MSNUPMHNP · Current · 51 CUs
Master of Science, Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Source: WGU Program Guide·v202203·8/4/23
About This Degree
WGU Catalog 2026-03The Master of Science, Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSNUPMHNP) program is a cutting- edge competency-based graduate program for nurses wishing to become advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) population focus. PMHNPs deliver cost- effective, holistic, high-quality mental health care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan and care setting. The MSNUPMHNP program will prepare graduates to excel in the assessment, diagnostic, prescriptive, and psychotherapeutic treatment processes of advanced practice, as well as in delivering disease prevention and health promotion. In addition to the clinical skills graduates will develop in the MSNUPMHNP program, graduates will be prepared to lead interprofessional healthcare teams, shape healthcare policy, and make business decisions in order to more efficiently deliver high-quality, cost-effective care to individuals, families, and communities across care settings. The MSNUPMHNP program is a blended program with the majority of the coursework delivered online, plus direct patient care clinical practice experiences occurring in the local community. Graduates of the MSNUPMHNP program are eligible to sit for the PMHNP national certification examination. Additionally, the MSNUPMHNP program will prepare graduates to successfully transition to clinical practice in delivering mental health care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan and care settings.
Official catalog text — WGU-authored.
Degree History
First offered2022-04StatusCurrentCUs51
College of Health Professions→Leavitt School of Health
Program Learning Outcomes
WGU Catalog 2026-03Official WGU-authored outcomes from the catalog Program Outcomes section.
- •The graduate gathers patient mental health data in the care of individuals, families, and populations across the lifespan and care settings as a competent provider.
- •The graduate synthesizes subjective and objective data from individuals, families, and populations across the lifespan in order to provide accurate mental health diagnoses in a range of care settings as a competent provider.
- •The graduate creates evidence-based individual-, family-, and population-centered mental health plans, including guidelines, clinical expertise, consumer preferences and values, organizational context, and resource limitations in a range of care settings as a competent provider.
Areas of Study
3 groups · 17 coursesCourse groups from the WGU Program Guide. Expand each group to see course descriptions and competencies.
Course Roster (17 courses)
WGU Catalog 2026-03Term 1
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Term 4
Total: 51 CUs across 17 courses. Degree total per catalog: 51 CUs.