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72 School of Nursingand advanced practice licensure as an acute care nurse practitioner. The Post Master’sCertificate option builds on the existing curriculum of the ACNP track.The plan of study includes all the clinically related courses currently taken by ACNPmaster’s students. For purposes of student eligibility for certification, all ACNP requiredcourses must be taken at the Yale School of Nursing or challenged by either examinationor demonstration of similar course content in the student’s previous master’s program.Research courses are not included in this plan of study. Plans of study are available andcan be obtained from the Student Affairs Office or the ACNP coordinator.Required courses for all post master’s acute care nurse practitioner students are: 554a,571a, 607b, 609a, 610a, 612b, 802a/b, 807a, 817b, 819b.adult nurse practitionerThe Post Master’s Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Certificate option is designed to meetthe needs of the master’s-prepared clinical nurse specialist advanced practice nurse whodesires formal education and clinical training in adult primary care in order to becomeeligible for certification and advanced practice licensure as an adult nurse practitioner.This Post Master’s Certificate option builds on the existing curriculum of the Adult NursePractitioner track to educate post master’s students for new roles in adult primary care.The plan of study includes all the clinically related courses currently taken by ANPmaster’s students. For purposes of student eligibility for certification, all required coursesmust be taken at the Yale School of Nursing or challenged by either examination ordemonstration of similar course content in the student’s previous master’s program.Research courses are not included in this plan of study. The two-year plan of study canbe obtained from the Student Affairs Office or the Adult, Family, Gerontological, andWomen’s Health Primary Care specialty director.Clinical courses are supervised by the ANP faculty; however, candidates must enterthe program having independently arranged for clinical sites and preceptors.Required courses for all post master’s adult nurse practitioner students are: 554a,556b, 557a/b, 559b, 571a, 641b, 756a/b, and 757a/b.gerontological nurse practitionerThe Post Master’s Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP) Certificate option is designedto meet the needs of the master’s-prepared clinical nurse specialist who desires formaleducation and clinical training in primary gerontological care in order to become eligiblefor certification and advanced practice licensure as a gerontological nurse practitioner.This Post Master’s Certificate option builds on the existing curriculum of theGerontological Nurse Practitioner track.The plan of study includes all the clinically related courses currently taken by GNPmaster’s students. For purposes of student eligibility for certification, all GNP requiredcourses must be taken at the Yale School of Nursing or challenged by either examinationor demonstration of similar course content in the student’s previous master’s program.Research courses are not included in this plan of study. Two plans of study are available