Post Master's Certificates

Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)

Designed for post-MSN students interested in advancing their nursing careers and providing care for adult and geriatric patients experiencing acute, critical, or complex chronic health conditions in diverse health care settings.

Spring Application Deadline: Dec. 15

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Overview

The AGACNP concentration offers two tracks for post-MSN registered nurses interested in advancing their careers. The intensivist track focuses on preparing students for intensivist roles in critical care. The hospitalist track focuses on preparing students for nurse practitioner roles with hospitalist and specialty services. Students will be immersed within multidisciplinary teams and environments at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and affiliate community hospitals.

This is a hybrid program. Students are required to travel to campus one to two times per term for advanced health assessment (if required) and the ACNP specialty courses.

Program Length

16 months (4 terms)

Start

Summer and Fall terms

Time Commitment

20-30 hours per week

Tuition and Fees

The tuition and fees at Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing may be adjusted at any time. For more information, please contact our Business Office.

Graduate tuition	Per credit hour
	$834

Fees	Per term
	$280

Admission Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning
Minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate coursework
Official transcripts from all institutions where credit was earned
Current curriculum vitae (CV) or resume
Current unencumbered, unrestricted Missouri licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) or a multi-state compact license in good standing
Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) provider status
Satisfactory completion of an undergraduate or graduate statistics course (recommended)
1 year recent experience as an RN (ICU or emergency medicine required for intensivist track)
Two letters of reference from individuals who can address the applicant's academic and clinical potential
Personal statement that addresses desired area of specialization, personal attributes that will contribute to successful accomplishments of the program, and career goals

Curriculum

Students seeking to transfer credit or who currently hold a different APRN certification will need to submit course syllabi for a gap analysis to determine necessary coursework.

Term 1

Course	Credit Hours
Acute Care I	3
Acute Care I Clinical	3
Invasive Procedures & Skills for the ACNP	2

Term 2

Course	Credit Hours
Acute Care II	3
Acute Care II Clinical	3

Term 3

Course	Credit Hours
Acute Care III Clinical	4

Term 4

Course	Credit Hours
Practice & System Final Clinical	4

Possible transfer credit after GAP analysis

Course	Credit Hours
Advanced Pharmacology	3
Advanced Health Assessment	3
Advanced Pathophysiology	4
Graduate Physiology	4
Professional Aspects of Advanced Practice Nursing	3
Health Promotion Theory & Population Health	3

Total minimum credit hours

Total minimum credit hours	42

Curriculum and schedule of classes are subject to change.

*Transfer Credit and Gap Analysis: Students seeking transfer credit or who currently hold a different APRN certification should submit course syllabi to conduct a gap analysis to ensure all content is covered without repetition of content from prior coursework.