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Your compassion is more than just a quality—it's your superpower. It’s time to channel that innate passion into making a real difference.
Shape your future by earning your Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (P.M.H.N.P.) M.S.N.-A.P.R.N. clinical degree from Nova Southeastern University's Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing. Learn to diagnose symptoms, develop a treatment plan, and even prescribe medication. Dive into classes like Neurobiology, Psychiatric Management, and Psychopharmacology and gain the expertise that sets you apart in only seven semesters.
Invest in your future and become a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Make a difference in the lives of your patients while opening doors to exciting and fulfilling career opportunities. Take the first step and apply today.
Quick Facts
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Curriculum
Semester I
Credits
Semester II
Credits
Semester III
Credits
Semester IV
Credits
Semester V
Credits
Semester VI
Credits
Semester VII
Credits
Students entering the program without a B.S.N (Bridge)
Credits
Expand Your Education
You’re already ahead of the game. Now add more focus to your work with a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Postgraduate Certificate. If you have an accredited M.S.N. degree, apply to the postgraduate certification track and watch as the NSU edge transforms your career.
Postgraduate Certificate Curriculum
Students with the three separate, comprehensive graduate-level courses (winter & fall Admission)
Credits
Students needing the three separate, comprehensive graduate-level courses (summer & fall admission)
Credits
**Requires 170 Practicum Hours
***Requires 255 Practicum Hours
For those with a B.S. or B.A. in a field other than nursing, an overall GPA of 3.0 is required and satisfactory completion of NSG 5000B, Transition to Advanced Nursing Practice, prior to beginning the M.S.N. program. NSG 5000B course is only offered in the fall term.
In order to meet graduation requirements applicants must have or obtain the three separate, comprehensive graduate-level course in:
- Advanced physiology/pathophysiology, including general principles that apply across the life span
- Advanced health assessment, which includes assessment of all human systems, advanced assessment techniques, concepts, and approaches
- Advanced pharmacology, which includes pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents
Content in:
- Health promotion and/or maintenance
- Differential diagnosis and disease management
For a full list of all course descriptions, visit coursewizard.nova.edu
Ready for the Next Step?
Submit Transcripts & Additional Required Documents to NursingCAS
Request all official transcripts from all previously attended institutions to be sent directly to NursingCAS.
NursingCAS
P.O. Box 9201
Watertown, Massachusetts 02471
International applicants coursework taken at foreign institutions must be evaluated for U.S. institutional equivalence by an approved National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) organization such as one of the services listed below.
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
It is the applicant's responsibility to have this coursework evaluated. An official course-by-course evaluation with a cumulative grade point average must be sent directly from the evaluation service.
Once your application and all documents have been received, the application will be processed and reviewed.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post-graduate APRN certificate program at Nova Southeastern University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (https://www.aacnnursing.org/ccne-accreditation).
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DEGREE TITLE |
LEVEL |
DEGREE |
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing |
Bachelor |
B.S.N. |
Please be advised that in accordance with state and federal regulations, Nova Southeastern University (NSU) is required to provide the following information to prospective students considering enrollment in a degree program that leads to professional licensure.
At this time, we cannot confirm that the Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program meets the educational requirements for professional licensure in other states or territories outside of Florida. Although Florida law (Section 464.008 [1], [c], Florida Statute) indicates that educational requirements are met if the student graduates from an accredited program, students must check with the state in which they are seeking licensure for any additional requirements.
Nova Southeastern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The Ron and Kathy Assaf College of Nursing, BSN Program is a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited program and approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. The program includes 2835 didactic hours and 1325 clinical hours. Upon completing the BSN program, a student may apply for licensure in Florida or in their home state.
Students may also apply for a multi-state license if their home state is part of the nurse licensure compact. The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows a nurse to have a multi-state license to practice in their home state and other approved compact states (https://www.nursecompact.com/index.htm).
