Post-Graduate Certificate - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Simmons offers an online post-graduate certificate program to prepare current Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) to become a PMHNP. Once you graduate, you will meet the requirements to sit for the ANCC Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner board certification exam.
The streamlined Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program requires just 27 credits and 672 clinical hours. You can earn your PMHNP post-graduate certificate online in as few as 16 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time). See course sequences for full-time and part-time schedules.
In our post-master’s/post-doctoral certificate program, you’ll experience the same innovative learning environment and support services as in the online MSN program, including predictable online course scheduling, clinical placement support, and an on-campus immersion experience.
To be eligible for this program, you must be a licensed, certified APRN with a graduate degree in nursing (MSN or DNP).
Degree Requirements
Full-Time Sequence
Term One
| NURP 426 | Clinical Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURP 540 | Neurobiology & Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders | 2 |
| NURP 541 | PMHNP I: Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NURP 534P | PMHNP Immersion & Clinical Qualification Course | 1 |
Term Two
*NURP 520A (2 credits) includes 8 clinical hours of psychotherapy per week.
Term Three
| NURP 543 | PMHNP III: Diagnosis & Management | 3 |
| NURP 521A | PMHNP Clinical Decision-Making II | 5 |
*NURP 521A (5 credits) includes 20 clinical hours per week.
Term Four
| NURP 544 | PMHNP IV: SMI & Addictions Medicine | 2 |
| NURP 522A | PMHNP Clinical Decision-Making III | 5 |
*NURP 522A (5 credits) includes 20 clinical hours per week.
Part-Time Sequence
Term One
| NURP 426 | Clinical Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURP 540 | Neurobiology & Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders | 2 |
Term Two
| NURP 541 | PMHNP I: Psychotherapy Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NURP 542 | PMHNP II: Diagnosis & Management | 2 |
Term Three
| NURP 543 | PMHNP III: Diagnosis & Management | 3 |
| NURP 520B | PMHNP Clinical Decision-Making I | 3 |
| NURP 534P | PMHNP Immersion & Clinical Qualification Course | 1 |
*NURP 520B (2 credits) includes 8 clinical hours per week.
Term Four
| NURP 544 | PMHNP IV: SMI & Addictions Medicine | 2 |
| NURP 521B | PMHNP Clinical Decision-Making II | 2 |
*NURP 521B (2 credits) includes 8 clinical hours per week.
Term Five
*NURP 522B (4 credits) includes 16 clinical hours per week.
Term Six
*NURP 523B (4 credits) includes 16 clinical hours per week.