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major: Nursing
Degree: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Concentration: Psychiatric/Mental Health NP 2026-2027
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- Satisfactorily complete all courses required by the program and approved by the university.
- Satisfactorily complete all clinical requirements.
- Complete all coursework within the prescribed timeline of being admitted into the program.
- Attain a 3.0 GPA average in all work counting toward the graduate degree.
- Earn no more than 2 grades of less than B throughout the program.
- Be in good standing; not subject to any sanction by the University community or School of Nursing.
- All students in the Brooks College of Health programs will be held accountable to the most recent Code of Ethics, Guides for Professional Conduct, and/or Position Statements as developed by their respective disciplines. Refer to your program handbook.
- Meet graduation requirements applicable to all University students; such as residency hours and final requirements.
- If you earned graduate level (5000/6000 level) credit from another institution, consult with your Program Director.
- Apply for graduation online through myWings by the 2nd week of the semester you are graduating (see academic calendar at www.unf.edu for specific deadlines).
1st Semester (9 credits)
NGR6531C Psychotherapeutic Modalities (3 Credits)NGR6530 Neuropathophysiology of Mental Illness (3 Credits)
NGR6538 Psychopharmacology (3 Credits)
2nd Semester (9 credits)
NGR6532 Adv Practice in Mental Health Nursing I: Psychiatric Assessment across the Lifespan (3 Credits)NGR6532L Adv Practice in Mental Health Nursing Clincal Experience I: Assessment (3 Credits)
NGR6673 Prin Epidem for Adv Prac (3 Credits)
3rd Semester (9 credits)
NGR6533 Adv Prac in Mental Health Nursing II: Diagnostic Reasoning and Management Across the Lifespan (3 Credits)NGR6533L Advanced Practice in Mental Health Nursing Clinical Experience II: Across the Lifespan (3 Credits)
NGR7767 Practice Management (3 Credits)
4th Semester (9 credits)
NGR7843 Stat Interp for Adv Prac (3 Credits)NGR6892 Pub Pol Impl Adv Prac (3 Credits)
NGR6740 Role Dev in Adv Practice Nsg (3 Credits)
5th Semester (6 credits)
NGR6535 Adv Practice in Mental Health Nursing III: Simulation (1 Credit)NGR6536 Adv Practice in Mental Health Nursing IV: Practicum (2 Credits)
NGR7850 Evidence-Based Practice I (3 Credits)
6th Semester (9 credits)
NGR7851 Evidence Based Practice II (3 Credits)
NGR6536L Adv Practice in Mental Health Nursing Clinical Experience IV: Practicum (6 Credits)
7th Semester (9 credits)
NGR7871 Health Informatics for AP (3 Credits)NGR7946 Residency in ANP (3 credits)
NGR7974 DNP Project (3 credits)
8th Semester (6 credits)
NGR7946 Residency in ANP (3 credits)
NGR7974 DNP Project (3 credits)