Regis College’s Richard and Sheila Young School of Nursing offers 3 Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner pathways:
- MSN (ADN, non-nursing bachelor’s, or BSN entry)
- BSN-DNP
- Post-Master’s Certificate
All three are delivered fully online with no required campus visits. Every applicant needs an active, unencumbered RN license. Regis states its graduate nursing programs do not meet licensure educational requirements in Louisiana, New York, Tennessee, or Puerto Rico.
Program Tracks Overview
| Program | Est. Tuition | Est. Duration | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSN (BSN entry) | $41,379–$50,928 | 26+ months | 39–48 |
| MSN (ADN or non-nursing bachelor’s entry) | $57,294–$66,843 | 34+ months | 54–63 |
| BSN-DNP | $77,453–$79,575 | 40+ months | 73–75 |
| Post-Master’s Certificate | $22,281–$41,379 | 14–22 months | 21–39 |
Tuition estimates multiply Regis’s 2026–2027 online graduate nursing rate ($1,061 per credit, the same for every state) by the credit ranges Regis publishes for each pathway.
Few AGPCNP programs admit an associate-degree RN, a BSN nurse, and an MSN holder into the same specialty, all online. Regis does, and every pathway runs through the same 800-hour clinical sequence: 300 hours in Primary Care I, 300 in Primary Care II, and a 200-hour final immersion.
Those 800 hours carry the program’s main burden. Students share responsibility for finding their own sites and preceptors, and Regis describes coordinator help as possible rather than promised. A typical 300-hour semester works out to about 22–24 clinical hours per week, which is difficult to fit around full-time work.
Regis opens one fully online AGPCNP sequence to ADN, BSN, and MSN-prepared nurses, but students help find preceptors for all 800 clinical hours.
Quick Facts
| Program Types | MSN (ADN, non-nursing bachelor’s, or BSN entry), BSN-DNP, Post-Master’s Certificate |
| Format | Online, asynchronous coursework |
| Campus Visits | None required |
| Clinical Hours | 800 NP hours on every pathway; BSN-DNP adds 400 mentored DNP project hours |
| Clinical Placement | Shared: students help find sites and preceptors; clinical coordinators may assist |
| Clinical Load | About 22–24 hours per week during a 300-hour semester |
| Population Focus | Adolescents through older adults; hospice and women’s health hours built in |
| Next Start | January 4, 2027 (MSN and BSN-DNP deadline November 30, 2026; certificate deadline November 23, 2026) |
| Tuition | $1,061 per credit (2026–2027), same for all states |
| Licensure Limits | Programs do not meet educational requirements in LA, NY, TN, or PR |
| Accreditation | ACEN (nursing); NECHE (institution) |
MSN – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The online MSN-AGPCNP costs an estimated $41,379–$50,928 for BSN-prepared RNs (39–48 credits, as few as 26 months) and $57,294–$66,843 for RNs entering with an ADN or a non-nursing bachelor’s degree (54–63 credits, as few as 34 months). Every entrant must already be a licensed RN.
A published conflict on clinical hours. The MSN program FAQ says students typically complete 664–724 clinical hours, depending on entry point. The same page’s course list totals 800 hours (300 + 300 + 200), and Regis’s NP clinical placement page states all 800 hours are required to graduate. This page uses 800 because both the course-level hours and the placement policy support it. The program page also advertises an overall range of 26–38 months, slightly longer than the 26- and 34-month minimums in its FAQ.
MSN Curriculum
The curriculum has three layers. ADN and non-nursing bachelor’s entrants first complete bridge-level coursework (Regis requires 15 bridge credits at B or better). All students then take the graduate NP core: pathophysiology, pharmacology, advanced assessment, theory, research, leadership, policy, and the APN role. The AGPCNP sequence follows: a gerontology policy course, two paired didactic-and-practicum courses, and a 200-hour final immersion.
Clinicals start in the second year for a typical master’s student. NU 641 and NU 650 must be finished first, and Regis’s MSN NP page requires every core course except HP 609 before the primary care sequence begins.
HP 626 is the track’s distinctive course. It covers how income, housing, employment, and policy shape the aging experience, separate from the general health policy course all students take. The course list suggests NU 304, NU 403, NU 404, and NU 510 form the bridge for non-BSN entrants, though Regis does not label them that way.
One unexplained detail: Regis’s published description of NU 665E refers to clinical management of families and the family system, wording that matches its FNP course. The course title and clinical hours are AGPCNP-specific.
