Post-Master's Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Master's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Master's
Number of Credits to Completion: 34.0; 640 clinical hours
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 2 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible*
Classification of Instructional (CIP) Code: 51.3801
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 29-1171
*The current plan of study for this program would only allow for federal financial aid (including Federal Direct Student Loans) for terms that are at least a minimum of 4.5 credits for graduate courses and 6.0 credits for undergraduate courses. This is based on current regulations from the U.S. Department of Education.
About the Program
The online Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program prepares practitioners to provide a wide range of services to patients across the lifespan and their families. This certificate is offered to those individuals who have earned a master's degree in nursing and seek further preparation as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. Once the certificate program is successfully completed, students will be eligible to sit for the ANCC's Psychiatric and Mental Health Certification Examination.
The nurse practitioner faculty is committed to quality and excellence in the nurse practitioner (NP) programs. Students meet on campus for mandatory on-campus intensive (OCI) learning experiences, simulation and evaluation. Students will attend an in-person on-campus intensive in NURS 592 for four days during week one of the summer quarter. Dates are subject to change. Mandatory on-campus visits are essential to students transitioning into the NP role. During the OCIs, students engage in simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in the College of Nursing and Health Professions' state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary patient simulation lab. These visits provide direct guidance and mentoring from faculty as well as the opportunity to collaborate with peers.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Program Requirements
| Required Courses | ||
| Support Courses | ||
| NUPR 520 | Nurse Practitioner Clinical Orientation Seminar | 0.0 |
| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 |
| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| NURS 550 | Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 |
| NURS 664 | Professional Issues for Nurse Practitioners | 1.0 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| NURS 555 | Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3.0 |
| NURS 592 | PMHNP I: Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theoretical Foundations and Psychopathology I | 5.0 |
| NURS 593 | PMHNP II: Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theoretical Foundations and Psychopathology II | 5.0 |
| NURS 594 | PMHNP III: Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theoretical Foundations and Psychopathology III | 5.0 |
| NURS 595 | PMHNP IV: Adv Mental Hlth NP Management and Care of Clients in Diverse Pop Across the Lifespan | 5.0 |
| Total Credits | 34.0 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| NUPR 520 | Nurse Practitioner Clinical Orientation Seminar | 0.0 |
| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 |
| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 555 | Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan * | 3.0 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 550 | Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 |
| NURS 664 | Professional Issues for Nurse Practitioners | 1.0 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 592 | PMHNP I: Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theoretical Foundations and Psychopathology I | 5.0 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 593 | PMHNP II: Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theoretical Foundations and Psychopathology II | 5.0 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Winter | ||
| NURS 594 | PMHNP III: Advanced Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theoretical Foundations and Psychopathology III | 5.0 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 595 | PMHNP IV: Adv Mental Hlth NP Management and Care of Clients in Diverse Pop Across the Lifespan | 5.0 |
| Credits | 5 | |
| Total Credits | 34 | |
* Note: First Year Winter is less than the 4.5-credit minimum required (considered half-time status) of graduate programs to be considered financial aid eligible. As a result, aid will not be disbursed to students this term.
Additional Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu
Additional information is also available on Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate webpage and on Drexel University Online's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postmaster's Certificate webpage.