"Save one life and you’re a hero.
Save one hundred lives and you’re a nurse." -Anonymous
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Lizzie Kerrick - Graduate Program Recruiter
phone: (414) 288-4792
elizabeth.kerrick@mu.edu
Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist
Advance your clinical skills and influence beyond patient care
Prepares students for practice in three spheres of influence: patient/family, nurse/nursing and organizational/institutional. Includes knowledge of health promotion, advanced physical assessment, evidence-based practice, systems, quality and safety. Graduates are academically eligible to take the national certification examination for adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist.
Program highlights
- Personalized plans of study for working students
- Doctorally prepared expert faculty
- Clinical experiences with expert, certified clinical nurse specialists in a wide variety of clinical settings
Which degree is right for me?
| Post-Master's Certificate | MSN |
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Credits: 12-30 MSN required Rolling admission |
Credits: 42 BSN required Rolling admission |
View the course work
These programs are generally completed on a part-time basis (3-6 credits per term) while students are working. Personalized plans of study are created collaboratively by each student and their adviser in order to create a manageable and flexible schedule.
Post-Master's Certificate - 30 Credits
Post-Master's certificates may require 12-30 credits, depending on academic background.
Specialty Courses – 21 Credits
NURS 6240 Complex Health Problems / or NURS 6340 Complex Acute Health Problems
NURS 6242 Concepts and Interventions for Health Problems Across the Lifespan
NURS 6244 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
NURS 6258 Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical 1
NURS 6259 Adult-Gerontology 2 Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical 2
6 credits of HEAL or NURS electives
Foundation Courses – 9 Credits
NURS 6030 Pathophysiological Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 6032 Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 6035 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
MSN - 42 Credits
Specialty Courses – 21 Credits
NURS 6240 Complex Health Problems / or NURS 6340 Complex Acute Health Problems
NURS 6242 Concepts and Interventions for health Problems Across the Lifespan
NURS 6244 Health Promotion Across the Lifespan
NURS 6258 Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical 1
NURS 6259 Adult-Gerontology 2 Clinical Nurse Specialist Clinical 2
6 credits of HEAL or NURS electives
Core Courses – 12 Credits
NURS 6000 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing
NURS 6007 Ethics, Policy, and Health Care Advocacy
NURS 6009 Organizational and Systems Leadership
NURS 6010 Research & Evidence as a Foundation for Nursing
Foundation Courses – 9 Credits
NURS 6030 Pathophysiological Concepts for Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 6032 Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS 6035 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
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Apply and submit all application requirements
- Official transcripts from all current and previous colleges/universities.
- Three completed recommendation letters prepared by previous or present employers and teachers familiar with graduate education in nursing. (Post-master's certificate requires only one completed recommendation.)
- A resume and written statement of professional goals, including reasons for pursuing graduate study.
- GRE scores (general test only). Waived if undergraduate (or if applicant has already earned bachelor's or master's degree) GPA is 3.200 or above. Use DI Code 0093 for submitting GRE scores.
- International applicants only: TOEFL score or other acceptable proof of English proficiency.
- All applicants must be registered in the United States as a professional nurse. Graduates of nursing schools in foreign countries must successfully complete the certification program administered by the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools and must be licensed in Wisconsin.
Christine Shaw, PhD, ANP-BC, FNP-BC (Option Coordinator)
Annette Garcia, DNP, ANP-BC, AGCNS-BC
For a comprehensive listing of merit-based aid (graduate assistantships/fellowships), visit the departmental financial aid webpage. U.S. citizens and permanent residents may be eligible to apply for need-based federal aid (loans) to help fund their educational expenses as well.
Tuition information for the Master of Science in Nursing — Second Degree Direct Entry for Non-Nurses program can be found in the Graduate Bulletin, as it differs from other graduate programs.
Graduate Program Recruiter
Lizzie Kerrick
phone: (414) 288-4792
email: elizabeth.kerrick@marquette.edu