Details: Nursing - Adult - Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Postbaccalaureate

At Wichita State, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation.

Applicants must have:

• An approved graduate-level statistics course taken within the last 10 years
• A bachelor's degree with a major in nursing from a nationally accredited (CCNE, ACEN, NLN) school
• A minimum 3.0 GPA in the following areas:
  1. Last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework
  2. All undergraduate nursing courses
  3. Any graduate-level courses taken
  4. The following four science courses: anatomy/physiology, microbiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology

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The adult/gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AGACNP) curriculum will prepare you for career opportunities as an expert practitioner, educator, consultant and role model in various hospitals and specialty clinics.

The program consists of 73 credit hours. To graduate, you’ll also complete a DNP evidence-based project, residency and an oral defense.

A nursing degree from Wichita State will give you the knowledge and practical skills for high-paying, high-demand nursing careers in diverse health care settings such as hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, schools and government.