Spring Semester
NURS 7520 Diagnosis, Disease Management, and Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Adults in Advanced Nursing Practice 3
NURS 7521 Advanced Nursing Practice Practicum and Supervision with Adults 2
Semester Total 5
Summer Semester
NURS 7510 Psychotherapeutic Interventions and Treatment of Couples, Families and Groups in Advanced Nursing Practice 3
NURS 7511 Advanced Nursing Practice, Practicum and Supervision with Couple, Families and Groups 2
Fall Semester
Semester Total 5
NURS 7530 Diagnosis, Disease Management and Psychotherapeutic Treatment of Children and Adolescents 3
NURS 7531 Advanced Nursing Practice Practicum Supervision in Children and Adolescents 2
NURS 6993 Advanced Nursing Synthesis (this course is taken during the semester of graduation/final semester) 1
Semester Total 6
Clinical courses & practicums are NURS 7520/7521 (Spring), 7530/7531 (Fall), & 7510/7511 (Summer)
Requirements for Graduation
• All graduate students are required to maintain a grade average of “B.”
• All PMHNP core courses require a “B” or better to progress
• Graduation application must be submitted at least one semester prior to completing the degree requirements as stated in the graduate
catalog.
• Students who do not register for courses for a semester must complete an electronic readmission form (available at
www.ecu.edu/gradschool/ and in the Graduate School Office).
• All graduate students complete a comprehensive assessment at the end of their program in NURS 6993.
• MSN student are required to keep graduate program/health requirements and liability insurance requirements up to date throughout their
clinical courses.
The master’s program at East Carolina University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750
Washington, DC 20001. Phone 202.887.6791
The University
The university is the third largest in the University of North Carolina system (UNC), which consists of the state’s sixteen degree-granting public
institutions. ECU is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate,
master’s, and doctoral degrees and is designated as an academic health center by the Association of American Health Centers. Governed by its own
Board of Trustees, which is responsible to the UNC Board of Governors, ECU offers 80 departmental certificates, 93 baccalaureate degree
programs, 76 master’s degree programs, two specialist degree programs, six first professional programs, and 15 doctoral programs in our
professional colleges, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Dental Medicine, and the Brody School of Medicine. It
confers more than 5,800 degrees annually and it has approximately 160,000 alumni.
East Carolina University is committed to equality of educational opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees based on
race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, creed, sexual orientation, or disability.
An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, which accommodates the needs of individuals with disabilities.
Updated December 2020