Details: Nursing - Psychiatric / Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Postbaccalaureate

At Wichita State, applied learning is everything. In fact, every degree we offer has a guaranteed applied learning or research experience built right into it equipping you with the relevant skills and experience to make you workforce ready before graduation.

Applicants must have:

• An approved graduate-level statistics course taken within the last 10 years
• A Bachelor of Science in Nursing from a nationally accredited school (NLN or CCNE)
• A minimum 3.0 GPA in the following areas:
  1. Last 60 credit hours of undergraduate coursework
  2. All undergraduate nursing courses
  3. Any graduate-level courses taken
  4. The following four science courses: anatomy / physiology, microbiology, pathophysiology and pharmacology

For additional admission details, click on the link below.

The psychiatric / mental health (PMHNP) curriculum will prepare you for a career in the assessment, management, diagnosis and treatment of patients with psychiatric disorders and mental health problems—in mental health centers, psychiatric offices, hospitals and long-term care.

The program consists of 73 credit hours. To graduate, you’ll also complete a DNP evidence-based project and an oral defense.

A nursing degree from Wichita State will give you the knowledge and practical skills for high-paying, high-demand nursing careers in diverse health care settings such as hospitals, nursing and residential care facilities, schools and government.