Program Details
The University of Colorado – Colorado Springs offers an online MSN degree with a specialization in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Students gain knowledge and experience in mental health assessment, diagnosis, interventions, and management across the lifespan.
This online psychiatric nursing program offers coursework focused on the needs of child and adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Students gain experience in research, health care policy, nursing theory, clinical problem solving/critical thinking, and creativity. Graduates are able to foster change in health care delivery systems, assume leadership in fostering collaborative interprofessional care teams to integrate care service across the health care system, and participate in lifelong learning to promote excellence and to design innovative models of nursing practice.
Students gain core advanced practice nursing competencies such as:
- Philosophical foundations in nursing practice
- Research and knowledge translation in nursing
- Health assessment
- Pathophysiology
% Online
100% OnlineProgram Accreditation & Licensing
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
School Accreditation & Licensing
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
3.0 or above (4.0 scale)Admission Tests
GRE, Proof of English Language Proficiency (International Students)Application Requirements
Occupational License, Official College Transcript(s), Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Resume/CV
Additional Info
- Must have a bachelor's degree from an ACEN or CCNE accredited institution with an upper division major in nursing
- Must have a current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the state where you practice during practicum rotations
- GRE requirement waived for GPA 3.5 or higher
Restricted States
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin