Program checklist · MSN, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

MSN, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Capella University · Minneapolis, MN

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program

Award: MSN, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Credential class: ceterms:MasterDegree
CIP: 51.3821
Catalog edition: 2026-2027
Checklist type: degree-program
Description: Students in the MSN Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner specialization are prepared to assume the role of the advanced practice nurse caring for individuals (aged 13 years and above) across the lifespan to promote health, reduce risks, and manage acute and chronic health conditions. The specialization curriculum emphasizes ethical clinical judgment to deliver person-centered care and improve healthcare outcomes. Throughout the specialization, students will integrate scientific foundations, leadership, quality improvement and safety, practice inquiry, informatics and health care technologies, health policy and advocacy, and interprofessional collaboration to prepare for advanced nursing practice. Upon successful completion of this specialization, graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). This specialization is designed and intended to meet licensure requirements for a Nurse Practitioner credential.

Identifiers

IPEDS UNITID: 413413
CourseShelf checklist: CK_413413_09666e01
CollegeTransfer.Net: Institution Transfer Profile
Source: CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Additional Program Requirements

19 items

NHS 6004
Healthcare Law and Policy
As published: “NHS6004”
NHS 6008
Economics and Decision Making in Healthcare
As published: “NHS6008”
NURS 6011
Evidence-Based Practice for Patient-Centered Care and Population Health
As published: “NURS6011”
NURS 6016
Quality Improvement of Interprofessional Care
As published: “NURS6016”
4
NURS 6201
Advanced Practice Nursing Role Development
As published: “NURS6201”
4
NURS 6202
Advanced Pathophysiology
As published: “NURS6202”
NURS 6203
Advanced Pharmacology
As published: “NURS6203”
NURS 6204
Advanced Health Assessment
As published: “NURS6204”
NURS 6205
Advanced Health Assessment Skills Immersion
As published: “NURS6205”
2
NURS 6206
Advanced Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Across the Lifespan
As published: “NURS6206”
4
NURS 6207
Introduction to Practicum
As published: “NURS6207”
NURS 6301
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
As published: “NURS6301”
1
NURS 6302
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 1 Practicum
As published: “NURS6302”
2
NURS 6303
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
As published: “NURS6303”
2
NURS 6304
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 2 Practicum
As published: “NURS6304”
2
NURS 6305
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care
As published: “NURS6305”
3
NURS 6306
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 3 Practicum
As published: “NURS6306”
2
NURS 6307
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 4: Transition to Practice
As published: “NURS6307”
2
NURS 6308
Adult-Gerontology Primary Care 4: Transition to Practice Practicum
As published: “NURS6308”
4

Source. Capella University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://capella.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2026-2027/university-catalog/undergraduate-and-graduate-programs/school-of-nursing-and-health-sciences/graduate-department-of-nursing-academic-offerings/master-of-science-in-nursing-msn/msn-adult-gerontology-primary-care-nurse-practitioner. Captured page pages/0238.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.