Overview

Training focuses on integrated health care settings and lifespan approach with an in-depth focus on assessment diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions and physical comorbidities.

Graduates of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program at Thomas Jefferson University meet the academic eligibility requirements to take the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Program Highlights

Training in substance use disorders
Clinical opportunities across the lifespan and across multiple settings
Focus on practice in the integrated health care setting

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Scientific Underpinnings for Nursing Practice
Practice Inquiry: Designs, Methods and Analyses
Organizational Change in Healthcare Systems
Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
Leadership and Inter-Professional Collaboration
Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health
Current Issues in Health and Social Policy: Planning, Participating and Policy Making
Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00

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Language

English

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Credits

66 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Nursing Clinical Psychology View 146 other PhDs in Nursing in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.2

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are required to hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree from a regionally accredited institution, or equivalent upon evaluation of international transcripts, at time of application.
A minimum 3.2 BSN GPA is required.
Clinical experience and prerequisite coursework
Transcripts, personal statement, résumé and letters of recommendation

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

56414 USD / year

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Out-of-State

56414 USD / year

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In-State

56414 USD / year

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