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Adult-gerontology primary care students learn chronic disease management, prevention and care of older adults. Internal medicine and geriatric practices are where their hours count most.

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AGPCNPAdult-Gerontology Primary Care NP
  • Internal medicine
  • Geriatrics and senior care
  • Long-term and post-acute care
  • Primary care practices

In person

Your student works alongside you with adult and older adult patients, from annual visits to chronic care follow-ups.

Virtually

Telehealth chronic care and follow-up visits, where the student’s school accepts them.

The students

AGPCNP students in MSN, post-master’s and DNP programs.

What schools usually ask of you

  • An active, unrestricted NP license, or an MD or DO license
  • Board certification in adult or family practice
  • Usually a year or more in practice

Each school sets its own rules. Our team tells you exactly what your student’s school needs.

NP clinical hours, explained

What we handle

  • Matching you with the right student
  • The affiliation agreement and the school’s forms
  • Evaluations, and the mentorship sessions for virtual precepting
  • Your payments, per block of hours

How do you become an AGPCNP preceptor?

The short answer

AGPCNP students are precepted by adult-gerontology primary care NPs (A-GNP-C through AANPCB or AGPCNP-BC through ANCC), by FNPs who care for adults, and by internists and geriatricians for part of their hours. You need an active, unencumbered license and a year or more in practice. Students complete at least 750 direct patient care hours with adults, including older adults, and your precepting counts toward your own renewal.

  • 750direct patient care hours each AGPCNP student completes
  • 2boards certify AGPCNPs: AANPCB (A-GNP-C) and ANCC (AGPCNP-BC)
  • 120precepting hours that complete ANCC’s preceptor category
  • 4settings where AGPCNP students learn most

What AGPCNP students practice with you

Adult-gerontology primary care students focus on adults through older age, with chronic disease management, prevention and the care of older adults at the center:

  • Managing multiple chronic conditions and medications.
  • Preventive care and screening for adults.
  • Care of older adults, including function, cognition and falls.
  • Care coordination with specialists and families.
  • Telehealth chronic care and follow-up visits, where the school accepts them.

Who precepts AGPCNP students

Certified AGPCNPs and FNPs who see adults precept most of the hours. Internal medicine and geriatric physicians often precept part of them, and long-term and post-acute care settings give students experience with older adults that few other settings can.

How AGPCNP precepting counts toward your renewal

AANPCB renews certification every five years: at least 1,000 practice hours as an NP in your population focus and 100 contact hours of advanced continuing education, 25 in pharmacology. Up to 120 precepting hours convert to as many as 25 non-pharmacology CE hours. ANCC also renews every five years: 75 contact hours, 25 in pharmacology for NPs, plus at least one of eight professional development categories, and a minimum of 120 preceptor hours completes the preceptor category.

Precepting AGPCNP students with Preceptorate

Precept in your practice, virtually through chronic care and follow-up visits where the school accepts them, or both. You see the hours and pay before you accept, and our team prepares the affiliation agreement and the school’s forms.

Sources

  1. National Task Force: Standards for Quality Nurse Practitioner Education, 6th edition (2022)
  2. AANPCB: renewal by practice hours and continuing education
  3. ANCC Certification Renewal Handbook (effective September 10, 2025)

Checked October 30, 2026. Schools build on these standards with their own guidelines, and our team tells you exactly what your student’s school asks.

AGPCNP precepting questions

What preceptors ask us most. Anything else, our team answers.

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Can an FNP precept an AGPCNP student?
Yes, an FNP who cares for adults is a common AGPCNP preceptor, as the program allows.
Do geriatric settings count?
Yes. Long-term care, post-acute care and geriatric practices give AGPCNP students the older-adult experience their programs look for.
Can I precept AGPCNP students virtually?
Yes, through telehealth chronic care and follow-up visits, where the school accepts virtual hours.
How many hours does an AGPCNP student need?
At least 750 direct patient care hours across the program, under the 2022 NTF standards.

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