This 60-semester hour specialty track in the MSN program prepares graduates as psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNP). Students complete a total of 650 clinical practicum hours supervised by qualified preceptors. The goal of the program is to prepare graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to deliver psychiatric/mental health advanced practice nursing across the lifespan in various mental health care settings. Upon completion of the program, graduates are eligible to sit for the PMHNP specialty certification examination administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP).

Admissions

1. Applicants must have an RN degree from a CNEA or ACEN accredited Diploma or Associate’s Degree nursing program, or with a non-nursing baccalaureate degree.
2. Proof of a current unencumbered nursing license.
3. A nursing grade point average of 3.0 based on a 4.0 scale.

*Applicants with deficiencies in the requirements will be evaluated on an individual basis.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
BIO 526	Advanced Pathophysiology	3.0
COU 510	Statistical Procedures	3.0
NUR 501	Nursing Theories: Analysis and Development	3.0
NUR 526	Evidence Based Practice	3.0
NUR 300	Conceptual Bases for Professional Nursing (theory)	3.0
NUR 303	Research in Nursing	3.0
NUR 404	Community Health Nursing - Theory	2.0
NUR 407	Community Health Practicum RN-MSN	1.0
NUR 600	Advanced Health Assessment	3.0
NUR 615	Health Informatics	3.0
NUR 640	Healthcare Policy	3.0
NUR 651	Advanced Pharmacology I	3.0
NUR 680	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Roles Roles	3.0
NUR 682	Psychopharmacology and Neurophysiology for the PMHNP	3.0
NUR 684	Advanced Psychiatric Interviewing and Differential Diagnosis	3.0
NUR 685	PMHNP Continuum of Care Across the Lifespan and Practicum I	6.0
NUR 686	PMHNP Continuum of Care Across the Lifespan and Practicum II	6.0
NUR 687	PMHNP Sub-Specialty Focus and Practicum III	4.0
NUR 688	Professional Aspects of the PMHNP	2.0
Total Hours		60

Comprehensive Assessment

All students are required to take a comprehensive assessment prior to graduation.