Post Graduate Certificate: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

The post-graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is 5 semesters and 28 credit hours. Students have didactic and clinical courses concurrently, reinforcing classroom work in the clinical setting. Didactic and clinical coursework with preceptorships in a variety of psychiatric settings and populations (family, special population, individual, adult, geriatric, and pediatric) allows for immersion in the role as a PMHNP. The student’s education provides theoretical and evidence-based clinical knowledge and learning experiences for role development as a PMHNP, emphasizing the development of clinical expertise needed to deliver psychiatric care. This prepares students for the national certification exam offered by either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a PMHNP. Once certified, students may begin work immediately feeling confident that they have the skills needed to work in primary care as well as a variety of settings.