Graduate Nursing
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 for 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: | Meadowlands Campus |
| Program Duration: | 25 CR |
| Calendar: | 16 week semesters X2 is taken part time |
| Course Format: | Face to Face on ground |
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.ccneaccreditation.org) and the New Jersey Board of Nursing, NJ Division of Consumer Affairs, 124 Halsey Street, 6th Floor, Newark NJ, 07102.