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East Carolina University · College of Nursing

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN)

MSNPMHNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Public

Award: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a PMHNP concentration

Program facts last verified October 6, 2026. Each fact links to the official page it came from.

Overview

An MSN concentration (also offered as a post-master's certificate) preparing registered nurses as psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners. Applications go through the ECU Graduate School and the class size is limited.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Specialty track
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Health Sciences Campus (Greenville) — Greenville, NC

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
Not verified
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Unencumbered RN license from North Carolina or a compact state
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Certification preparation
Graduates are eligible to apply for the PMHNP certification exam offered by ANCC and AANP
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
License restrictions
Out-of-state applications are not currently considered
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Admissions requirements

Minimum GPA
Minimum 3GPA of 3.0 or greater on a 4.0 scale
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Work experience
1 year minimumAt least one year of direct psychiatric nursing experience
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
References
Two professional references, including one from an APRN or other qualified healthcare professional
Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

Tuition & fees

Shown exactly as the school publishes it, with its fee basis. Per-credit, per-term, annual and total-program figures are never treated as comparable.

Program tuition: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,452
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $20,729
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $2,909
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $4,749
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $17,898
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

Start terms: Summer Source: nursing.ecu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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, simulation & campus requirements

Clinical arrangements: not verified. We publish this only when the school states it on an official page.

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Accreditation & approval

Program accreditation, state board approval and institutional accreditation are separate. Records below cover this program's degree level at this institution as the body lists it.

Nursing program accreditation

  • CCNE— Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education

    Master's (MSN) · College of Nursing, Greenville, NC

    Initial: November 11, 2009 · Most recent: October 30, 2024 · Term expires: June 30, 2035 · Next review: Fall 2034

    Source: directory.ccnecommunity.org · verified October 6, 2026
    Accredited

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (NC) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. nursing.ecu.edu/msn/application/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. nursing.ecu.edu/msn/psychiatric/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. nursing.ecu.edu/msn/psychiatric/admissions/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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