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Full-Time Plan of Study

BSN-DNP PMHNP Concentration Full-Time Plan of Study

Fall Semester 1

Course Title Credits Notes
NSG 601 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses 3
NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice 3
NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice 3
Total Semester Credits 9

Spring Semester 1

Course Title Credits Notes
NSG 688 Health Care Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement 3
NSG 602 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning 3
NSG 682 Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing 3
Total Semester Credits 9

Summer Semester 1

Course Title Credits Notes
NSG 603 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3
NSG 680 Population Health Promotion and Clinical Epidemiology 3
Total Semester Credits 6

Fall Semester 2

Course Title Credits Notes
NSG 689 Health Care Policy and Financial Management 3
NSG 631 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning 3
NSG 630 Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology 4
Total Semester Credits 10

Spring Semester 2

Course Title Credits Notes
NSG 633 Group and Family Therapy 3 NSGL 643 has 140 clinical hours associated with it.
NSGL 643 Clinical Group and Family Therapy 4
NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology 3
NSG 632 Psychiatric Mental Health Disorders, Disease management and Psychotherapeutic Treatment 3
Total Semester Credits 12

Summer Semester 2

Course Title Credits Notes
NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice 3 NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.
NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice 3
Total Semester Credits 6

Fall Semester 3

Course Title Credits Notes
NSG 634 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care 3 NSGL 644 has 180 clinical hours associated with it.
NSGL 644 Clinical Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care 3 NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on implementation of the DNP project.
NSG 699 DNP Project 3
Total Semester Credits 9

Spring Semester 3

Course Title Credits Notes
NSGL 645 Clinical Management of Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Problems Across the Lifespan 3 NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the evaluation of findings.
NSG 635 Management of Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Issues Across the Lifespan 3 NSGL 645 has 180 clinical hours associated with it.
NSG 699 DNP Project 3
Total Semester Credits 9

Degree Credit Total: 70

Contact the DNP PMHNP Program

MHNP Concentration Lead: Anka Roberto, DNP, PMNHP-BC, MPH

dnp@uncw.edu

Annette Richards
Administrative Assistant
910.962.7851
richardsa@uncw.edu 

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