Post-Masters Certificate: Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Requirements
The following courses are required for this Post-Master Certificate. The Psychiatric-Mental Health Certificate includes 500 clinical hours with a total of 20 semester credit hours.
Prerequisite Courses:
| prerequisite courses | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| NURS 611 Advanced Nursing Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 656 Advanced Clinical Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 659 Lifespan Pathophysiology | 1 |
Specialty Courses:
| APPMHN Component | Semester Hours |
|---|---|
| NURS 600Genetics | 2 |
| NURS 638 Advanced Psychiatric Assessment & Clinical Interview | 1 |
| NURS 649 Psychopharmacology |
2 |
| NURS 641 Advanced Psych/Mental Health I |
3 |
| NURS 645 Advanced Practice Psych-mental Health Nursing I |
3 |
| NURS 646 Advanced Practice Psych-mental Health Nursing II |
4 |
| NURS 642 Advanced Psych/Mental Health II |
3 |
| NURS 647 Clinical Decision Making: Psychopathology Accross the Lifespan |
2 |
| TOTAL Specialty Hours | 20 |
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program1
2010-2011 Gainful Employment Disclosure Statement
| Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) code(s) | 51.3805/51.1699 |
| Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code(s) | 29.1171 |
| Occupational Information Network (O*NET) code(s) | 29.1199.03 |
| On-Time Graduation Rate | Not reported3 |
| Estimated Cost of this program at in-state tuition rate2: | |
| Tuition/Fees (1 credit hour) | $539 |
| Books/Supplies (1 credit hour) | $42 |
| Total Cost for the required 21 credit hours without Room/Board | $11,620 |
| Room/Board (per semester) | $3,720 |
| Placement Rate for students who completed program | Not reported 1 |
| Median Loan debt incurred by students who completed program | Not reported3 |
For questions about this certificate program please contact us at:
Dr. Debbie Thomas
School of Nursing
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky 40292
Phone 1-877-816-8773
Fax (502)852-0704
http://louisville.edu/nursing/msn/curriculum/post-mastersppmhn.html
1Please note that this certificate program is new and therefore there is no information to report on past graduates of the program.
2Tuition, fees, books/supplies and room/board are based on the 2010-2011 academic years. Please visit the Bursar's website for the current tuition rates. Please note that courses offered online are 130% of the cost of traditional courses.
3Certificate programs with less than 10 graduates (in any given academic year), the following data elements will not be reported for that academic year: 'on time graduation rate' and 'median loan debt.'
For more information on the methodology and data sources used please visit:
http://louisville.edu/institutionalresearch/accreditation/gainful-employment.html

