are ACNP programs becoming AG-ACNP?

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Just getting the ball rolling on my future career moves and I have questions for some practicing ACNP or current students.

Background on me: Nurse for 7 years in ER and ICU, looking to stay in a hospital setting, not interested in working with kiddos ( love em but sick kids make me sad)

So with those few details lined up I've decided ACNP is the probably the route for me! I'm currently in NY, at a pretty decent hospital thats willing to pay 11,000 towards schooling. Right now the front runner is NYU - has the ACNP program, no gre requirements either; on the flip side its going to cost me an arm and and leg even with the hospitals help! Now while reading some forums here I stumbled on post saying that ACNP will be transitioning to AG-ACNP. IS this true!?!?! Because CUNY Hunter has an AG-ACNP program for a much nicer sum!

I also noticed when looking at the course layout that all the 'Population Components' are gero classes

Any input about ACNP/ AG-ACNP/ NYU or CUNY Hunters programs would be appreciated!

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Specializes in Education, FP, LNC, Forensics, ED, OB.

Thread moved to Student NP forum where Students as well as NPs will reply.

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Specializes in ACNP-BC, Adult Critical Care, Cardiology.

Adult ACNP programs have all transitioned to Adult Gerontology-ACNP or AG-ACNP as mandated by the APRN Consensus Model. The Adult ACNP certification exam is also no longer available from both ANCC and AACN and the new format is now AG-ACNP certification exam.

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