The Florida State University College of Nursing

Program of Study for Psychiatric/Mental Health Certificate A certificate student must maintain a cumulative grade point of at least 3.0 in all graduate courses. No course hours with a grade below “C” will be credited for this certificate. All clinical practica/labs must be completed with a Satisfactory. The entering graduate student must have the following graduate level courses prior to starting the program: Advanced Health Assessment, Advance Pathophysiology, and Advance Pharmacology. Spring Semester 1: (6 semester hours and 45 clinical hours) Advanced Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnostics (3 SH and 45 clinical hours) Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric Nursing (3 SH) Summer Semester 2: (6 semester hours and 135 clinical hours) Psychiatric/MH Nurse Practitioner 1: Individual Psychotherapy (3 credit hours) Psychiatric/MH NP I Lab: Individual Psychotherapy (3) (135 clinical hours) Fall Semester 3: (6 semester hours and 135 clinical hours) Psychiatric/MH Nurse Practitioner 1I: Family and Group Psychotherapy (3) Psychiatric/MH NP II Lab: Family and Group Psychotherapy (3) (135 Clinical hours) Spring Semester 4: (5 semester hours and 225 clinical hours) Practicum - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing (5 credit-225 clinical hours) Total of 23 Credit hours and 540 clinical hours