Building upon its long-standing expertise in family nurse practitioner education, Pace is developing the next generation of Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioners and clinical leaders. Pace's Adult Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program offers the 42-credit Master of Science (MS) degree, 36-credit Certificate of Graduate Studies (CAGS), and the 78-credit post-masters AACNP-DNP. This allows you to begin practice as an AACNP, and apply to continue on and complete additional courses for your DNP. Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS)?for the master?s-prepared nurse practitioner (FNP, ANP, GNP, WHNP) with certification in another specialty, or a master?s-prepared nurse who wishes to become an adult acute care nurse practitioner. One year of acute care/inpatient experience is required. Credits are determined by gap analysis.