Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Post-Master’s Certificate Curriculum

This specialty can be completed as part of the Master of Science in Nursing, Master of Nursing Prespecialty, Post-Master’s Certificate and DNP programs; each of these programs have unique curriculum plan options.

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PMC Curriculum Overview

Students continuing from Vanderbilt’s MN Prespecialty program do not need to have the gap analysis and follow the PMC curriculum outlined below.

All other admitted post-master’s students will have an individualized curriculum plan based on a gap analysis complete by the program’s academic director. Below is a sample curriculum.

Spring Start for MN Prespecialty

This plan is for MN Prespecialty students who begin MN classes in the fall.

Fall Start for MN Prespecialty

This plan is for MN Prespecialty students who begin MN classes in the spring.

MN to DNP + PMC

This plan is for MN Prespecialty students on the MN to DNP plus PMC track. Note: Fall MN start; Summer DNP + PMC start

Attention Students: Looking for clinical hours, lab hours, and more? They can be found in the curriculum plans section of the Student Handbook.