Birmingham,
AL,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Nursing - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Birmingham United States | University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Birmingham United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
34,673
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Students who complete the MSN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program deliver mental health services across diverse primary care environments, serving patients of all ages. These advanced practice nurses function as primary care experts, working alongside other healthcare professionals to evaluate, diagnose, and treat prevalent mental health disorders.
Designed to meet working nurses' needs, the program follows a part-time schedule using a hybrid learning approach. This combines live virtual classes with mandatory on-campus sessions featuring hands-on labs and simulations to develop critical clinical skills.
The 45-credit curriculum includes 35 credits of classroom instruction and 10 credits of supervised clinical practice with experienced psychiatric providers. Students typically finish the program in six or seven consecutive semesters, depending on their start date.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Hold a BSN degree from a regionally accredited institution and a nationally accredited nursing program (CCNE or CNEA accreditation), equivalent to the one offered by the UAB School of Nursing.
Possess an unencumbered and unrestricted nursing license to practice in the state where you plan to conduct your clinical practicum.
Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or on the last 60 semester hours.
Students with less than a 3.2 GPA (last 60 hours undergraduate GPA or overall undergraduate GPA) are required to complete and submit scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or GMAT, only scores completed within the previous 5 years are accepted. Minimum required scores are a combined score of 297 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE or score of 480 on the GMAT. Applicants who have successfully completed a graduate degree from a regionally accredited academic institution may receive a waiver for this requirement if they achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their previous graduate degree program.
Submit three letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's potential for graduate study.
IELTS 6.5 and minimum of 6.0 in at least 2 of the 4 test sections.
TOEFL iBT 80 and minimum of 18 in each of the 4 test sections.
Possess an unencumbered and unrestricted nursing license to practice in the state where you plan to conduct your clinical practicum.
Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or on the last 60 semester hours.
Students with less than a 3.2 GPA (last 60 hours undergraduate GPA or overall undergraduate GPA) are required to complete and submit scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or GMAT, only scores completed within the previous 5 years are accepted. Minimum required scores are a combined score of 297 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE or score of 480 on the GMAT. Applicants who have successfully completed a graduate degree from a regionally accredited academic institution may receive a waiver for this requirement if they achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their previous graduate degree program.
Submit three letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's potential for graduate study.
IELTS 6.5 and minimum of 6.0 in at least 2 of the 4 test sections.
TOEFL iBT 80 and minimum of 18 in each of the 4 test sections.
Tuition
USD
34,673