
With Seattle University’s Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in Adult Gerontology (AGNP) you can further your career while transforming the development of health care in a growing sector of need. Our AGNP graduates are experiencing 100% placement in advanced positions around the nation—it is a program for driven professionals ready to make a change in adult health care.
Our DNP provides you with a sophisticated understanding of the complex systems and challenges of health care by guiding you through your own scholarly project. Whether you are recently graduated with a passion for assisting our rapidly aging population or are looking to advance your career in a new direction, the AGNP program will instruct you on how to provide comprehensive primary care for adult populations in a variety of environments.
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The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) offer an AGNP certification exam. Graduates of the DNP in Adult-Gerontology are eligible to sit for both examinations.
The College of Nursing has submitted a substantive change request to the Washington Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission to merge the FNP and AGNP programs.
The College of Nursing has submitted a substantive change request to the Washington Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission to merge the FNP and AGNP programs.
The AGNP sample program of study is for students entering the DNP program Summer 2022 with an RN and all Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) students who have successfully completed pre-licensure year one.
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Visit the the APNI home page for more information about year one for non-nurses.