Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Kent State's Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner master's degree concentration will prepare you to give broad, comprehensive care to adults across the lifespan.
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGPCNP) students develop advanced practice nursing competencies in health promotion, risk detection, illness prevention, and management of acute and chronic illnesses in adults and older adults. Clinical experiences involve direct care in collaboration with other health professionals to maximize the effectiveness of community and health care system services.
Clinical practica include primary care offices, such as internal medicine and family practice clinics, managed care offices, emergency departments, free clinics, and long-term care and occupational health settings.
In this role, you may be employed in primary care offices including internal medicine and family practice, clinics, managed care offices, emergency rooms, free clinics, and occupational health settings.
Why Kent State? We offer you:
- Faculty mentorship and advising from nationally certified advanced practice nurses, as well as active researchers with decades of experience
- Full- and part-time customizable academic plans
- Many online courses
- Fall and spring semester start dates
Admissions Criteria
We invite you to apply to the MSN program if you meet the following criteria:
- Bachelor's and/or graduate degree from an accredited registered nursing program.1
- Minimum 3.000 undergraduate/graduate GPA on a 4.000 point scale. 2
- The completion of an undergraduate statistics course with a minimum C grade.
- Active, unrestricted registered nurse license in Ohio
Curriculum
The Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP concentration is 41 credits which includes 525 practicum hours. Options for part-time plans of study are also available.
Post-Master's Certificate
We also offer an Adult-Gero Primary Care NP post-master's certificate for nurses who already hold a Master's degree or higher in nursing.
Learn more about the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP post-master's certificate
Meet the Faculty
Learn more about the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP course instructors:

Denise Pacholski
DNP, APRN, NP-C
Concentration Coordinator

Lisa Onesko
DNP, RN, AGNP-BC
Director of the DNP Program & Professor
Get to know all of the MSN Faculty
Begin Your Transformation
Discover why Kent State's Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP master's concentration is right for you. Enrollment advisors can be reached at 330-672-7911.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Kent State University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. Kent State University College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) concentrations within the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program and APRN Certificates, along with the Bachelor of Science in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (BSN-to-DNP) program qualify graduates to sit for national APRN certification and APRN licensure in Ohio. States other than Ohio may have additional requirements to apply for or obtain an APRN license, including but not limited to specific state examinations, letters of recommendation, or proof of completion of an accredited nursing program. The College of Nursing is in the process of collecting information from all states and has not yet made a determination whether graduates from the Kent State University College of Nursing MSN, Certificate, and BSN-to-DNP programs meet the requirements for APRN licensure outside the state of Ohio.