Overview

Key Features

After successful completion of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program delivered at New York University, graduates are eligible to take the Psychiatric and 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) as well as become licensed in New York State and/or any state in the USA as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP-P).

Practicum opportunities

All practicum placements are arranged by the PMHNP faculty.
Supervision is provided by licensed psychiatric clinicians at diverse practicum sites representing the full array of psychiatric-mental health treatment facilities throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Premier teaching hospitals (e.g., NYU Langone Health, NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, New York-Presbyterian, Four Winds Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center and Behavioral Health Centers, and the VA Medical System).

Select private practice offices, counseling centers, child and adolescent residential centers, substance use facilities, school systems, psychiatric emergency centers, correctional facilities, ACT teams, and community-based psychiatric clinics (e.g., Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, True Pursuit Psychological Services, NYU Counseling Center, Association to Benefit Children, MetroNP, Phoenix House, and Revcore Recovery Center).

Highlights

Opportunity to learn from experienced, nationally renowned faculty who are both academicians and practicing psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners.
Ability to develop specialized expertise in substance use and addictive disorders, trauma disorders and trauma treatment, and individual, group, and family psychotherapy.
Opportunity to conduct research, publish articles, speak at state and national conferences, and serve as leaders in psychiatric nursing organizations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research in Nursing
Issues and Trends in Nursing and Health Care
Apn: Pop Focus Care
Advanced Pathophysiology
Clinical Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Lifespan
Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

51 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Prior to entering the specialty courses of the pediatrics track, at least one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse in pediatrics is required.
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification is required prior to entering the first clinical pediatric clinical course.
A BS in nursing or BS/BA in a non-nursing field together with an associate's degree in nursing
Minimum GPA of 3.0
NYS nursing license prior to beginning coursework
Prior to entering the specialty courses of a respective nursing master's track, at least one year of full-time clinical experience as a registered nurse is required.
Must have taken a basic statistics course and a basic research course at the undergraduate level

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

57600 USD / year

≈ 57600 USD / year
Out-of-State

57600 USD / year

≈ 57600 USD / year
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In-State

57600 USD / year

≈ 57600 USD / year

Living costs

New York City

United States

1819 - 3968 USD / month

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

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