Overview

The Adult Geriatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Cincinnati offers:

Courses taught by faculty who currently practice in the field
In-person, hands-on training that thoroughly prepares students for clinical experiences and real-world practice
Flexible scheduling with a minimum time to completion of three years and a maximum of five years

Careers

Graduates of this specialty meet educational requirements to take exams for national certification. Certified Adult-Gero Acute Care NPs provide services ranging from disease prevention to critical care to stabilize a patient’s condition, prevent complications, restore health, or offer palliative care.

Adult-Gero Acute Care NPs also coordinate comprehensive care in and across health care settings to ensure patients’ needs are met during care transitions. Many Adult-Gero Acute Care NPs work in hospitals, ambulatory care facilities or short-term stay settings.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biostatistics for Evidence-based Practice
Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
Principles of Population Health
Theoretical Basis for Clinical Reasoning
Advanced Health Assessment
Planning, Management, and Evaluation of Programs and Projects
Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses
Differential Diagnosis for the APN
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

76 SCH

76 - 79

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Cincinnati, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Gerontology View 22 other PhDs in Gerontology in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants to the Adult-Gero Acute Care NP DNP program must have at least one year of work experience in the acute care setting as a registered nurse. Students must reside in Ohio, Kentucky, or Indiana while in the program.
Current, active, unrestricted RN license
A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an ACEN (formerly NLNAC) or CCNE accredited school of nursing
Final admission decisions are based on the applicant's experience, references, test scores (if applicable), GPA and the recommendation of the interviewers.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

26644 USD / year

≈ 26644 USD / year
Out-of-State

26644 USD / year

≈ 26644 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

14902 USD / year

≈ 14902 USD / year

Living costs

Cincinnati

United States

1000 - 1650 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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