?Upon successful completion of the concentration, students are eligible to sit for the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The pass rate for the national certification exam for graduates of this program has been 100 percent since the first class, which graduated in the spring of 2015.

After obtaining your master?s degree and certification you will be qualified to:

• Work with individuals, families, groups, and communities, across the life-span

• Offer primary mental health care services, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for acute and chronic mental health disorders

• Offer the full scope of therapeutic services, including medication management and psychotherapy

• Collaborate with other members of the health care team to provide the highest quality of care possible

• Work in a variety of clinical settings including private practice, inpatient, outpatient, residential, and forensic environments