Bridge-level courses (ADN and non-nursing bachelor’s entry):
- NU 304: Health Assessment
- NU 403: Evidence for Nursing Practice
- NU 404: Concepts and Challenges in Professional Practice
- NU 510: Community-Based Nursing
Graduate NP core (3 credits each, per Regis’s MSN NP page):
- NU 601: Nursing Theory
- NU 605: Concepts in Nurse Leadership
- NU 606: Advanced Pathophysiology
- HP 609: Health Policy, Politics and Perspectives
- NU 629: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- NU 631: Scientific Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice
- NU 641: Advanced Clinical Pharmacology
- NU 650: Advanced Health Assessment
- NU 668: Roles and Issues in APN (credits not published)
AGPCNP sequence (credit values not published):
- HP 626: Political, Financial and Social Issues in Gerontology
- NU 664E and NU 664E-X: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care I, course and seminar (300 clinical hours)
- NU 665E and NU 665E-X: Adult-Gerontology Primary Care II, course and seminar (300 clinical hours)
- NU 675E-X: Final NP Clinical Immersion (200 clinical hours)
Review the full MSN-AGPCNP curriculum
MSN Clinical Requirements
- Total: 800 hours: 300 in NU 664E-X, 300 in NU 665E-X, 200 in NU 675E-X
- Hour mix: 250 adult primary care, 250 geriatric primary care, 50 hospice, 50 women’s health, plus the 200-hour immersion. An alternate pattern allows 200 adult, 200 geriatric, 50 OB/GYN, 50 hospice, and 100 specialty hours
- Acute settings: up to 100 hours; urgent care and occupational health may count toward primary care with prior approval
- Weekly load: about 300 hours per semester, or 22–24 hours per week; hours can be spread over 2–4 semesters with program director approval
- Placement: a collaborative effort; students have a role in finding sites and may get help from clinical coordinators. No placement guarantee is published
- Preceptors: generally an NP; physicians or midwives may be approved case by case. A preceptor cannot be someone you work with directly
- Workplace hours: possible with faculty approval, though Regis encourages outside sites
- Preceptor incentive: one free Regis course voucher per 240 hours precepted
- Compliance: immunizations, background check and FBI fingerprinting, drug screen, CPR, health insurance, and NP student malpractice insurance
Placement is the main planning issue. Regis does not publish what happens if a student cannot secure a preceptor before a 300-hour semester, so a missing site is a realistic source of delay. Applicants with existing primary care NP contacts, or an employer with a large outpatient network outside their own unit, are in the strongest position.
The required hospice and women’s health hours mean finding more than one type of site. Students should plan those shorter rotations early rather than treating the 800 hours as one primary care placement.
MSN Admissions
- BSN entry: BSN from a regionally accredited institution and accredited nursing program
- ADN entry: ADN from an accredited nursing program; 15 bridge credits at B or better; general education courses may be required
- Non-nursing bachelor’s entry: bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution plus an ADN; 15 bridge credits at B or better; general education not required
- All entry points: active, unencumbered RN license; 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred; college-level statistics before classes start
- Prior clinical experience: not required
- Application: online form, $75 fee, official transcripts, proof of RN license, resume, statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation; no GRE
- Transfer credit: up to 9 graduate credits (3-credit courses, B- or better)
- Next start: January 4, 2027; application deadline November 30, 2026
The non-nursing bachelor’s route is not a direct-entry option. It still requires an ADN and an RN license. Its advantage over the ADN route is skipping general education courses, not skipping nursing school.
BSN-DNP – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The online BSN-DNP with an AGPCNP concentration costs an estimated $77,453–$79,575 for 73–75 credits and takes as few as 40 months. It is open only to BSN-prepared RNs; ADN holders must use the MSN.
A published conflict on clinical hours and credits. The BSN-DNP FAQ says students typically complete 600 clinical hours, with variation by specialty. The program’s own AGPCNP course list carries 800 NP clinical hours, and the four DNP project courses add 400 mentored hours. This page uses the course-level figures. Regis publishes the credit total as 73–76, with 76 applying to PMHNP; the AGPCNP-specific total is not stated, so this page uses 73–75.
BSN-DNP Curriculum
The BSN-DNP keeps the MSN’s graduate NP core and the identical AGPCNP clinical sequence. It then adds a doctoral layer: informatics, epidemiology and biostatistics, cultural perspectives, two advanced research methods courses, a leadership fieldwork course, and a four-course scholarly DNP project. Bridge-level courses do not appear.
