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Apr 02, 2025
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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nursing - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (CAGS) - Certificate
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16 credits
3.0 GPA required.
A Plan of Study is available on the Graduate Certificate in Nursing website.
The Graduate Certificate (GC) - Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS) is for nurses who have completed a graduate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited graduate nursing program and in another nursing specialty or role. The AGCNS GC program provides nurses the opportunity to acquire the education, skills, and abilities to seek certification and practice as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), or Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist (AGCNS). GC graduates are prepared for eligibility for the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist exam or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).
*Clinical hours may be tailored based on prior experiences.
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Admission Prerequisite
Graduation from a nationally accredited graduate program in nursing with evidence of prior completion of advanced pathophysiology, advanced health assessment (including diagnostic reasoning), advanced health promotion, and advanced pharmacology (within the last three years required in some states for credentialing) or enrollment and successful completion of these courses once admitted to Graduate Certificate Program prior to taking the specialty role courses. Required Courses (16 credits)
Clinical Hours: 480
1 clinical credit = 60 hours of contact time |
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