Program of Study
Masters of Science in Nursing
Mental Health for Rural Populations (PMHNP) – 5 Semester
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – 5 SemesterFall – Year 1 / CR / Spring – Year 1 / CR / Summer – Year 1 / CR
NUR 505 / Advanced Health Assessment / 3 / NUR 521 / Advanced Pharmacology / 3 / NUR 526 / Evidence-Based Practice Roles and Processes for the Nurse Practitioner (3 didactic; 1 clinical [60 hours indirect patient care]) / 4
NUR 529 / Advanced Pathophysiology / 3 / NUR 504 / Rural Interprofessional Course / 2 / NUR 582 / Psychiatric Treatment Modalities / 2
NUR 503 / Informatics / 3 / NUR 522 / Human Relations Management 2 didactic:1 clinical (60 indirect patient care clinical hours) / 3 / NUR 585 / Mental Health for Rural Populations I (2 didactic; 2 clinical - 150 population- focused clinical hours) / 4
Semester Credits / 9 / Semester Credits / 8 / Semester Credits / 10
Fall – Year 2 / CR / Spring – Year 2 / CR / Summer – Year 2 / CR
NUR 587 / Mental Health for Rural Populations II (2 didactic; 2 clinical - 150 population-focused clinical hours) / 4 / NUR 589 / Mental Health for Rural Populations Residency (3 clinical - 225 population-focused clinical hours) / 3
NUR 501 / Theoretical Models for Advanced Nursing Practice / 3 / NUR 580 / Fiscal Resource Management 2 didactic: 1 clinical (60 indirect patient care clinical hours) / 3
NUR 502 / Issues in Community Health for Rural Populations / 2
Semester Credits / 9 / Semester Credits / 6 / Semester Credits
Total Hours / 42
*If full-time status is needed, an elective must be added. A minimum of 9 credit hours during the fall and spring is considered full-time and 6 credit hours is considered full-time in the summer, unless otherwise noted.