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DNP PMHNP Course Curriculum

Year 1 (50 QH)

Term 1, Fall 2022

  • NDNP 752 Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology I (5) 
  • NDNP 753 Advanced Pharmacology I (3)
  • NDNP 901 Translational Research I (3)
  • NDNP 910 Health Policy, Economics & Finance (2)
  • HNAX 529A Foundations for Interprofessional Practice (1)
  • 14 QH

Term 2, Winter 2022

  • NDNP 754 Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology II (5)
  • NDNP 755 Advanced Pharmacology II (3)
  • NDNP 902 Translational Research II (3)
  • NDNP 911 Professional Dissemination Skills (1)
  • HNAX 529B Foundations for Interprofessional Practice (1)
  • 13 QH

Term 3, Spring 2023

  • NPMH 775 Neuro Anatomy & Physiology (4)
  • NDNP 725 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
  • NPMH 914 Ethics and Legal Realities of Practice (2)
  • NDNP 912 Leadership, Quality/Safety & Outcomes Management (2)
  • 12 QH

Term 4, Summer 2023

  • NPMH 776 Foundations in Assessment of Psychiatric Mental Health (4)
  • NPMH 777 Psychopharmacology I for the PMHNP (2)
  • NPMH 778 Psychotherapy I: A review of psychotherapies (3)
  • NDNP 904 Entry-level Doctoral Project Planning I (2)
  • 11 QH

Year 2 (51 QH)

Term 5, Fall 2023

  • NPMH 779 Foundations in the Diagnosis of Neuropsychiatric Disorders (5)
  • NPMH 780 Psychopharmacology II for the PMHNP (2)
  • NPMH 781 Psychotherapy II: Use of Psychotherapies for Treatment of Disorders (2) 
  • NPMH 711 Clinical Correlations I (1)
  • NDNP 905 Entry-level Doctoral Project Planning II (2)
  • 12 QH

Term 6, Winter 2023

  • NPMH 782 Assessment, Diagnosis, Management of Child & Adolescent Mental Health (4)
  • NPMH 783 Assessment, Diagnosis, Management of Addictive Disorders (3)
  • NPMH 784 Delivering Community Mental Health Services to the Vulnerable & Underserved (3)
  • NPMH 712 Clinical Correlations II (1)
  • NDNP 921 Entry-level Doctoral Immersion Residency I (3)
  • 14 QH

Term 7, Spring 2024

  • NPMH 810 Clinical Residency I (9) (224 clinical hours)
  • NDNP 922 Entry-level Doctoral Immersion Residency II (3)
  • 12 QH

Term 8, Summer 2024

  • NPMH 820 Clinical Residency II (9) (224 clinical hours)
  • NDNP 923 Entry-level Doctoral Immersion Residency III (4)
  • 13 QH

Year 3 (36 QH)

Term 9, Fall 2024

  • NPMH 830 Clinical Residency III (10) (224 clinical hours)
  • NDNP 931 Entry-level Doctoral Project I (3)
  • 13 QH

Term 10, Winter 2024 

  • NPMH 840 Clinical Residency IV (10) (224 clinical hours)
  • NDNP 932 Entry-level Doctoral Project II (3)
  • 13 QH

Term 11, Spring 2025

  • NPMH 850 Clinical Residency V (10) (224)
  • 10 QH

TOTAL QUARTER HOURS = 137