The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner major is a two-year, full-time course of study with part-time options. The curriculum is designed to prepare advanced practice nurses to care for families in a wide variety of community and hospital based psychiatric settings. The curriculum features theoretically based and clinically focused courses and includes 630 contact hours for clinical practice and 120 contact hours for selective laboratory experiences. PMHNP graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification corresponding to their population foci upon graduation. 

Curriculum

Sample Full-time Plan of Study

Plan of Study Grid

First Term		Hours
NURS 5400	Theoretical and Ethical Found	3
NURS 5680	Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology	3
NURS 5740	Advanced Health Assessments (60 lab hours)	4
INDI 6000	Introduction to Biostatistical Methods	3
	Hours	13
Second Term
NURS 5530	Public Policy and Health Care	3
NURS 5690	Adv Pharmacotherapeutics	3
NURS 5910	Advanced Research for Evidence Based Nursing Practice	3
NURS 5190	Adv Interpersonal Intervention (60 lab hours)	3
	Hours	12
Third Term
NURS 5610	Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical I Adults (180 clinical hours)	7
	Hours	7
Fourth Term
NURS 5500	Family and Cultural Diversity	3
NURS 6140	Adv Pract Nurs: Role and Issue	2
NURS 5620	Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical II Child, Adolescent, Family (180 clinical hours)	7
	Hours	12
Fifth Term
NURS 5630	Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical III Older Adults (270 clinical hours)	9
NURS XXX	Capstone: Field Experience, Thesis or Comprehensive Exam	3
	Hours	12
	Total Hours	56