Chicago,
IL,
United States
Type
Private
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Post Graduate Certificate in Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP in Maywood United States | Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago
|
Maywood United States
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
20,700
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
Loyola's post-graduate APRN certificate programs are designed for nurses with master's or DNP degrees seeking additional training to qualify for NP or CNS certification exams. Students collaborate with the Program Director to create personalized study plans. Starting after Spring 2022 admissions, applicants must hold a DNP degree to enroll in the post-graduate certificate program.
These programs aim to develop APRNs in specific roles and patient populations, potentially with specialty concentrations, by expanding upon prior graduate-level nursing education.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Graduates of the Post-Graduate Certificate Program will demonstrate the ability to:
Apply research from nursing, healthcare, biopsychosocial sciences, and public health to enhance values-driven advanced nursing practice.
Serve as clinical leaders who make ethical decisions, foster productive relationships, and ensure safe, high-quality patient care.
Implement evidence-based practices through translational science.
Advocate effectively within advanced nursing roles.
Work with diverse patients, families, and communities using culturally appropriate, evidence-informed health promotion and disease prevention approaches.
Partner with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to improve individual and population health outcomes through communication and collaboration.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Applicants must submit official transcripts for all undergraduate and any graduate work. Certified copies of transcripts are acceptable. If you have attended Loyola University Chicago, you do not need to request
transcripts. If applying to a Post-Graduate Certificate program, your transcript must show that you have completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice. If applying to the Oncology Certificate program, your transcript must indicate the completion of at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Students, including international students, must hold a current license from a U.S. state and be eligible for endorsement in Illinois.
Your statement should be double-spaced and should respond to the following topics:
Provide a statement describing how your work experiences and professional interests have prepared you to be successful in the program to which you have applied. Make sure to comment on the population (family, mental health, adult, etc.) and/or speciality (emergency, oncology, substance use disorder).
Discuss how completing the program you have selected will help you meet your professional goals.
If you are applying to a Nurse Practitioner program, describe how you see yourself working specifically in the advanced practice nurse practitioner role.
If you are applying to a Nurse Practitioner program, the amount and types of your RN experience weighs into the admission decision. If you are applying to the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program, preference is given to RN clinical work experience across patients' lifespan. If you are applying to the FNP with Emergency Nurse Subspecialty program, recent experience as a RN in the Emergency Department is required. All FNP with Emergency Nurse Subspecialty students are required to obtain their CEN certification prior to the start of their clinical practicum.
If you are applying to the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) program, recent experience as an RN in the ICU is required. All Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) students are required to obtain CCRN certification prior to the start of clinical.
You must submit an official transcript evaluation for all postsecondary schooling outside of the U.S. (except study abroad coursework), regardless of the language of the instruction or transcript. We accept evaluations from Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. The evaluation report must show that your non-U.S. education is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's in nursing degree or a U.S. master's in nursing degree, contingent upon application requirements, to be considered for admission.
Official transcripts should show a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In exceptional cases, applicants whose undergraduate GPA is below 3.0 may be admitted.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL (IBT) - 79
TOEFL (PBT) - 550
transcripts. If applying to a Post-Graduate Certificate program, your transcript must show that you have completed a Doctor of Nursing Practice. If applying to the Oncology Certificate program, your transcript must indicate the completion of at least a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Students, including international students, must hold a current license from a U.S. state and be eligible for endorsement in Illinois.
Your statement should be double-spaced and should respond to the following topics:
Provide a statement describing how your work experiences and professional interests have prepared you to be successful in the program to which you have applied. Make sure to comment on the population (family, mental health, adult, etc.) and/or speciality (emergency, oncology, substance use disorder).
Discuss how completing the program you have selected will help you meet your professional goals.
If you are applying to a Nurse Practitioner program, describe how you see yourself working specifically in the advanced practice nurse practitioner role.
If you are applying to a Nurse Practitioner program, the amount and types of your RN experience weighs into the admission decision. If you are applying to the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) program, preference is given to RN clinical work experience across patients' lifespan. If you are applying to the FNP with Emergency Nurse Subspecialty program, recent experience as a RN in the Emergency Department is required. All FNP with Emergency Nurse Subspecialty students are required to obtain their CEN certification prior to the start of their clinical practicum.
If you are applying to the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) program, recent experience as an RN in the ICU is required. All Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP and Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) students are required to obtain CCRN certification prior to the start of clinical.
You must submit an official transcript evaluation for all postsecondary schooling outside of the U.S. (except study abroad coursework), regardless of the language of the instruction or transcript. We accept evaluations from Educational Credential Evaluators, Educational Perspectives, or the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools. The evaluation report must show that your non-U.S. education is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's in nursing degree or a U.S. master's in nursing degree, contingent upon application requirements, to be considered for admission.
Official transcripts should show a GPA of 3.0 or higher. In exceptional cases, applicants whose undergraduate GPA is below 3.0 may be admitted.
IELTS - 6.5
TOEFL (IBT) - 79
TOEFL (PBT) - 550
Tuition
USD
20,700