Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Post-Graduate Capstone
Capstone Certificate in Post Graduate Psychiatric Nursing
Is this program right for you?
A Capstone Certificate in Post-Graduate Psychiatric Nursing from the UW–Madison School of Nursing provides you with the skills and knowledge to be an expert mental health practitioner in your community, no matter where your career takes you. Psychiatric advanced practice nurses are in high demand, and this program prepares students to step into those roles.
- Complete four semesters of foundational content and clinical application, with time spent working online, in your community, and on the UW–Madison campus
- Our program is taught by board certified UW–Madison nursing faculty, experienced professors with a wide variety of professional backgrounds, from nursing to mental health care
- Learn with a small cohort of students allowing you to get to know your peers and our faculty
Education that works for you
Academically rigorous, the UW–Madison online Certificate in Post-Graduate Psychiatric Nursing prepares you to address the serious need for psychiatric mental health services, particularly in rural and underserved populations.
Program type
Capstone certificate
Certificate awarded
Capstone Certificate in Post Graduate Psychiatric Nursing
Commitment
18 months
Tuition
Resident: $670.47 per credit
Nonresident: $1503.40 per credit
Format
Hybrid
Credits
18 graduate-level credits
Admission terms
Program admits for summer term
Offered by
STEM opt eligible
No
International eligibility
Yes, with restrictions.
Application deadlines
Summer 2025
- Deadline: December 1, 2024
Summer 2026
- Deadline: December 1, 2025
Summer 2027
- Deadline: December 1, 2026
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Results that work for you
Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Post-Graduate Capstone
$111,000
Market salary in 2018
36.1%
Projected growth for nurse practitioners from 2016-2026. Source: Burning Glass Technologies: Labor Insight. 2019.
What you’ll learn
Sharpen your clinical expertise in mental health with the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursiing, Post-Graduate Capstone program. Through lectures in psychopharmacology and clinical experiences you’ll become a confident and effective leader in the mental health field.
- Psychopharmacology
- Advanced practice clinical application and role development
- Foundations of APN clinical practice
- Clinical leadership
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