Overview

Students in the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner graduate certificate from Kent State University develop advanced practice nursing competencies in health promotion, risk detection, illness prevention, and management of acute and chronic illnesses in adults and older adults. Clinical experiences involve direct care in collaboration with other health professionals to maximize the effectiveness of community and health care system services.

Key Features

Clinical practica include primary care offices, such as internal medicine and family practice clinics, managed care offices, emergency departments, free clinics, and long-term care and occupational health settings.

In this role, you may be employed in primary care offices including internal medicine and family practice, clinics, managed care offices, emergency rooms, free clinics, and occupational health settings.

Graduates of this program meet educational eligibility requirements to take either the ANCC or AANP examinations for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP. 2021 MSN graduates attained an average pass rate of 96.3% on board certification examinations.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

Meet standards for advanced practice certification or other advanced professional distinction.

Demonstrate competencies based on professional standards to assume advanced roles in nursing, and for leadership and career advancement, including doctoral study.

Communicate, integrate and apply advanced nursing knowledge and skills to provide equitable, evidence-based and inclusive nursing care and to promote quality outcomes in nursing and health care.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Health Assessment

Pathophysiology For The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Adult Gerontology Primary Care

Family And Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Role

Adult Gerontology Primary Care

Pharmacology For The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

Clinical Diagnostics For Advanced Practice Nurses

Family And Adult Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Role Practicum

Adult Gerontology Comprehensive Primary Care

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Credits

29 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Kent, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Gerontology View 158 other Masters in Gerontology in United States

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

Duolingo English Test

110

Take A Free Practice Test!

TOEFL^® IBT

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6.5

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Other requirements

General requirements

Master's degree in nursing or a doctorate in nursing practice from an accredited nursing program

Minimum 3.000 graduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale

Official transcript(s) of all previous graduate coursework1

Active, unrestricted registered nurse license in the state in which practicum hours will be completed

Curriculum vitae

Goal statement (no more than 250 words) describing reasons for seeking the certificate in the identified specialty and professional goals

Admission essay (two pages, double spaced, 500 words)

Syllabi of all courses to considered for transfer in the gap analysis

Three professional letters of reference from healthcare professionals, either a supervisor and/or an advanced practice nurse who can speak to the applicant's professional capabilities

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

19954 USD / year

≈ 19954 USD / year
Out-of-State

19954 USD / year

≈ 19954 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10706 USD / year

≈ 10706 USD / year

Living costs

Kent

United States

1036 - 1710 USD / month

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

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

On this page

About

Overview

Key Features

Program Learning Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Kent

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

Our partners