2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Certificate
Requirements for Admission
- Graduate of an accredited Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) MSN, CNS, NP, CNM, or CRNA) or DNP program
- 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
- Scholarly writing sample
- 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 pre-requisite courses must be completed before beginning the program: NUR 620 - Clinical Pharmacology (4 credits), NUR 610 - Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (4 credits), and 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 (4 credits)
- NUR 678 - Mental Health Practicum: Group and Family Therapy (3 credits)
- NUR 679 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum (4 credits)