2022-2023 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
Requirements for Admission
- Graduate of an accredited Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) M.S.N., or D.N.P. program
- Currently certified as a CNS, NP, CNM or CRNA
- Minimum of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Curriculum vitae or resume
- Licensed as an RN in the State of Michigan
- Educational and professional goal statement
- Qualifying interview with KCON faculty
- Test scores on TOEFL, PTE, IELT, or MELAB for applicants whose native language is not English
- Successful completion of background check and drug screen
- Compliance with health records, immunizations, and other KCON graduate program requirements
Certificate Requirements
The following prerequisite courses must be completed before beginning the program:
- NUR 610 - Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (4 credits)
- NUR 620 - Clinical Pharmacology (4 credits)
- NUR 621 - Clinical Pathophysiology (4 credits)
The certificate content will be delivered in a series of six courses that can be completed in four semesters:
- NUR 628 - Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice (3 credits)
- NUR 631 - Human Development Across the Lifespan (3 credits)
- NUR 676 - Health Perspectives: Mental Health (3 credits)
- NUR 677 - Mental Health Practicum: Diagnosis and Treatment of Individuals (3 credits)
- NUR 678 - Mental Health Practicum: Group and Family Therapy (3 credits)
- NUR 679 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum (4 credits)