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Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2025-2026 (September 2025*)

DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (DNP-PMHNP Track) Sample Degree Plan

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76 Credit Hours

Semester 1 (9 Credit Hours)

NUR 5013 - Scientific and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Practice 3 Credit Hours
NUR 5113 - Leadership in Organizations and Systems 3 Credit Hours
NUR 5223 - Faith and Science 3 Credit Hours

Semester 2 (9 Credit Hours)

NUR 5023 - Advanced Nursing Research 3 Credit Hours
NUR 6003 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 Credit Hours
NUR 6013 - Healthcare Technology and Quality Improvement 3 Credit Hours

Semester 3 (9 Credit Hours)

NUR 5103 - Healthcare Policy and Advocacy 3 Credit Hours
NUR 6053 - Advanced Nursing Practicum I 3 Credit Hours
NUR 6103 - Advanced Pharmacology 3 Credit Hours

Semester 4 (10 Credit Hours)

NUR 6104 - Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning 4 Credit Hours
NUR 6153 - Advanced Nursing Practicum II 3 Credit Hours
NUR 7103 - Healthcare Economics and Finance 3 Credit Hours

Semester 5 (9 Credit Hours)

NUR 5003 - Introduction to the Doctor of Nursing Practice 3 Credit Hours
NUR 6202 - Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan 2 Credit Hours
NUR 6212 - Advanced Psychopathological Disorders and Assessment Strategies 2 Credit Hours
NUR 6352 - Advanced Psychopathological Disorders and Assessment Strategies: Clinical 2 Credit Hours

Semester 6 (9 Credit Hours)

NUR 7003 - Translational Evidence Based Practice 3 Credit Hours
NUR 7333 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 1: Adolescents and Children 3 Credit Hours
NUR 7353 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 1: Adolescents and Children: Clinical 3 Credit Hours

Semester 7 (11 Credit Hours)

HSC 5053 - Biostatistics and Research Methodology 3 Credit Hours
NUR 8203 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 2: Adult and Older Adult 3 Credit Hours
NUR 8254 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Across the Lifespan 2: Adult and Older Adult: Clinical 4 Credit Hours
NUR 8501 - DNP Scholarly Project I 1 Credit Hours

Semester 8 (8 Credit Hours)

NUR 8103 - Legal and Ethical Aspects in Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
NUR 8153 - APRN Clinical Immersion 3 Credit Hours
NUR 8512 - DNP Scholarly Project II 2 Credit Hours

Semester 9 (2 Credit Hours)

NUR 8522 - DNP Scholarly Project III 2 Credit Hours