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South College · School of Nursing

Master of Science in Nursing with a Concentration in Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

MSNRN-to-MSNPMHNPFor licensed nurses (postlicensure)Private for-profit

Award: Master of Science in Nursing

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

Overview

Online MSN core courses plus a PMHNP concentration preparing nurses to assess, diagnose and treat individuals and families with psychiatric disorders, with supervised practicum experiences completed at approved sites.

Credential
Master's degree in nursing
Pathway
RN-to-MSN, BSN-to-MSN
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Specialty track
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Delivery
Online coursework
Study intensity
Full-time, Part-time
Duration
18 months for full-time students; part-time adds time
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Credits
Not verified
Campus
Knoxville, TN

Entry background & licensure

Who can apply
RN with an associate degree or diploma; RN with a BSN
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Licensure stage
Postlicensure: for nurses who already hold a license
License requirement
Current unencumbered Registered Nurse license (or in progress of becoming licensed), verified through Nursys or the state board
Source: south.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

Prior degree
BSN-MSN track: BSN from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Prior degree
RN-MSN track: Associate degree in nursing from an accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Application fee
$50$50 application fee
Source: south.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.

Other fees

  • Nursing fee: $245 (per quarter) · mandatory Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
Institution-wide tuition (all students, not nursing-specific)
  • Average undergraduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Average undergraduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $16,450
  • Required fees, in-state undergraduates, full-time, 2023-24: $1,485
  • Average graduate tuition, in-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
  • Average graduate tuition, out-of-state, full-time, 2023-24: $26,764
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 placements
Nurse practitioner students take an active role in finding and securing their own preceptors and practicum sites, with faculty and staff guidance
Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026

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

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, Knoxville, TN

    Initial: September 5, 2018 · Most recent: September 20, 2023 · Term expires: June 30, 2034 · Next review: Fall 2033

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

State board of nursing approval

  • BON— State Board of Nursing

    Scope as stated by the source

    Source: south.edu · verified October 6, 2026
    Approved

Sources

  1. CCNE-Accredited Programs directory (TN) — Accreditor directory, verified October 6, 2026
  2. south.edu/program/master-of-science-in-nursing-with-concentration-in-family-nurse-practiti — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  3. south.edu/program/ms-nursing-with-concentration-in-psychiatric-mental-health/ — Official school page, verified October 6, 2026
  4. south.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/26tuition-Online-Programs-Rev.-August-2026_a11y.pdf — Official tuition/fees page, verified October 6, 2026

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