Adult Gerontological Health Nursing - Nurse Practitioner

The Adult/Gerontological NP curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to provide primary care to adolescents/adult/older adults in a variety of health care settings. The graduate nurse works with Certified Nurse Practitioner and Physician preceptors to assess, diagnose and manage the preventive, episodic, and chronic care needs of the population served in the specialty area.

Admission Requirements

Individuals who enroll in the MSN Program must have a current Ohio state license as a registered nurse and a BSN degree with a GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or the equivalent) from undergraduate work; complete all prerequisites; if the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) within the last 5 years; and complete an interview with the faculty of the track prior to the start of graduate specialty coursework. Applicants must have a minimum of one year of professional nursing experience in an adult or gerontological care setting.

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Additional Information

Graduates whose clinical focus and target population is gerontological are eligible to sit for the certification examination as a gerontological NP.  Successful completions of the national examination allows the individual to use the title of Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP).