Post Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner—32 hours

Degree Requirements

Required Courses

Course Number	Course Title	Credits
BIO 500	Advanced Pathophysiology	3
NUR 544	Advanced Health Assessment	3
NUR 550	Advanced Health Assessment Clinical	2
NUR 558	Transitions to Advanced Practice Nursing	2
NUR 566	Models and Theories for Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	2
NUR 622	Advanced Pharmacology	3
NUR 650	Specialty Focus Practicum	2
NUR 651	Mental Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Across the Lifespan	4
NUR 652	Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan	3
NUR 653	Management of Acute and Chronic Mental Health Disorders: Children and Adolescents	4
NUR 654	Management of Acute and Chronic Mental Health Disorders: Adult and Geriatric Populations	4

Minimum residency of 16 hours and 560 clinical hours required. 

NUR 558 may be waived for a student seeking an additional nurse practitioner certification.