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Post-graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Expand your clinical expertise and meet the growing mental health needs with the Post-Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate. This flexible, distance-learning program is designed for advanced practice registered nurses seeking specialized training in psychiatric and mental health care.
Post-graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate
The Post-graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate is designed for graduate prepared (MN or DNP) advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) who are already nationally certified in another nursing speciality area (e.g., family nurse practitioner) to add an additional (stackable) population practice focus credential and become nationally certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
The annual application portal opens September 15th and closes December 15thfor the following fall semester admission.
Rural Health Outreach
Montana State’s College of Nursing is a national leader in rural nursing research
through the Montana Office of Rural Health and Area Health Education Center.
Caring For Our Own
The Caring for Our Own Program (CO-OP) offers support to Native American and Alaska
Native nursing students and prepares them for practice, management and leadership
to serve American Indian communities.
Rural Ready Nurse Practitioner Program
Students in the Rural Ready Nurse Practitioner Program will receive additional education
to address being part of a rural community and be eligible to receive up to $17,500
per year for tuition, travel and more.
Fund Your Education
The Graduate School at Montana State is dedicated to helping students secure funding during their time at MSU. Some resources theCollege of Nursing and Graduate School offer includes:
Additionally, teaching or research assistantships may be available to selected graduate students.
Distance Learning
Montana State’s graduate programs in the College of Nursing are designed to fit into students’ busy working schedules with distance learning. All graduate courses are offered primarily in a blended, distance-delivered format, with a variety of class activities that are able to be completed asynchronously. Video conferencing with faculty and classmates complements the coursework.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be physically located in MT, UT, WY, ID, CO, or AK.
- Undergraduate and graduate minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred.
- A baccalaureate degree in nursing from a nationally accredited upper division program which included supervised clinical practice in a variety of nursing settings, including nursing leadership/management.
- Graduate APRN Nursing Degree.
- Successful completion of undergraduate courses in research and statistics.
- Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse and advance practice registered nurse.
- If applicable, English proficiency scores as outlined by the Graduate School.
- Maximum number of transferable credits from prior nursing graduate work is limited to 9 credits from a non-conferred degree, and 30 credits from a conferred degree. Read more in our Graduate Program policy.