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Doctor of Nursing Practice, DNP (Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration)

Provide Advanced Health Care to Adolescents, Adults and the Elderly
  • 68

    Minimum Credit Hours

  • Holistic

    Based Admission

Are you committed to promoting healthy outcomes in your community? Are you interested in managing chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, asthma and diabetes? Do you have a passion for working with diverse populations and providing primary care to adults and aging adults? If so, consider earning your DNP and beginning a career as an Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP).

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) is a practice-focused terminal degree earned by specialists in advanced practice nursing. The DNP prepares advanced practice nurses (APNs) to analyze systems of care and provide transformational leadership that influences and impacts patient safety and quality of culturally competent care in southeastern North Carolina.

AGPCNPs provide advanced health care to patients ages 13 through end of life. This concentration prepares the graduate for advanced practice provider roles in primary care settings. Each candidate’s program of study will be designed to meet student outcomes for advanced practice as a DNP.

Learn To

Integrate science from nursing and other disciplines to identify, develop and evaluate practice change initiatives that improve individual and population health.

Demonstrate leadership within healthcare systems to adopt strategies to improve quality and safety.

Incorporate knowledge of evidence-based practice into advanced decision-making through evaluation and translation of evidence into practice.

Analyze, apply and integrate appropriate information and technology that will improve and transform care at the individual and population level.

Critically analyze health policy to develop and implement health care reform that advocates for social justice and equity.

Engage in advanced decision-making within an inter-professional environment that results in culturally aware, ethical and comprehensive systems of care.

Demonstrate high levels of skills in health promotion and disease prevention strategies for individuals, populations and systems.

Employment Opportunities

Because of the wide range of patients (age 13 through end of life) and the variety of responsibilities of an AGPCNP, numerous employment opportunities exist across the healthcare spectrum. Potential workplace settings include:

  • Private practice offices
  • Outpatient care facilities
  • Prisons and jails
  • Long-term care facilities
  • Specialty clinics
  • Rehabilitation centers
  • Home care
  • College campuses or schools

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the median annual salary for nurse practitioners is $120,610.

Sample Courses

Sample Courses
NSG 611 Family-Centered Health Care Across the Lifespan
NSG 616 Advanced Adult-Gerontology Nursing: Adolescents, Older Adults and Gender Health 
NSG 680 Population Health Promotion and Clinical Epidemiology
NSG 688 Health Care Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement

Admission Deadlines & Requirements

Information: D.N.P. Doctor of Nursing Practice - AGPCNP (B.S.N. to D.N.P.)

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  • Complete applications are considered for admission as a group, after the published deadline.
    All application and supporting documents must be received by the published deadline.

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Location/Delivery Method

  • Distance Education - Online except for the mandatory on campus orientation and designated on campus intensives scheduled throughout the program as indicated for each concentration.  
    Mixture of asynchronous and synchronous by class Asynchronous - instructional materials made available on the Internet and available 24 hours a day every day-not time-dependent slots. Synchronous - instruction made available on the web or internet in time-dependent slots.

Concentration

  • Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration (AGPCNP) - B.S.N. to D.N.P.

Deadlines (11:59 p.m. EST)

  • Fall 2025
    • Application Deadline: February 1, 2025 Extended to February 15, 2025

Test Scores

  • None Required

Recommendations

  • 3 professional references

Additional Requirements

  1. Upload Supplemental Documents After Application Submission
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  2. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing: Bachelor's degree in nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
  3. GPA:  Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. A GPA as low as 2.75 will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  4. Transcripts and Pre-requisite Courses:  Transcripts demonstrate successful completion of academic credits in undergraduate community health, health and physical assessment, nursing research, and statistics.
  5. Licensure:  Must have a valid unrestricted North Carolina registered nurse license or a compact state license to complete practicum hours in North Carolina.
  6. Resume:  Clinical work history (1-page only)
  7. Include Registered Nurse Experience on Resume:  Include the 600 hours of Registered Nurse work experience prior to beginning any clinical courses in the BSN to DNP program.
  8. Video (Save Video as Public):  Creation of time-limited professional video responding to prompted interview questions.  
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  9. International Applicants:  Must present evidence of professional standing in their home countries. This requirement excludes U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents.
  10. Differential Tuition: Differential tuition applies to this program.
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