Students entering the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGNP) track in Fall 2027 may enter following completion of the pre-licensure year or as registered nurses with a baccalaureate degree.
Prerequisites
- Health Assessment
- Undergraduate Statistics
Core Courses (34.25 Credits)
- GRNS 6210 – Professional Role Development (3 credits)
- GRNS 6220 – Organization, Delivery & Financing of Health Care (3 credits)
- GRNS 6240 – Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Science (3 credits)
- GRNS 6250 – Genetics for Clinicians (3 credits)
- GRNS 6260 – Health Care Ethics, Policy & Politics (3 credits)
- GRNS 6270 – Advanced Topics in Health Informatics (3 credits)
- GRNS 6280 / CTS 6020 – Quality in Health Care (3 credits)
- GRNS 6301 – Research, Quality Improvement, and Evidence-Based Practice (3 credits) OR NH 6899 – Fundamentals of Critical Inquiry (3 credits)
- GRNS 6303 – Compassionate Care for Nursing (1 credit)
- GRNS 7010 – Leadership of Health Care Systems (3 credits)
- GRNS 7020 – Planetary Health for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 credits)
- GRNS 7300 – Practicum: Clinical Immersion APRN (0.25 credits, 50 clinical hours)
- STAT 5000 – Biostatistics & Epidemiology (3 credits)
Track Core Courses (12 Credits)
- GRNS 6350 – Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
- GRNS 7040 – Advanced Pharmacology APRN (3 credits)
- GRNS 7050 – Advanced Neuropsychopharmacology (3 credits)
- GRNS 7060 – Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits)
Comprehensive examination is completed following GRNS 7220. Successful completion is required to progress in the program.
Track Specialty Courses (27 Credits)
- GRNS 7100 – Primary Care Management of Children and Adolescence (3 credits)
- GRNS 7105 – Building Family Partnerships in Pediatric Advanced Practice (1 credit)
- GRNS 7110 – Practicum: Primary Care Management of Children and Adolescence (0.5 credits, 100 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7115 – Health Promotion Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
- GRNS 7120 – Primary Care Management of Older Adults (3 credits)
- GRNS 7125 – Primary Care I (3 credits)
- GRNS 7127 – Practicum: Primary Care I (0.5 credits, 100 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7130 – Practicum: Primary Care Management of Older Adults (0.5 credits, 100 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7135 – Primary Care II (3 credits)
- GRNS 7137 – Practicum: Primary Care II – AGNP (0.5 credits, 100 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7145 – Primary Care III (3 credits)
- GRNS 7147 – Practicum: Primary Care III – AGNP (0.75 credits, 150 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7148 – Procedures in Primary Care I (0.5 credits)
- GRNS 7149 – Practicum: Specialty Care Integration I (0.25 credits, 50 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7155 – Advanced Primary Care Integration and Complex Management (3 credits)
- GRNS 7157 – Practicum: Advanced Primary Care Integration and Complex Management – AGNP (1.25 credits, 250 clinical hours)
- GRNS 7158 – Procedures in Primary Care II (0.5 credits)
- GRNS 7159 – Practicum: Specialty Care Integration II (0.25 credits, 50 clinical hours)
Additional Courses (7 Credits)
- GRNS 7219 – DNP Pre-Seminar (0.5 credits)
- GRNS 7220 – DNP Project Seminar I (3 credits)
- GRNS 7230 – DNP Project Practicum I (0.75 credits, 125 practicum hours)
- GRNS 7240 – DNP Project Seminar II (1 credit)
- GRNS 7250 – DNP Project Practicum II (0.75 credits, 125 practicum hours)
- GRNS 7260 – DNP Project & Seminar III (1 credit)
Program Totals
- Total Credits: 76.25
- Total Clinical Hours: 850
- Total DNP Project Practicum Hours: 250
Curriculum Plan
Year 1 Fall (15 Credits)
- GRNS 6350 – Advanced Pathophysiology
- GRNS 7040 – Advanced Pharmacology APRN
- GRNS 7060 – Advanced Health Assessment
- GRNS 7115 – Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
- STAT 5000 – Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Year 1 Spring (10.5 Credits)
- GRNS 6301 – Research, Quality Improvement & Evidence-Based Practice OR NH 6899 – Research Methods & Evidence-Based Practice
- GRNS 6303 – Compassionate Care for Nursing
- GRNS 7050 – Advanced Neuropsychopharmacology
- GRNS 7125 – Primary Care I
- GRNS 7127 – Practicum: Primary Care I
Year 1 Summer (6 Credits)
- GRNS 6240 – Theoretical Foundation of Nursing Science
- GRNS 6260 – Health Care Ethics, Policy & Politics
Year 2 Fall (10.5 Credits)
- GRNS 6210 – Professional Role Development
- GRNS 6270 – Advanced Topics in Health Informatics
- GRNS 7120 – Primary Care Management of Older Adults
- GRNS 7219 – DNP Pre-Seminar
- GRNS 7130 – Practicum: Primary Care Management of Older Adults
- GRNS 7148 – Procedures in Primary Care I
Year 2 Spring (12.5 Credits)
- GRNS 6250 – Genetics for Clinicians
- GRNS 6280 / CTS 6020 – Quality in Health Care
- GRNS 7135 – Primary Care II
- GRNS 7137 – Practicum: Primary Care II – AGNP
- GRNS 7220 – DNP Project Seminar I
Comprehensive examination is completed following GRNS 7220. Successful completion is required to progress in the program.
Year 2 Summer (4 Credits)
- GRNS 7020 – Planetary Health for Advanced Practice Nursing
- GRNS 7230 – DNP Project Practicum I
- GRNS 7300 – Practicum: Clinical Immersion APRN
Year 3 Fall (8.75 Credits)
- GRNS 6220 – Organization, Delivery & Financing of Health Care
- GRNS 7145 – Primary Care III
- GRNS 7147 – Practicum: Primary Care III – AGNP
- GRNS 7149 – Practicum: Specialty Care Integration I
- GRNS 7240 – DNP Project Seminar II
- GRNS 7250 – DNP Project Practicum II
Year 3 Spring (9 Credits)
- GRNS 7010 – Leadership of Health Care Systems
- GRNS 7155 – Advanced Primary Care Integration and Complex Management
- GRNS 7157 – Practicum: Advanced Primary Care Integration and Complex Management – AGNP
- GRNS 7158 – Procedures in Primary Care II
- GRNS 7159 – Practicum: Specialty Care Integration II
- GRNS 7260 – DNP Project & Seminar III
*Does not include seminar hours associated with practicums.