
Advanced Practice Nursing of Adults & the Elderly
This program is no longer admitting students.
Concentration Chair

Program Highlights:
- Blended Advanced Practice Nursing program with two and three year program options (50 Units - total)
- Traditional classroom model for all clinical coursework
- Executive model for four required graduate nursing core courses
- Preceptorship placements facilitated by School of Nursing faculty in:
- NP clinical preceptorships in primary care and specialties
- CNS clinical preceptorships in acute and critical care settings
- Program is optimum for RNs with at least 2-3 years of acute care experience
- California registered nurse license required for program admission
Program Outcomes:
- The combined Masters of Science Adult/Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Acute/Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist program prepares graduates to take the:
- Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP-BC) exam through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); OR the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner certification (AGNP-C) through The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB).
- And additionally take the Acute-Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialists through the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN); OR the Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist Adult-Gerontology (ACCNS-AG) exam through ANCC.


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SDSU School of Nursing
Adams Humanities Building 3138
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-4158
San Diego, CA 92182-4158