Compared with the BSN-entry MSN, the doctorate adds roughly 25–36 credits. The project series runs as a single evidence-based practice project from proposal through IRB submission, implementation, evaluation, and an oral defense.
Doctoral coursework:
- NU 623: Regulatory Issues: Nurse Leadership (40-hour practice component)
- NU 710: Informatics in Health Care
- NU 713: Epidemiology/Biostatistics
- NU 716: Cultural Perspectives in Health Care
- NU 726 and NU 727: Advanced Research Methods for EBP I and II
- NU 740–743: Scholarly DNP Project I–IV (400 mentored hours across the series)
NP core and AGPCNP sequence: NU 601, NU 605, NU 606, HP 609, NU 629, NU 641, NU 650, and NU 668, followed by HP 626 (titled Sociological, Political, and Economic Perspectives in Gerontology on this page), NU 664E/664E-X, NU 665E/665E-X, and NU 675E-X. Credit values are not published on the program page.
Review the full BSN-DNP curriculum
BSN-DNP Clinical Requirements
- NP clinical hours: 800, in the same sequence and hour mix as the MSN
- DNP project hours: 400 mentored hours across NU 740–743
- Leadership fieldwork: 40-hour practice component in NU 623
- Placement: same shared model; students help find sites, coordinators may assist
- Pacing: clinical hours can be spread over 2–4 semesters with program director approval
By this page’s count, that is about 1,240 supervised or mentored hours. The DNP project hours add a second site requirement: students need an organization willing to host an implementation project, on top of NP preceptors.
BSN-DNP Admissions
- BSN from a regionally accredited institution and accredited nursing program
- Active, unencumbered RN license
- 3.0 cumulative GPA preferred
- Statistics prerequisite
- No prior clinical experience required for AGPCNP (the one-year critical care requirement applies to AGACNP only)
- Application form, official transcripts, proof of RN license, resume, statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation; no GRE
- Up to 9 transfer credits (3-credit courses, B- or better)
- Three start times per year; next start January 4, 2027, with a November 30, 2026 deadline
Post-Master’s Certificate – Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
The online Post-Master’s Certificate costs an estimated $31,830–$41,379 (30–39 credits, 18–22 months) for MSN-prepared RNs who are not yet NPs, and $22,281–$41,379 (21–39 credits, 14–22 months) for certified NPs adding AGPCNP. Both entry tracks require an MSN.
Certificate Curriculum
Entry One students (MSN-prepared RNs) take the graduate NP core plus the AGPCNP sequence. Entry Two students (certified NPs) are listed for the AGPCNP courses only. Regis builds each plan individually and says students can transfer the maximum allowable credits from their prior MSN; that maximum is not published.
Both tracks top out at 39 credits. That overlap suggests a certified NP whose prior coursework transfers poorly could face nearly the same plan as an RN with no NP background.
Entry One core: NU 605 Concepts in Nurse Leadership, NU 606 Advanced Pathophysiology, NU 629 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, NU 641 Advanced Clinical Pharmacology, NU 650 Advanced Health Assessment, NU 668 Roles and Issues in APN.
AGPCNP sequence (both tracks): HP 626 Political, Financial and Social Issues in Gerontology; NU 664E/664E-X (300 clinical hours); NU 665E/665E-X (300 clinical hours); NU 675E-X Final NP Clinical Immersion (200 clinical hours).
Review the full certificate curriculum
Certificate Clinical Requirements
- Total: 800 hours on both entry tracks (300, 300, and a 200-hour immersion)
- Reduced hours for certified NPs: not published
- Placement, preceptor, and hour-mix rules: same as the MSN
- Course format: 8–16-week courses offered in spring, summer, and fall
For an FNP or WHNP adding AGPCNP, the published course list means another 800 hours with self-sourced preceptors, likely while working as an NP. That is a heavier clinical commitment than the credit floor of 21 suggests.
Certificate Admissions
- Entry One: MSN from a regionally accredited institution and accredited program; active, unencumbered RN license; 3.0 GPA preferred
- Entry Two: the same, plus NP board certification
- Additional Entry Two documents: NP board certificate, DEA registration if applicable, APRN state license, prescriptive authority, clinical logs
- Application: form, $75 fee, proof of RN license, official transcripts, resume, statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation; no GRE
- Next start: January 4, 2027; application deadline November 23, 2026 (one week earlier than the MSN and BSN-DNP)
The clinical log requirement indicates Regis reviews prior NP clinical experience when building an Entry Two plan, though it does not publish how logs affect credits or hours.
