A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.
Program
- Award
- MS
- Credential class
- ceterms:MasterDegree
- Catalog edition
- 2025-2026
- Checklist type
- degree-program
- Description
- The master's program in psychiatric-mental health nursing prepares psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners with the knowledge and skills necessary to provide advanced, comprehensive care to children, adolescents, adults, and older adult clients with mental health issues and psychiatric disorders. After successful completion of the program, graduates are eligible to take the Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and become certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). The program of study focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of psychiatric clients across the lifespan as well as mental health promotion and psychiatric disease prevention. Within the classroom and during experiential training, simulation, and supervision sessions, students are taught to perform psychiatric evaluations; determine psychiatric diagnoses; conduct individual, group, and family psychotherapy; and, prescribe and manage psychiatric medication. Mentoring is provided by licensed psychiatric clinicians at diverse practicum sites including counseling centers, private practices, psychiatric clinics, child and adolescent residential centers, substance abuse facilities, psychiatric emergency centers, and correctional facilities. In addition, students have the opportunity to develop specialty concentration hours in chemical addictions, community, forensic psychiatry, and post-trauma focused care. Students have the unique opportunity to learn from experienced academicians and practicing psychiatric nurse practitioners. Students also have the opportunity to conduct research, publish articles, speak at state and national conferences as well as serve as leaders in psychiatric nursing organizations.
Identifiers
- IPEDS UNITID
- 193353
- CourseShelf checklist
- CK_193353_b6201025
- CollegeTransfer.Net
- Institution Transfer Profile
- Source
- CourseShelf publish 61
Requirements to complete
Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.
Core Courses (26 credits)
16 items
- As published: “NUR 5015”
- As published: “NUR 5040”
- As published: “NUR 5050”
- As published: “NUR 5500”
- As published: “NUR 5200”
- As published: “NUR 5240”
- As published: “NUR 5260”
- As published: “NUR 5230”
- As published: “NUR 5150”
- As published: “NUR 5205”
- As published: “NUR 5215”
- As published: “NUR 6150”
- As published: “NUR 5216”
- As published: “NUR 6160”
- As published: “NUR 5300”
- As published: “NUR 6350”
Source. Mount Saint Mary College, catalog 2025-2026 — https://msmc.smartcatalogiq.com/en/2025-2026/2025-2026-graduate-catalog/academic-programs/master-of-science-in-nursing/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner-ms. Captured page pages/0065.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.