Overview

Mandatory orientation sessions are held before the beginning of each spring semester to enhance the connections among students and with the nursing faculty. This Advanced Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for the FNP program at University of Nevada, Las Vegas has mandatory on-campus sessions throughout the program. Program start is contingent upon class size.

Learning Outcomes

Competently assess, diagnose, prescribe, evaluate and create a holistic plan of mental health treatment.

Articulate the professional role, which includes the ethical code of conduct and scope of advanced practice of the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.

Develop and monitor comprehensive, holistic plans of care that address the health promotion and disease prevention needs of diverse psychiatric mental health client populations.

Assess and monitor teaching/learning needs in a diverse psychiatric mental health client population.

Practice ethically in the conduct of research, management, and clinical professional practice.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Clinical Synthesis
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan
Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan Lab
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychopharmacology

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

21 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Las Vegas, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

Individuals who already have a master's degree in nursing as a Family Nurse Practitioner and meet the admissions qualifications will be allowed to take courses towards the Post-Master's Advanced Graduate Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner for the FNP upon admissions into the program. A certificate will be awarded documenting completion of the coursework and transcripts will reflect courses taken.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

26658 USD / year

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Out-of-State

26368 USD / year

≈ 26368 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7736 USD / year

≈ 7736 USD / year

Funding

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