Test of English as a Foreign Language(link is external) (TOEFL) - minimum score of 79 iBT (or 60 on the revised PBT with no section score lower than 15). Individual MyBest scores must also be dated within 2 years of the enrollment term to be considered valid.
International English Language Testing System(link is external) (IELTS) - minimum composite score of 7, with no subject area below a 6
Pearson PTE Academic(link is external) - minimum score of 60
As a graduate of the AGACNP specialty, you will be prepared as a beginning-level advanced practice provider of care for acutely ill adults with multiple and complex problems. Upon completion of the program you will be eligible to take an AGACNP national board certification examination. To qualify for entry into the AGACNP Graduate Certificate program, you must have a degree in nursing as an advanced practice nurse and experience in an acute care setting. The program requires a minimum of 30 credits and 540 clinical hours.
The College of Nursing at the University of Arizona offers a variety of programs at the graduate level. Programs are available for students pursuing a first degree in nursing, as well as students interested in advancing in the professional as leaders, advanced practice nurses, and nurse researchers. Please visit the College of Nursing's website for detailed information about our college, faculty and programs.
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Required Courses:
NURS 609a: Health Assessment, 3 units
NURS 501: Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology, 3 units
NURS 574: Pharmacology in Acute Care, 1 unit
NURS 615: Adult-Gerontology Diagnosis & Management of Chronic & Acute Illness, 5 units
NURS 682: Cardiac Rhythm Analysis & Interventions, 1 unit
NURS 572: Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics, 3 units
NURS 616: Adult-Gerontology Diagnosis & Management of Chronic & Acute Illness II, 5 units
NURS 680: Women's Health in Advanced Practice Nursing, 2 units
NURS 684: Adult-Gerontology Traumatic Injury and Emergent Illness, 1 unit
NURS 683 Advanced Practice Nursing in the Care of Older Adults, 3 units
NURS 693a Clinical Residency, 3 units
InsuranceFee: 1,999 USD
