Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Online asynchronous PMHNP concentration (48 credit hours) preparing nurses to provide psychiatric-mental health care across the life span to individuals, groups and families.

Credential

Master's degree in nursing

Pathway

BSN-to-MSN

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Specialty track

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Delivery

Online coursework

Study intensity

Full-time, Part-time

Duration

5 semesters full-time; 7-8 semesters part-time (MSN program)

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Credits

48 credit hours

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Campus

Johnson City, TN

Who can apply

RN with a BSN

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Licensure stage

Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license

License restrictions

Clinical placement outside Tennessee is contingent upon regulatory approval and evaluated individually on admission

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Which states' residents may enroll has not been verified. An online program's campus state does not establish where students can live.

Prior degree

Registered nurses with a bachelor's degree in nursing (RN-MSN pathway exists for RNs with a non-nursing bachelor's)

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Essays / personal statement

Written essay submitted with the application

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Documents

Official transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework and application with nonrefundable fee

Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

• $672 per credit

  In-state — TN residents

  Calculated$32,256 — 48 credits × $672 per credit; excludes other fees

  Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

• $835.50 per credit

  Online students — eRate: out-of-state students taking all web-based courses

  Calculated$40,104 — 48 credits × $835.50 per credit; excludes other fees

  Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

• $1,513 per credit

  Out-of-state

  Calculated$72,624 — 48 credits × $1,513 per credit; excludes other fees

  Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms: Fall Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026

• May 1

  Fall

  Source: etsu.edu · verified October 6, 2026
  Date not confirmed

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

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1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TN) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
2. etsu.edu/nursing/graduateprograms/default.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
3. etsu.edu/nursing/graduateprograms/msn.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
4. etsu.edu/online/graduate-degrees/masters-nursing.php — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026

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