Overview

Upon completion of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Certificate NDP) specialty at The University of Arizona you will be eligible to take an AGACNP national board certification examination. To qualify for entry into the AGACNP Graduate Certificate program, you must have a degree in nursing as an advanced practice nurse and experience in an acute care setting. The program requires a minimum of 30 credits and 540 clinical hours.

College of Nursing

The College of Nursing at the University of Arizona offers a variety of programs at the graduate level. Programs are available for students pursuing a first degree in nursing, as well as students interested in advancing in the professional as leaders, advanced practice nurses, and nurse researchers. Please visit the College of Nursing's website for detailed information about our college, faculty and programs.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Health Assessment

Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology

Pharmacology in Acute Care

Adult-Gerontology Diagnosis & Management of Chronic & Acute Illness

Cardiac Rhythm Analysis & Interventions

Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

Students are required to attend Resident Intensive Summer Experience (RISE) once during their post masters certificate program. In addition to RISE attendance requirements, post masters certificate students must participate in practice intensives at the College of Nursing.

FNP, PNP, and PMHNP students must have a clinical rotation with at least one NP preceptor during their program of study; students may not exclusively precept with MDs/DOs.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

34100 USD / year

≈ 34100 USD / year
Out-of-State

34100 USD / year

≈ 34100 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14900 USD / year

≈ 14900 USD / year

Living costs

Tucson

United States

830 - 1140 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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College of Nursing

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English requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Funding

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