Tuition
Regis charges one online graduate nursing rate regardless of state: $1,061 per credit for 2026–2027 (starting Fall 2026), up from $1,025 in 2025–2026. The rate covers the MSN, BSN-DNP, and post-master’s certificate.
Regis’s on-campus tuition table lists the Weston MS Nurse Practitioner program at $1,320 per credit and the campus BSN-DNP at $1,475. Regis’s AGPCNP track links route to the online program, so this page uses the online rate. The campus MSN rate is $259 per credit higher.
| Pathway | Credits | Est. Total Tuition |
|---|---|---|
| MSN (BSN entry) | 39–48 | $41,379–$50,928 |
| MSN (ADN or non-nursing bachelor’s entry) | 54–63 | $57,294–$66,843 |
| BSN-DNP | 73–75 | $77,453–$79,575 |
| Certificate, Entry One | 30–39 | $31,830–$41,379 |
| Certificate, Entry Two | 21–39 | $22,281–$41,379 |
Totals are calculated from Regis’s published per-credit rate and credit ranges; Regis does not publish program totals.
Fees beyond tuition:
- Application fee: $75
- CastleBranch clinical compliance fee: $165 on the certificate page, $182 on the BSN-DNP page (Regis does not explain the difference)
- Graduation fee: $300
- Late registration and online reinstatement fees: $100 each
- Textbooks: $100–$300 per course (Regis estimate)
- Student-borne clinical costs: NP student malpractice insurance and possible immunization fees
Discounts: Online students can receive 10% off as employees, members, or spouses of Regis partner organizations (Regis’s general graduate page cites 10–25% for strategic partners); 15% as active or reserve military, veterans, or military spouses; 15% as federal employees or their spouses; and 10% as Regis degree alumni (certificate-only alumni excluded). Discounts cannot be combined with each other or with Regis scholarships. On a 48-credit MSN, a 15% discount saves about $7,639.
Graduate assistantships are open to students taking at least six credits with a 3.0 GPA. Regis also offers a Nursing Student Loan Program.
See Regis’s current online program tuition and fees
Why Choose This AGPCNP Program?
Best suited for: RNs, including ADN-prepared nurses, who want a fully online AGPCNP with no campus travel and already have primary care contacts who could precept them.
Three Ways In, One Clinical Sequence
An ADN-prepared RN can enter the MSN without first finishing a separate RN-to-BSN. BSN nurses choose between the MSN and the BSN-DNP, and MSN holders use the certificate. Every route ends in the same 800-hour AGPCNP sequence, so the clinical preparation does not depend on the entry point.
Shared Responsibility for 800 Preceptor Hours
Regis assigns students a role in finding placements and offers coordinator help without a published guarantee. Add separate hospice and women’s health hours, and a student may need several sites. Applicants who would need a school to arrange every placement should weigh that heavily.
One Rate for Every State
At $1,061 per credit, residency does not change the price. A BSN-entry MSN runs about $41,000–$51,000, while ADN and non-nursing bachelor’s entrants pay about $57,000–$67,000 because of the bridge credits. The 15% military, veteran, and federal employee discounts are large enough to change the comparison for eligible students.
MSN or DNP: $26,525–$38,196 More for the Doctorate
For a BSN nurse, the BSN-DNP adds 25–36 credits, a 400-hour project, and at least 14 more months than the fastest MSN. The clinical AGPCNP training is identical. The doctorate makes sense for students aiming at leadership, quality improvement, or faculty roles; the MSN is the cheaper route to the same certification eligibility.
The Verdict
Regis is a strong fit for ADN-prepared RNs who want one continuous online path to AGPCNP, and for nurses who value no campus travel and a single national tuition rate. It works best for students who can secure their own preceptors. Applicants in Louisiana, New York, or Tennessee should look elsewhere, and anyone who needs guaranteed clinical placement, or a lighter clinical load for a second NP specialty, should compare other programs first.
Accreditation
Regis’s online and on-campus nursing programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), and the college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. Regis states that MSN graduates qualify to sit for AANP and ANCC certification exams, and it reports a 93% NP certification pass rate combining online and on-campus students across specialties.
Regis’s graduate nursing licensure page says its programs do not meet educational requirements for licensure in Louisiana, New York, Tennessee, or Puerto Rico. Applicants elsewhere should still check Regis’s current state licensure page before applying, since the list can change.
Other AGPCNP Programs in Massachusetts
- Mass General Brigham University of Health Professions - Boston
- Northeastern University - Boston
- UMass Chan - Worcester
- UMass Dartmouth - Dartmouth