Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners are prepared to:

• Perform comprehensive health assessments, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic procedures
• Partner with patients and families for health promotion and disease prevention
• Generate differential diagnoses and diagnose and manage acute and chronic health conditions
• Prescribe and evaluate therapies (medication and non-medication-based)
• Use developmental, patient- and family-centered approaches
• Advocate for nursing and the role of the AGPCNP

Graduates from our AGPCNP track practice independently and within larger healthcare teams. They work in a variety of settings and with diverse populations, including:

• Primary care
• Internal medicine
• Skilled/long-term care
• Urgent care
• Subspecialty services (e.g., oncology, cardiology, neurology)
• Medically underserved and rural practice settings
• Veteran health

The DNP curriculum starts with a shared first-year core, offering a strong foundation in advanced practice and leadership, before transitioning into specialized coursework tailored to each track, allowing students to develop targeted expertise and drive advancements in healthcare.

View the current DNP Adult-Gero Primary Care NP curriculum grid

Students interested in focusing their practice on restorative care for adults with acute, critical and chronic illnesses and/or injuries should consider applying to the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track. Students interested in focusing their practice on health promotion and disease prevention in adults should consider applying to the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner track.

After successfully completing the AGPCNP track, AGPCNP students are eligible to sit for the AGNP Primary Care examination through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Program (AANPCP).