Adult Gerontology – Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

The Adult-Gerontology: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner is prepared to diagnose, assess, and manage the full continuum of primary care services to individuals from young adolescence, starting at the age of 13, through older adulthood.  The core knowledge provided in the specialty coursework is based on the full spectrum of health and wellness, as well as episodic and chronic healthcare needs. Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner graduates are well-prepared to provide care in a wide variety of settings, including private and public primary care practices, specialty settings such as Cardiology, Neurology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, Hematology, Oncology, and Dermatology, as well as work in nursing facilities, palliative care, and hospice.

Two certification options exist for graduates of the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care (AGPC) Nurse Practitioner Program. 

AGPC Program graduates meet the academic eligibility requirements to take the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Candidates who meet all eligibility requirements established by the ANCC and successfully pass the examination are awarded the credential: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (AGPCNP-BC).    

AGPC Program graduates also meet the academic eligibility requirements to take the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination offered by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB). Candidates who meet all eligibility requirements established by the AANPCB and successfully pass the examination are awarded the credential Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (NP-C or AGNP-C, depending on state licensing and regulatory agency requirements).