The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies program is for the master’s-prepared nurse practitioner with certification in another specialty, or a master’s-prepared nurse who wishes to become a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.
Credits are determined by gap analysis.
CERTIFICATE requirements
Courses determined by gap-analysis.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| NURS 629 | Psychopharmacology in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 630 | Diagnoses & Therapeutic Management in Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing I | 4 |
| NURS 630A | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum I | 2 |
| NURS 631 | Diagnoses & Therapeutic Management in Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing II | 4 |
| NURS 631A | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum II | 2 |
| NURS 640A | Advanced Physical Assessment - Part 1 | 3 |
| NURS 681 | Pathophysiology For Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 682 | Clinical Pharmacology for Prescribing Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 695 | Diagnoses & Therapeutic Management in Advanced Practice Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing III | 4 |
| NURS 695A | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum III | 2 |
| Total Credits | 30 |
Total Didactic Credits/Hours: 30/550
Note: NURS 640A, NURS 681, and NURS 682 courses credited for master's-prepared nurse practitioners with certification in another speciality.
