Contact Us
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Brownsville Office:
Life and Health Science Bldg (LHSB) 2.720
956-882-5070
Fax: 956-882-6827
Edinburg Office:
Health Affairs Building East (EHABE) 2.201
956-665-3491
Fax: 956-665-5253
Education Verification Forms:
Graduate or DNP Program request to
Meagan Banks, BS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-665-3499
Undergraduate Program request to
Lourdes Sanchez, BAAS-IS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-882-5070
(Graduates must complete their section Of the form before submitting. Provide your UTRGV Student ID# in your email.)
General Information and Program Inquiries:
Maria Pilar Pedraza, BS
Administrative Assistant I SON Office
956-665-2194
Karina Gutierrez
Program Specialist-Student Services
956-882-5072
Carmen Vela, BS
Program Specialist-Student Services
956-665-2204
Graduate Programs:
MSN-FNP, Post Master's PMHNP and FNP
Certificates, MSN-Education, MSN-Administration and DNP
Meagan Banks, BS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-665-3499
Undergraduate Programs:
BSN Generic, 2nd Degree and RN to BSN
Lourdes Sanchez, BAAS-IS
Program Coordinator-Student Services
956-882-5070
Degree Plan
The Post Master’s Certificate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing is designed as a specialty within graduate nursing education to include programming that will assist a student to acquire advanced knowledge and clinical skills to provide best practice and comprehensive care to clients across the lifespan. The course work and practicum will focus on a range of mental health care needs of individuals and families whether in outpatient, inpatient or private practice settings. The foundation for advanced practice is focused on content included in core courses in physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics and health assessments.
Required PMHNP Practice Courses (18 Credits)
NURS 6260 Theoretical Diagnostics for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
NURS 6261 Clinical Diagnostics for Mental and Substance Use Disorders
NURS 6475 PMHNP I: Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan Theory
NURS 6476 PMHNP II: Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan Practice
NURS 6620 PMHNP 3: Clinical Therapeutics/Preceptorship
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 18
For more information about the Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health visit the Graduate College PMHNP page
