Nurse Practitioner Programs
We offer three programs through Russell Sage College:
- Psychiatric Mental Health NP
- Adult Gerontology Primary Care NP
- Adult Gerontology Acute Care NP
SEIU 1199 is offering a grant to cover the full tuition for eligible applicants who start in the summer 2025 cohort. Find out if you are eligible by clicking this button and filling out the form.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Graduates of this track are eligible to be certified by New York State as psychiatric nurse practitioners and to take the examination for certification at the national level from the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an adult psychiatric nurse practitioner (which includes: adolescent, adult, and geriatric practice), or family psychiatric nurse practitioner (which includes child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric practice).
Consistent with the changing health care system, graduates of this program will have the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills to provide primary and continuing mental health care: promote mental health, prevent mental illness, and diagnose and treat clients who demonstrate acute and chronic mental illness and/or substance abuse. Treatments include counseling, psychotherapy, and prescribing drugs.
A sound theoretical base of neurobiology, physiology, pharmacology, and human behavior theories provide the underpinnings for courses and practice related to comprehensive mental health assessment, diagnostic formulations, and therapeutic interventions. Psychotherapeutic processes include individual, group, and family therapy. Further, graduates would be qualified to provide case management, conduct and develop psycho-education programs, supervise support service staff, and provide consultation in non-psychiatric settings.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Required Courses
48 Total credits, 16 courses, 750 Hours
| Summer 25 | Fall 25 | Spring 26 |
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BIO 560 Adv. PathoPhys BIO 584 Neurobiology |
Nsg6xx Adv.Skills Ind&Behav. Nsg 622 Adv. Pharm Nsg 619 Adv. Phys.A |
Nsg 6xx Adv. Psych/Pharm/MH Assess Nsg 547 Adv. Nursing Know Nsg 6xx Adv. Skills Group/Fam |
| Summer 26 | Fall 26 | Spring 27 |
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Nsg 508 Research Nsg 657 Adult/Gero(250hrs) Nsg 545 Improve Pop Health |
Nsg 611 Intro Data Analysis Nsg 656 Child/Adol Pract (250 hrs) Nsg 649 Healthcare Lead |
Nsg 674 Final Pract (250hrs) Nsg 669 Nurse as Educator |
SEIU 1199 Grant Eligibility and Application Info Sessions
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Application Requirements
Applicants to the MS Nursing Program must be a Registered Professional Nurse with a current unencumbered license, minimum of one year full time clinical experience with appropriate clinical experience recommended and meet Sage Graduate School admission requirements.
In addition, students entering the Program must have achieved a 3.00 GPA in previous academic programs.
The prospective student must submit the following
- Completed online application
- Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended
- 1-2 page career goals essay
- Current resume
- Two letter(s) of recommendation – From current supervisor/administrator and/or faculty
Please click the button below and fill out the form to ask any questions you may have, or to access the application.
Tuition & Financial Aid
- Tuition – 48 credits, $970 cost per credit = $46,560
- Fees – For one course – 619 – Health Assessment -$250 and Typhon – $100
- Graduate Fee – $150 – one time records fee in first semester
- Books and ANCC Certification Review- ~$1,500
Please note, SEIU 1199 may cover the entire tuition through a grant. To find out if you are eligible, please click the button below and fill out the form.