All 50 states in the United States use the same licensing exam, the NCLEX-RN and all states have the same standard for passing. The exam is computer adapted and graded a pass/fail. https://www.nursinglicensure.org/articles/rn-licensing.html.
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PROGRAM MEETS EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
PROGRAM DOES NOT MEET EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
CANNOT BE CONFIRMED IF PROGRAM MEETS EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS |
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Florida |
All States (Except Florida) the District of Columbia and the US protectorates, as defined in 34 CFR §600.2. |
For all students, applicants, or prospective students seeking licensure in any state listed in the “Program Does Not Meet Educational Requirements” or “Cannot Be Confirmed If Program Meets Educational Requirements” columns, please see the chart below detailing these states’ licensing boards and contact information.
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STATE |
LICENSING BOARD/CONTACT INFORMATION |
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Alabama |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-alabama.html#rn |
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Alaska |
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofNursing.aspx |
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Arizona |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-arizona.html#rn |
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Arkansas |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-arkansas.html#rn |
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California |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-california.html#rn |
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Colorado |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-colorado.html |
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Connecticut |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-connecticut.html#rn |
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Delaware |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-delaware.html#rn |
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District of Columbia |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-dc.html#rn |
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Georgia |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-georgia.html#rn |
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Hawaii |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-hawaii.html#rn |
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Idaho |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-idaho.html#rn |
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Illinois |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-illinois.html#rn |
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Indiana |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-indiana.html#rn |
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Iowa |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-iowa.html |
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Kansas |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-kansas.html#rn |
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Kentucky |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-kentucky.html#rn |
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Louisiana |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-louisiana.html#rn |
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Maine |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-maine.html#rn |
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Maryland |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-maryland.html#rn |
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Massachusetts |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-massachusetts.html#rn |
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Minnesota |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-minnesota.html#rn |
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Michigan |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-michigan.html#rn |
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Mississippi |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-mississippi.html#rn |
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Missouri |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-missouri.html#rn |
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Montana |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-montana.html#rn |
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Nebraska |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-nebraska.html#rn |
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Nevada |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-michigan.html#rn |
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New Hampshire |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-new-hampshire.html#rn |
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New Jersey |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-new-jersey.html#rn |
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New Mexico |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-new-mexico.html#rn |
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New York |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-new-york.html#rn |
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North Carolina |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-north-carolina.html#rn |
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North Dakota |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-north-dakota.html#rn |
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Ohio |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-ohio.html#rn |
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Oklahoma |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-oklahoma.html#rn |
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Oregon |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-oregon.html#rn |
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Pennsylvania |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-pennsylvania.html#rn |
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Rhode Island |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-rhode-island.html |
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South Carolina |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-south-carolina.html#rn |
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South Dakota |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-south-dakota.html#rn |
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Tennessee |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-tennessee.html#rn |
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Texas |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-texas.html#rn |
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Utah |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-utah.html#rn |
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Vermont |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-vermont.html#rn |
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Virginia |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-virginia.html#rn |
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Washington |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-washington.html#rn |
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West Virginia |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-west-virginia.html#rn |
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Wisconsin |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-wisconsin.html#rn |
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Wyoming |
https://www.nursinglicensure.org/state/nursing-license-wyoming.html#rn |
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American Samoa |
www.board-of-nursing.com/american-samoa-board-of-nursing.php |
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Guam |
https://www.registerednursern.com/guam-board-of-nursing-board-of-nursing-guam-information-registered-nurse-rn/ |
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Northern Mariana Islands |
https://nmibon.info/ |
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US Virgin Islands |
http://www.board-of-nursing.com/virgin-islands-board-of-nursing.php |
To access nurse practice acts and administrative codes by state please visit the National of State Boards of Nursing NCSBN website (NCSBN) https://www.ncsbn.org/policy/npa.page
If you need assistance or have any questions, please contact Timothy O'Connor R.N., Ph.D., L.N.H.A. toconnor@nova.edu.