Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program
At a Glance
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice: Psychiatric Mental Health
Format
Hybrid (synchronous and asynchronous online courses with on-campus immersions)
Campus
Semester Credit Hours
90
Students Per Cohort
25 (Year 1); 30 (Year 2); 30 (Year 3)
Restore Hope. Transform Care.
It’s time to make the most of your capacity as a compassionate servant leader – and it’s time to bring hope and healing to the people who need it most.
As a student in our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, you’ll leverage the power of guaranteed clinical placements to care for underserved communities. You’ll walk alongside faculty mentors whose expertise is matched by their commitment to your personal and professional growth. And by integrating in-depth knowledge, evidence-based practice and spiritual awareness, you’ll emerge as a leader in whole-person mental health care.
Deepen Your Knowledge and Elevate Your Career
Become a PMHNP at one of the region’s leading health science universities, and exceed national standards by completing more than 1,000 hours of clinical training.
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Flexible & Supportive
Finish your coursework when it’s convenient for you, refine your skills in weekend immersions, and enjoy unparalleled support from faculty who embody our Be Known promise.
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Cultivating Expertise
Dive into a comprehensive curriculum that encourages innovative approaches to mental health care, and put your knowledge to work in simulation labs and a variety of clinical settings.
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Informed by Faith
Be part of a community that’s dedicated to expanding healthcare access to underserved populations, and learn how to incorporate spiritual care into your life’s work.
Strike the Right Balance
Our hybrid PMHNP program is perfect for nurses who want to work part time while advancing their careers. Asynchronous courses let you set your own schedule, while in-person immersion weekends provide the hands-on training you need. And because we guarantee clinical placements, you can focus on growing as a practitioner instead of scrambling for sites, finding your own preceptor and dealing with affiliation agreements.
Serve Where You’re Needed Most
We prioritize placements in rural and underserved areas, where the need is great and our impact is profound. Your experience in these communities will stir your heart, shift your perspective and transform your capacity as a socially conscious provider and leader. You’ll emerge as a powerful voice for the powerless, and you’ll graduate fully prepared to provide independent, compassionate care across the lifespan.
Be Known and Supported
From your first course to graduation day, you’ll learn in a close-knit cohort that values collaboration and connection. You’ll forge lifelong bonds with professors and peers who cultivate your gifts and respect what you bring to the table, and the professional connections you make will open doors across the nation. This relational approach is at the heart of what makes our program special. It’s all part of our Be Known promise.
Make a Lifelong Impact
George Fox University’s mission calls us to serve with integrity, passion and hope. We prepare students to care holistically for every client, treating them with dignity as children of God. Whether you share our Christian faith or simply value learning in a compassionate, non-judgmental environment, you’ll find countless ways to pursue your purpose. And your experiences will empower you as a source of empathy and hope wherever your journey takes you.
Questions?
Ty Sohlman
Admissions Counselor
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at George Fox University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is seeking CCNE accreditation. CCNE representatives will make a site visit in fall 2026, with an accreditation decision expected in spring 2027.