As awareness for mental health wellness grows, so too does the need for qualified care providers. Are you ready to step into the gap as a psychiatric nurse practitioner? If you have a heart for those with mental health issues, but lack the graduate education needed to make a difference, we can help. Accelerate your ability to serve by fast-tracking your education with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at Indiana Wesleyan University. With its Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) emphasis, our post-baccalaureate nursing program lets you bypass a master’s degree and advance directly into the doctoral program.
Why Pursue My DNP PMHNP Program at IWU?
From patient-focused curriculum to offering BSN to DNP programs for working nurses, the IWU School of Nursing has been at the forefront of healthcare education for more than 40 years. Today, we are proud to offer a faculty of industry experts, a faith perspective for hope and healing, and the support you need to pursue better mental health outcomes for your patients. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career. And there will be no tuition hikes for the duration of your program—we lock in the rates when you start.
What Will I Learn in This Psychiatric Mental Health NP Program?
The online BSN to DNP program lets you pursue your doctoral degree without first earning a master’s degree. It is designed to help you improve your advanced practice skills and promote better mental wellness across cultures. You will also cover issues across the mental healthcare landscape, from organizational leadership to psychotherapeutic modalities across the lifespan. Plus, with its psychiatric mental health NP emphasis, it is designed to help you pass the exam for credentialing as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner-Board Certified (PMHNP-BC).
What Makes IWU Different?
IWU has provided on-campus education for more than 100 years.
Faith-integrated curriculum and a commitment to changing the world.
Center for Student Success for counseling, tutoring, and more!
70 Credit Hours
$689/ Credit Hour
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.
Coursework for your mental health nurse practitioner program covers how to:
Alumni Profile
Dan Lozier
Class of 2018
<p>"Enrolling in the DNP program at IWU has been one of the best decisions I have ever made. I have been a nurse for 33 years and a nurse educator for 17 of those years. The DNP program has given me a renewed passion for nursing and has opened my eyes to the global health care issues facing our world today &#8230;"</p>
*Note: When deemed necessary by a IWU faculty or staff member, applicants may be asked to provide a letter(s) of professional reference. If requested by an IWU faculty or staff member, references should be from faculty members, professional colleagues, work supervisors, or a pastor.
Students may transfer up to nine hours of post-baccalaureate credit from a regionally accredited college or university provided that:
Residency for the doctoral program is satisfied by attending three onsite residencies. Students are expected to be in attendance throughout the residency and are not allowed an absence from required workshops, events, or class sessions that are scheduled during the residency. If a student does need to withdraw from a residency, and the withdrawal date is less than 10 days from the start date of the residency, residency fees are non-refundable. Business casual is the expected attire. Students are expected to follow the community lifestyle statement of the university while on campus. This includes refraining from the use of alcohol, tobacco, illegal drugs, use of firearms, and unethical or illegal activities.
A minimum of 1000 graduate level practicum hours are required to be eligible for graduation. Practicum hours will be a culmination of hours completed during the BDNP program.
Practicum hours may be accrued by completion of work or projects as approved by the course faculty or the Dean of the Division of Doctoral Programs or designated academic leader. Further explanation of practicum hours can be found in the DNP Project Manual and NP Clinical Guidelines.
The BDNP program is designed with a lock-step curriculum to be completed in approximately 48 months. The program requirements must be completed within 78 months from start date. Students who do not maintain continuous enrollment with their original cohort and curriculum will be required to join a new cohort (as space is available), adapt to all new curricular requirements, changes to the DNP Scholarly Project Manual, and any NO Clinical Guideline changes, and will incur any changes in program cost. Any exceptions to this policy must be requested in writing to the Dean of the Division of Doctoral Programs or designated academic leader with the final decision resting with the Student Life Council.
Doctoral students not completing the Scholarly Project by the end of DNP-812 will be required to maintain continuous enrollment. Students will enroll in a one-hour DNP Project Continuation course (DNP-900) continuously until the DNP Project is successfully defended. Students will pay the one-credit-hour course tuition, a $500 additional DNP Project Advisor fee, and any other required fees to maintain continuous enrollment. Each continuation course will be 10 weeks in length. The maximum number of continuation courses will be seven.
Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, (https://www.ccneaccreditation.org). IWU is a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). The School of Nursing is also a member of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties, www.nonpf.org.