Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Curriculum
Program length: 28 months
Program start: Depends on gap analysis
Total credit hours: 50
Class schedule: For the most part, classes are held Thursday evenings and all day Fridays, with a few daytime courses in the summer and January terms.
The Post Graduate Certificate curriculum consists of the specialty track coursework for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
The actual start term for individual students and required coursework will be determined based on gap analysis of previous coursework (must meet the AACN DNP Essentials competencies).
Sample Curriculum
PMHNP Post Graduate Certificate 2022-2025
Spring 2023 6 credits
NURS 730 Advanced Pathophysiology (3)
NURS 731 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3)
Summer 2023 6 credits
NURS 732 Advanced Physical Assessment (4)
NURS 733 Advanced Health Promotion (2)
Fall 2023 12 credits
NURS 651 Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan (3)
NURS 652 Management of Substance-related and Addictive Disorders (2)
NURS 653 PMHNP I Assessment, Diagnosis & Management Across the Lifespan (7)
Spring 2024 7 credits
NURS 654 PMHNP II Assessment, Diagnosis and Management (7)
Summer 2024 5 credits
NURS 655 PMHNP III Psychotherapies across the life span (5)
Fall 2024 8 credits
NURS 656 PMHNP IV Psychotherapies across the lifespan (5)
NURS 712 Trauma Informed Care (3)
January 2025 2 credits
NURS 750 Primary Care for Psych (2)
Spring 2025 4 credits
NURS 657 PMHNP capstone (4)