Post Master’s Certificate: Adult-Gero Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

MSN Core Courses, including nurse practitioner preparation in graduate-level

1. Advanced Practice Roles (NUR 6000),

2. Advanced Pathophysiology (NUR 6010),

3. Advanced Nursing Research (NUR 6020),

4. Pharmacology (NUR6025),

5. Physical Assessment (NUR6030)

6. Development & Implementation of Health Care Policy (NUR 8050)

These (6) graduate level courses are required to have been completed within 5 years if the applicant is not currently practicing as an APRN. Applicants who are missing graduate-level advanced practice roles (NUR 6000), advanced nursing research (NUR 6020)  or development & implementation of health care policy (NUR 8050) have the option to register for these courses at HPU as a special status/non-degree seeking student before admission to the post masters certificate. All graduate level NUR courses completed will count toward student’s final GPA.