Overview

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is offered by University of Saint Joseph. USJ’s Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.)-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program prepares registered nurses for advanced practice and board certification.

Key Facts

Focusing on evidence-based practice and hands-on clinical training, the PMHNP program increases your competencies in delivering psychiatric mental health care to populations across the lifespan and empowers you to make a positive impact in your community. Providing weekly courses, USJ’s M.S.-Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner degree program enables you to balance your work schedule and your school commitments.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Assessment, Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Health Conditions

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PMHNP Skills/Differential Diagnosis

Clinical Practicum

Adult and Geriatric Primary Care
Pediatric Primary Care

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

53 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

West Hartford, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Clinical Psychology View 460 other Masters in Clinical Psychology in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission application and nonrefundable admission fee
A current resume
A sealed official transcript showing a bachelor’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher from a regionally and nationally accredited Nursing institution, as well as transcripts from all undergraduate coursework
A current Registered Nurse license from the state in which clinical work will be completed.
Essay: Discuss a practice problem in your field that, in your experience has a broad impact on patient care and outcomes; state professional goals for the next 5-10 years and explain how this degree will help you reach your goals
Two letters from professionals attesting to the candidate’s intellectual, clinical and leadership abilities to pursue graduate work at the University of Saint Joseph. Letters should be from clinical supervisors or managers, and academic faculty

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

29441 USD / year

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Out-of-State

29441 USD / year

≈ 29441 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

29441 USD / year

≈ 29441 USD / year

Living costs

West Hartford

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Credits

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Living costs

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