Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program
At a Glance
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Psychiatric Mental Health
Format
Hybrid (synchronous and asynchronous online courses with on-campus immersions)
Campus
Semester Credit Hours
90
Students Per Cohort
25 (Year 1); 30 (Year 2); 30 (Year 3)
Restore Hope. Transform Care.
It’s time to make the most of your capacity as a compassionate servant leader – and it’s time to bring hope and healing to the people who need it most.
As a student in our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, you’ll leverage the power of guaranteed clinical placements to care for underserved communities. You’ll walk alongside faculty mentors whose expertise is matched by their commitment to your personal and professional growth. And by integrating immersive learning, AI-enhanced simulation and spiritual awareness, you’ll emerge as a leader in whole-person mental health care.
ÄÛ²ÝÊÓƵ Fox University also offers a nurse anesthetist (CRNA) program
Deepen Your Knowledge and Elevate Your Career
Become a PMHNP at one of the region’s leading health science universities, and exceed national standards by completing more than 1,160 hours in a high-quality residency experience.
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Flexible & Relational
Combine asynchronous coursework with live online classes, refine your skills in several on-campus immersions, and be part of a close-knit community that’s committed to equity in healthcare.
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Holistic & Spiritually Informed
Advance through a curriculum that delves into alternative and holistic nursing practices. You'll receive certification in various therapeutic techniques and learn how to incorporate spiritual care and lifestyle medicine into your life’s work.
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Professionally Transformative
Gain insights from professors with specialized psychiatric experience, learn sustainable business strategies that will help you thrive as a practitioner, and take a test prep program with a current pass rate of 99% on the ANCC and AANPCB national board certification exams.
Strike the Right Balance
Our hybrid PMHNP program offers the perfect blend of flexibility, structure and relational learning. Asynchronous courses and live online classes let you balance your life with your professional goals, while in-person immersions provide the hands-on training you need. And because we guarantee clinical placements, you can focus on growing as a practitioner instead of scrambling for sites, finding your own preceptor and dealing with affiliation agreements.
Learn from Experts. Transform Your Healing Capacity.
Our faculty bring decades of specialized experience in pediatric mental health, addictions medicine, psychopharmacology, forensic psychiatry, and perinatal and postpartum care. Their practical insights will help bridge the gap between your coursework and clinical practice. You’ll also integrate several interprofessional experiences during your time here, allowing you to leverage the expertise of peers and colleagues in other clinical roles.
Serve Where You’re Needed Most
We prioritize placements in rural and underserved areas, where the need is great and our impact is profound. Your experience in these communities will stir your heart, shift your perspective and transform your capacity as a socially conscious provider and leader. You’ll emerge as a powerful voice for the powerless, and you’ll graduate fully prepared to provide independent, compassionate care across the lifespan.
Innovative Learning. Unmatched Preparation.
Learn on the leading edge in objective structured clinical evaluations (OSCEs) that incorporate simulation and AI and expose you to diverse patient scenarios. Explore a wide variety of therapeutic modalities and receive certification in therapeutic techniques that can be incorporated into a medication management visit. And take advantage of a board test prep program with a current pass rate of 99% on the ANCC and AANPCB national board certification exams.
Be Known and Supported
From your first course to graduation day, you’ll learn in a close-knit cohort that values collaboration and connection. You’ll forge lifelong bonds with professors and peers who cultivate your gifts and respect what you bring to the table, and the professional connections you make will open doors across the nation. This relational approach is at the heart of what makes our program special. It’s all part of our Be Known promise.
Make a Lifelong Impact
ÄÛ²ÝÊÓƵ Fox University’s mission calls us to serve with integrity, passion and hope. We prepare students to care holistically for every client, treating them with dignity as children of God. Whether you share our Christian faith or simply value learning in a compassionate, non-judgmental environment, you’ll find countless ways to pursue your purpose. And your experiences will empower you as a source of empathy and hope wherever your journey takes you.
Questions?
Ty Sohlman
Admissions Counselor
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at ÄÛ²ÝÊÓƵ Fox University is accredited by the .
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is seeking CCNE accreditation. CCNE representatives will make a site visit in fall 2026, with an accreditation decision expected in spring 2027.