Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN)

A hybrid, distance-based nurse practitioner major of 49 credit hours and 560 clinical hours, delivered with synchronous and asynchronous courses plus on-campus intensives.

Credential

Master's degree in nursing

Pathway

BSN-to-MSN

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Specialty track

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Delivery

Hybrid

Study intensity

Not verified

Duration

8 semesters for fall entry, 7 semesters for spring entry

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Credits

49 credit hours / 560 clinical hours

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Campus

Duke University School of Nursing — Durham, NC

Who can apply

RN with a BSN

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Licensure stage

Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

License requirement

Current registered nurse licensure in the state in which the applicant plans to practice

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Prior degree

Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program (or an associate degree in nursing plus a bachelor's degree in any field)

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Minimum GPA

Minimum 3Preferential consideration for applicants with a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scaleRecommended

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Prerequisite courses

Grade of C or better in a three-credit general or introductory statistics course

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References

Three professional recommendations submitted electronically

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Other requirement

ANCC PMH nurse generalist certification recommended before applying (not required)Recommended

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GRE General Test

Not required

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Requirements not listed here are unknown to us — not “not required”.

• $2,345 per credit

  All students · 2026-2027

  Includes: MSN tuition rate per credit hour as published on the MSN tuition page

  Calculated$114,905 — 49 credits × $2,345 per credit; excludes other fees

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Other fees

• Technology fee: $200 (each semester) Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
• Clinical placement fee: $1,500 (one time, new students (2026-2027)) Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026
• Clinical readiness fee: $650 (one time, new students (2026-2027)) Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms: Fall, Spring Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

• Rolling admissions; applications reviewed as completed

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  Rolling admissions

A date without a year printed next to it on the school's page is shown as “date not confirmed”. Passed dates are never rolled forward.

Clinical hours

560 clinical hours

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Campus visits

Hybrid courses with synchronous and asynchronous strategies; on-campus intensives provide hands-on training

Source: nursing.duke.edu · verified October 6, 2026

We never infer a placement guarantee from marketing wording; only arrangements the school states are shown.

1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
2. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/curricula/msn-pmhnp — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
3. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/msn-master-science-nursing/msn-admissions — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
4. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/msn-master-science-nursing/psychiatric-mental-health-nu — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
5. nursing.duke.edu/academic-programs/msn-master-science-nursing/tuition-fees-msn — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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