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Simmons University · School of Nursing

MSN - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (for BSN holders)

MSNPMHNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private nonprofit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

A 49-credit, online-only PMHNP track of the MSN for registered nurses with a BSN, with 756 clinical hours; it can be completed full-time in 6 terms or part-time in 8 terms.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
BSN-to-MSN
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
6 terms full-time or 8 terms part-time
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
49-credit curriculum
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Campus
Boston campus (The Fenway) — Boston, MA

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with a BSN
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
Certification preparation
Eligible to take the ANCC or AANP PMHNP board certification exam after graduating
Source: simmons.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.

Admissions requirements

GRE General Test
Not requiredStated for the graduate nursing programs at Simmons
Source: simmons.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.

  • $1,288 per credit

    All students · Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Summer 2027

    Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $44,208
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $44,208
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,330
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,500
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $28,500
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 6, 2026

Start terms & deadlines

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

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 hours
756 hours of clinical experience
Source: simmons.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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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) · School of Nursing, Boston, MA

    Initial: April 21, 2004 · Most recent: November 14, 2018 · Term expires: June 30, 2029 · Next review: Fall 2028

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

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (MA) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. simmons.edu/academics/programs/nursing-master-science-nursing-msn-bsn-holders — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. simmons.edu/admission-aid/application-process/graduate-applicants/nursing-bsn-msn — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. simmons.edu/admission-aid/tuition-costs/tuition-and-fees-graduate-students — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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