Post-Master's Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
The 25 credit Post-Master’s Certificate program is designed to prepare the nurse for advanced practice in primary care as an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner. The program is available to MSN prepared nurses who want to specialize as an adult-gerontology nurse practitioner.
Required Courses | ||
NU-536 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
NU-537 | Pharmacolgy: Prescriptive Practice | 3 |
NU-538 | Family Systems and Dynamics | 2 |
NU-542 | Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 3 |
NU-558 | Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Nursing I | 3 |
NU-568 | Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Nursing Practicum I (300 hrs) | 4 |
NU-572 | Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Nursing II | 3 |
NU-582 | Advanced Practice Adult-Gerontology Nursing Practicum II (300 hrs) | 4 |
Total Credits | 25 |
At A Glance | |
Degree Awarded: | Post-Master’s Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Certificate |
Concentrations: | Primary care of adult Gerontology patient |
Course Locations: | Jersey City Campus |
Program Duration: | 25 CR |
Course Format: | Hybrid |

The baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs in nursing at Saint Peter’s University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC, 20001, (www.aacnnursing.org/CCNE) and the New Jersey Board of Nursing, NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor, Newark NJ, 07102.