Overview

Nurse practitioner students who pursue the adult-gerontology acute care specialty will be prepared to diagnose and treat adult and older adult patients who are acutely or critically ill, including those who have conditions requiring complex chronic specialty care.

Key facts

Graduates of the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Specialty program of University of Rochester are well-prepared to meet these challenges and are practicing in ICUs — cardiac, medical, surgical, trauma, and neuromedicine — hospital inpatient floors, and outpatient specialty care clinics.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology

Ethics and Public Policy in the Health Care System

Advanced Pharmacology

Research Principles for Evidence-Based Practice

Advanced Health Assessment

Evaluation & Management of Common Health Problems

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

46 SCH

Delivered

Blended, Online

Campus Location

Rochester, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Gerontology View 161 other Masters in Gerontology in United States

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Academic requirements

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited school of nursing (cumulative GPA of 3.0 preferred)

RN licensure within the United States or U.S. territory

Clinical experience: one year full-time (or equivalent) RN experience in acute care prior to enrollment in NUR 411

CPR certification (professional course must be taken with the American Heart Association)

Statistics course with a grade of C or above

Current RN license

Official transcripts from all schools attended, including prerequisites

Two letters of reference

Professional goal statement

Resume or CV

Writing sample (academic paper, clinical document, or publication)

For international students, TOEFL with a minimum score of 560 (paper-based), 230 (computer-based) or 88 (iBT)

Work experience

Clinical experience: one year full-time (or equivalent) RN experience in acute care prior to enrollment in NUR 411

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

49450 USD / year

≈ 49450 USD / year
Out-of-State

49450 USD / year

≈ 49450 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

49450 USD / year

≈ 49450 USD / year

Living costs

Rochester

United States

925 - 1350 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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