of Chronic Conditions in the Acute Care Setting 5403 Acute Care Practicum I: Management of Chronic Conditions during Acute Alterations in Health 6111 Health Informatics |
6018 Health Program Planning and Development 6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems |
6905 DNP Internship III DNP Elective |
| Spring Quarter - 12 credits | Spring Quarter - 10 credits | Spring Quarter - 2+ credits |
|---|---|---|
| 5404 Acute Care II: Management of Acute and Complex Conditions 5405 Acute Care Practicum II: Management of ACute Conditions during Altered Stated of Health 6015 Critical Inquiry II |
6020 Epidemiological Analysis of Populations at Risk 6190 Quality Improvement Processes and Methodologies 6901 DNP Internship I |
6907 DNP Internship IV DNP Project Presentation |
* A typical program of study is subject to change based on faculty and other resource availability. All courses begin with prefix NURS.