Post-Master’s Certificate in Psychiatric and Mental Health Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Program Pathway)

Prerequisite Courses

The following courses are required to be completed prior to the start of the certification program.  Applicants must also have completed a 3-credit hour undergraduate or graduate statistics or biostatistics course with a grade of B or higher. 

• NURS 7425 - Advanced Pathophysiology (4 Credit Hours)
• NURS 7430 - Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3 Credit Hours)
• NURS 7465 - Advanced Studies in Lifespan Development (2 Credit Hours)
• NURS 7470 - Advanced Health Assessment (3 Credit Hours)

Semester One: 8 Hours

• NURS 7465 - Advanced Studies in Lifespan Development (2 Credit Hours)
• NURS 8341 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for Individuals Across the Lifespan (3 Credit Hours)
• NURS 8350 - PMHNP Practice I: for Accelerated Post-Graduate Certificate (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Two: 8 Hours

• NURS 7251 - Advanced Psychopharmacology (2 Credit Hours)
• NURS 8344 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing for Families and Groups Across the Lifespan (3 Credit Hours)
• NURS 8351 - PMHNP Practice II: for Accelerated Post-Graduate Certificate (3 Credit Hours)

Semester Three: 6 Hours

• NURS 8340 - Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan (3 Credit Hours)
• NURS 8352 - PMHNP Practice III: for Accelerated Post-Graduate Certificate (3 Credit Hours)

Certificate Total: 22 Hours

Clinical/Lab Total: 504 Hours