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Advanced Practice Nursing: Mental Health

Degrees Offered/Clinical Experience:
  • Master of Science: 48 credits, 740 clinical hours
  • Post Master's Advanced Certificate: 15-30 credits, 740 clinical hours
Program Highlights:
  • Innovative academic and clinical preparation in advanced practice adult psychiatric-mental health nursing.
  • Opportunity to develop subspecialty expertise in substance related disorders.
  • Direct collaboration with nationally and internationally renowned faculty in the field of psychiatric-mental health nursing and substance related disorders.
  • Participate in spearheading innovative social change.
  • Graduates of this program are eligible for the ANCC Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination.
MS Curriculum Planning & Advisement Worksheet
Post-MS Curriculum Planning & Advisement Worksheet

Post-MS Courses:

Post-MS courses are identical to MS courses but exclude 15 credits of nursing core courses and other requirements, which may have been fulfilled in previous Master’s Program.

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Practicum Opportunities:
  • Pioneering clinical placements in diverse urban settings.
  • Premier teaching hospital centers (e.g., Mt. Sinai Medical Center/NYU Medical Center, Bellevue, Bronx Lebanon, Gouverneur Hospital).
  • Select private practice offices or community-based practice sites supportive of Psychiatric Nursing Practitioner role development.
  • All placements are arranged by faculty.
  • Placement possibilities are available throughout the tri-state area.
Faculty:
  • Madeline A. Naegle, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN, Program Coordinator
  • Jennifer Highley, PMHNP, BC
  • Petros Levounis, MD, MS
  • Donna Russo, MS, APRN, BC