Our Primary Care program teaches you to synthesize theoretical, scientific, and contemporary clinical knowledge to assess and manage health and illness in adult and older adult patients.
We’ll train you to deliver care that meets patients’ needs, regardless of setting. You’ll be comfortable working in community health clinics, private medical practices, speciality clinics, Veteran’s Administration facilities, home care, assisted living facilities, long-term care settings, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care.
In many cases, Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioners follow their patients across care settings, acting as a guardian to protect care quality and patient safety during transitions. These nurses are the backbone of our profession, caring for patients in sickness and in health, and they are in demand today more than ever.
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We base the program around five core courses, and supplement with three theory and four clinical courses. The clinical courses include classroom case studies and clinical preceptorships that focus on physical assessment and pathophysiology, health maintenance, and the management of common acute and chronic health problems.
We offer the program full-time, part-time, or as a post-Master’s or BSN/MSN. The full-time program lasts 15 months, beginning each May, and continues through the year to the following August.
Click the link below to view the curriculum and plans of study for this program in the University catalog.
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BSN degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher
College level statistics course
RN
Decision Notification: late-February
Decision Notification: late-December
Decision Notification: late-April
Decision Notification: mid-May
*Dates subject to change without notice.
Applicants to this program may be eligible for the Leonard A. Lauder Community Care Nurse Practitioner Program Fellowship, which offers a free Penn education to budding NPs who are committed to working in underserved communities after graduation.
Discount available for employees of our Academic Practice Partners. Click here to learn more.
| Full-time: $86,636 |
| Part-time: $88,460 |
Your program costs will depend on your individual plan of study. Tuition is charged per CU based on your enrollment for the semester.
*Summer semesters are charged per CU regardless of enrollment status
**Registration for less than 4 CUs is charged per CU
***Registration for 4 CUs is charged the full-time rate
Tuition and fees do not represent the full cost of attendance for your program. Learn more about these expenses by visiting the University’s Student Registration & Financial Services website.
At the completion of this advanced level of nursing education, Penn Nursing MSN graduates will:
After graduation, you’ll be prepared to sit for national certification from the American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). Upon successful completion of the exam, you are eligible to become certified or licensed to practice.
Michelle Lu, CRNP, MSN, RN
