Course Offering – 46 credits:
Graduate Core – 12 credits
- NURS 501: Nursing Research and Evidenced Based Practice (3)
- NURS 502: Quality, Safety and Effectiveness (3)
- NURS 503: Theoretical Foundations of Nursing (3) *(Required for cohorts prior to Fall 2023)*
- NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy (3) *(Required for cohorts after Fall 2023)*
- NURS 504: Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles (3)
Direct Care Core: 12 credits
- NURS 520: Advanced Pharmacology (3)
- NURS 521: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (3)
- NURS 522: Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioner (3)
- NURS 525: Role Transition – APRN (3)
Functional Area Core: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 22 credits
- NURS 531: Applied Psychopharmacology (3)
- NURS 583: Assessment and Management of Mental Health Disorders 1 [150 clinical hours] (6)
- NURS 584: Assessment and Management of Mental Health Disorders 2 [150 clinical hours] (6)
- NURS 585: Assessment and Management of Mental Health Disorders 3 [200 clinical hours] (7)
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan (Spring Start)
5 Semesters — 46 credit hours / 500 clinical hours
Students never take more than two classes at once and finish the program in 18-months.
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 525 Role Transition - APRN |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 501 Research/EBP |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 521 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 522 Advanced Health Assessment |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 520 Advanced Pharmacology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
6 |
|
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 531 Applied Psychopharmacology |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 502 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 583 Assess. & Manag. of Mental Health Disorders 1 |
6 (Full semester) |
150 |
| Total |
12 |
150 |
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 584 Assess. & Manag. of Mental Health Disorders 2 |
6 (Full semester) |
150 |
| NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 504 Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| Total |
12 |
150 |
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 585 Assess. & Manag. of Mental Health Disorders 3 |
7 (Full semester) |
200 |
| Total |
7 |
200 |
| Total Program Hours |
46 |
|
| Total Clinical Hours |
|
500 |
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Curriculum Plan (Fall Start)
5 Semesters — 46 credit hours / 500 clinical hours
Students never take more than two classes at once and finish the program in 18-months.
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 525 Role Transition - APRN |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 501 Research/EBP |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 521 Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 522 Advanced Health Assessment |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 506: Health Care Systems and Health Policy |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 520 Advanced Pharmacology |
3 (Full semester) |
|
| Total |
9 |
|
Summer
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 531 Applied Psychopharmacology |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 583 Assess. & Manag. of Mental Health Disorders 1 |
6 (Full semester) |
150 |
| Total |
12 |
150 |
Fall
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 584 Assess. & Manag. of Mental Health Disorders 2 |
6 (Full semester) |
150 |
| NURS 504 Leadership in Advanced Nursing Roles |
3 (First 8-weeks) |
|
| NURS 502 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness |
3 (Second 8-weeks) |
|
| Total |
12 |
150 |
Spring
| Class |
Credits |
Clinical Hours |
| NURS 585 Assess. & Manag. of Mental Health Disorders 3 |
7 (Full semester) |
200 |
| Total |
7 |
200 |
| Total Program Hours |
46 |
|
| Total Clinical Hours |
|
500 |
