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.
Total 46 credit / 672 clinical hours
+On campus immersion
*Course requires clinical hours
A indicates A term, B indicates B term. If not noted, full semester course.
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.
The MSN AGACNP program accepts students for summer and fall entry. We recommend applying early for the best chance for admission and scholarship eligibility.
MSN program costs depend on several factors. For estimated costs, view Graduate Programs Cost Estimates 2021-2022. 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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Phone: 803-777-9173
Email: NURSGRAD@mailbox.sc.edu
Address:
Williams-Brice Building, Room 208
1601 Greene St.
Columbia, SC 29208
Amy Dievendorf, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AGACNP-BC is board certified as a family nurse practitioner and an adult gerontological acute care nurse practitioner. Her specialty is pulmonary and critical care medicine and she currently practices in post-acute long term care.
Tawanie Pointer is a Student Affairs Coordinator in the Office of Academic Affairs. She serves as the graduate student advisor for the AGACNP program.