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Advanced Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health

USA

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What will I learn?

Expand your nursing career and gain the skills you need to plan and deliver psychiatric mental healthcare to clients of all ages.

For nurse practitioners who are already licensed in another specialty, a post-master’s advanced certificate is an affordable and accessible way to expand your professional options and meet a growing national demand for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners. Students in an advanced certificate program receive in-depth training in psychiatric mental health nursing, developing the tools to successfully assess, treat and manage a diverse range of clients.

Why Earn an Advanced Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health from Adelphi?

  • Build on your completed master’s coursework with a well-rounded curriculum that prepares you to assume an advanced practice role.
  • Learn by doing in our state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory under the supervision of experienced nurse practitioners.
  • Study while balancing family and other obligations with convenient, flexible course schedules that include part-time and online options (40 percent of our core courses are offered online).

Which department am I in?

College of Nursing and Public Health

Study options

Online/Distance with attendance (19 Hours)

Tuition fees
$28,310.00 (23,88,626) per year
USD $1,490 per credit hour
Start date

September 2025

Venue

Adelphi University

1 South Avenue,

GARDEN CITY,

New York,

11530, United States

Entry requirements

For international students

Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and a B or above in all science and nursing classes.

Internet-based Test (IBT) TOEFL - Total of 80 or better or the completion of ELS Language Center’s Level 112 is required. The IELTS (with a score of 6.5) may also be accepted in lieu of the TOEFL exam.

The priority application deadline for spring admission is October 15. The priority application deadline for summer admission is April 15.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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