Certificate in Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Admission Requirements

Approved admission to the Adult Gerontology Acute Care Post-Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree program requires the following of all students:

  1. Completion of a baccalaureate degree or higher from an accredited program of nursing

  2. Current U.S. licensure unencumbered and in good standing as a Registered Nurse (upload Nursys verification report in application)

  3. Minimum of one year of work experience as an R.N. within the U.S., its territories or a U.S. military hospital outside of the U.S. required 

  4. Achieve a minimum undergraduate nursing GPA of 3.0.  Applications will not be considered for GPA below 3.0

  5. Evidence of a completed statistics course (undergraduate or graduate)

  6. Official transcripts from every institution attended

  7. Typed personal statement that is no more than two pages in length and addresses the following areas:

    1. Describe why you have chosen the AGACNP specialization

    2. Describe your professional goals

  8. Three letters of recommendation, preferably from a manager or supervisor, a healthcare provider, or nursing faculty member. Letters should speak to applicant's ability to be successful in the DNP program, addressing items such as clinical skills, critical thinking, independent decision making, and collaborative skills with other health professionals, nursing leadership, etc

  9. Professional resume or curriculum vitae

  10. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

  11. Online application and $35 nonrefundable application fee
  12. Successful completion of an interview with program faculty
  13. Reside in a state in which the University of North Dakota is approved to deliver the graduate nursing program at the time of admission and throughout duration of the nursing program
  14. If enrolled in a previous graduate nursing program, a letter of good standing from program director, unless a degree was conferred

  15. Satisfaction of current health and immunization policy of the Department of Nursing will be required upon offer of admission 

  16. Successful passage of criminal background check will be required upon offer of admission

Successful passage of drug screen will be required the semester prior to clinic
 

Degree Requirements

Students seeking the Doctor of Nursing Practice degree at the University of North Dakota must satisfy all general requirements set forth by the School of Graduate Studies as well as particular requirements set forth by the Nursing Department.

  1. Completion of all course work with GPA of at least 3.0.

  2. Satisfactory completion of all designated clinical hours.

  3. Satisfactory completion of a DNP project.

  4. Satisfactory completion of the DNP project paper.

  5. Satisfactory completion of an on-campus oral presentation and defense of the DNP Project.

  6. Compose a scholarly product (i.e. abstract/manuscript/poster) for presentation and/or publication.

  7. Courses in the Post-Baccalaureate DNP program tracks are as listed above. 

Course Requirements

NURS 505Advanced Pharmacology3
NURS 510Adv Physiology/Pathophysiology I3
NURS 511Adv Physiology/Pathophys II3
NURS 523Health Promotion3
NURS 553Role Development of the Nurse Practitioner2
NURS 582Applied Univariate Statistics for Nursing Professionals3
NURS 585Advanced Health Assessment3
NURS 587Population Health2
NURS 602Evidence Based Research I3
NURS 603Evidence-Based Research II3
NURS 604Health Informatics3
NURS 605Health Policy2
NURS 609DNP Project Teams1-6
NURS 610DNP Capstone2
NURS 612Integrated Leadership DNP Core Concepts3
NURS 613DNP Organizational Systems Focused Practice3
NURS 614Culture of Safety and Ethics3
NURS 618Diagnostics and Therapeutics for Adult-Gerontology Acute Care3
NURS 619Adult-Gerontology Acute Care I3
NURS 620Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum I5
NURS 621Adult-Gerontology Acute Care II3
NURS 622Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Practicum II5
NURS 623Adult-Gerontology Acute Care III8