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Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist / Master of Science in Nursing

Degree Offered:  Master of Science in Nursing

Total Credit Hours:  48

All students in the Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist program must complete the following courses, including a minimum of 540 hours of clinical experience.

Degree Requirements

Program: MSN-NRSM-N
Concentration: GCNS

I. Core Courses (18)

NURS-53200Applied Biostatistics for Advanced Nursing Practice

3
NURS-51700Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy

3
NURS-53000Theoretical Basis for Advanced Nursing Practice

2
NURS-52900Scholarly Inquiry Seminar

1
NURS-53400Population Health

3
NURS-53300Scholarly Inquiry

3
NURS-53600Healthcare Informatics

3

II. AGCNS Specialty Core (15)

NURS-62000Clinical Nurse Specialist Role Development

3
NURS-60600Epidemiology

3
NURS-60400Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing

3
NURS-60500Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing

3
NURS-60700Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

III. AGCNS Specialty Track (15)

NURS-61000APN Management: Adults in Community/Primary Care

3
NURS-62100Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum 1

2
NURS-61200APN Management: Adult/Gerontology and Adolescents

3
NURS-62200Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum 2

2
NURS-61400APN Management: Special Populations

3
NURS-62300Clinical Nurse Specialist Practicum 3

2