The Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) program prepares you to provide direct patient management in acute and complex care settings, skills that are in high demand with rising patient acuity and a growing elderly population.
As an AGACNP student, you will learn to oversee care for patients with complex needs — including assessment, clinical decision making, treatment planning and diagnostic and interventional procedures. Through online coursework, on-campus immersion activities and clinical rotations, you will gain the skills to treat patients from adolescence through older adulthood and manage care from the bedside through follow-up in the community.
Upon program completion, you will be eligible to sit for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner exam administered through the American Nurse Credentialing Center or the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. Our graduates are employed in a variety of acute care settings such as hospitalist inpatient care, critical care, trauma, cardiology, pulmonary, nephrology, gastroenterology and surgery.
The MSN AGACNP program is a total of 46 credits and takes 8 semesters to complete and all didactice coursework is online, distance format.
+On campus immersion
*Course requires clinical hours (672 total clinical hours required)
The MSN AGACNP program accepts students for summer and fall entry. Applications are
accepted November 1 - March 1 for fall 2021 entry July 1 - October 31 for summer 2022 entry.
The Graduate School coordinates online applications to our master's and doctoral programs. There may be supporting materials that are required along with your online application for graduate admission, so be sure to review the requirements before you apply.
MSN program costs depend on several factors. For estimated costs, view Graduate Programs Cost Estimates 2020-2021. For the most up-to-date cost information, visit the Bursar's Office Tuition and Fees website.
Financial aid is available. To determine your eligibility, complete the FAFSA form on the university’s Financial Aid website. The College of Nursing also offers general scholarships . In addition, other scholarship and financial aid opportunities are available through The Graduate School and the university’s Financial Aid and Scholarships office.
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The Master of Science in Nursing Degree programs at the University of South Carolina are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education through 2021. Our programs also meet the standards for American Nurses Association Credentialing Center, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculty and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials of Master’s Education in Nursing.
Although the University of South Carolina is a member of SARA, some state Boards of Nursing or state higher education commissions have recently started imposing restrictions for offering distance education courses within their state. Check to see if our online programs are open to residents in your state.
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