Curriculum
*DNP Core Courses are held on Monday through Saturday for a minimum of six (6) times pre-scheduled classes during a semester. Students' practicum experiences may occur weekdays, weekends, evenings and/or nights.
Curriculum for students starting Summer 2025 and after:
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(90 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PMHNP | ||
| Year 1 Summer (10 Credits) |
Year 1 Fall (12 Credits) |
Year 1 Spring (14 Credits) |
|
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
BSDS 6100 Biostatistical Methods for Nursing (3) |
NURS 7206 Advanced Practice Nursing Psychopharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan
(3) |
| Year 2 Summer (9 Credits) |
Year 2 Fall (16 Credits) |
Year 2 Spring (9 Credits) |
| NURS 7207 Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Assessment & Diagnostics (3) [2 didactic, 1 lab]
NURS 7210 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Psychotherapeutic Modalities (6)[3 didactic, 1 lab, 2 practicum] |
NURS 7211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental
Health (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum]
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) |
NURS 7212 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Adult and Gerontology Mental Health (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| Year 3 Summer (4 Credits) |
Year 3 Fall (8 Credits) |
Year 3 Spring (8 Credits) |
|
NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
*Includes a total of 1080 practicum hours.
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan Certification) sponsored by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Curriculum for students admitted Spring 2022 to Spring 2025
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(91 Total Semester Credits)*
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PMHNP | ||
| First Year - Summer (9 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (13 Credits) |
|
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) |
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) |
NURS 7206 Advanced Practice Nursing Psychopharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan
(3) |
| Second Year - Summer (8 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (15 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (9 Credits) |
| NURS 7207
Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Assessment & Diagnostics (2) |
NURS 7211
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental
Health (8) [4 didactic, 0.5 lab, 3.5 practicum] |
NURS 7212
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Adult and Gerontology Mental Health (9) [3 didactic, 1 lab, 5 practicum] |
| Third Year - Summer (8 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (8 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
|
NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) |
NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Project Evaluation and Dissemination (3) |
*Includes a total of 1050 practicum hours.
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan Certification) sponsored by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC).
Curriculum for students admitted from Summer 2019 to Fall 2021
Full-Time Curriculum Plan for BSN to DNP
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
(94 Total Semester Credits)
| BSN ENTRY LEVEL DNP - PMHNP | ||
| First Year - Summer (10 Credits) | First Year - Fall (13 Credits) | First Year - Spring (13 Credits) |
| NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (4) NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3) NURS 7707 Family, Genetics and Health Promotion (3) |
HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3) HLSC 6410 Advanced Pathophysiology (3) BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4) NURS 7203 Research Design and Methodology (3) |
NURS 7206 Advanced Practice Nursing Psychopharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan
(3) NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4) HLSC 7426 Clinical Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Mental Health (3) NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (3) |
| Second Year - Summer (6 Credits) | Second Year - Fall (15 Credits) | Second Year - Spring (12 Credits) |
| NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3) NURS 7207 Advanced Psychiatric-Mental Health Assessment & Diagnostics (3:2/1- 60 clinical hrs.) |
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis and Management (3) NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice (4) NURS 7210 Clinical Modalities Across the Lifespan in Advanced Practice Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Individual and Group (6:3/3-180 clinical hrs.) NURS 7208 Family Systems: Theory and Therapy (2) |
NURS 7110 Scholarly Project I: Project Development (3) NURS 7021 Advanced Nursing Practicum I (1- 60 clinical hrs.) NURS 7211 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Infant, Child and Adolescent Mental Health (8:4/0.5/3.5- 210 clinical hrs.) |
| Third Year - Summer (5 Credits) | Third Year - Fall (12 Credits) | Third Year - Spring (8 Credits) |
| NURS 7120 Scholarly Project II: Implementation (3) NURS 7022 Advanced Nursing Practicum II (2- 120 clinical hrs.) |
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3) NURS 7212 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Adult and Gerontology Psychiatric Mental Health (9:3/0.5/5.5- 330 clinical hrs.) |
NURS 7130 Scholarly Project III: Evaluation & Dissemination (3) NURS 7023 Advanced Nursing Practicum III (2- 120 clinical hrs.) NURS 7213 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III: Reflective Practice and Role Transition (3:1/2- 120 clinical hrs.) |
Graduates of this program are academically qualified to meet the eligibility requirements to take the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan Certification) sponsored by the American Nursing Credentialing Center (ANCC).