Application Period
Upcoming start dates:
- August 2025
- Application opens: November 1, 2024
- Application deadline: May 1, 2025
Admission Criteria
- Graduate from an accredited MSN program.
- For tracks 1 & 2: Current licensure to practice as a Nurse Practitioner or Psychiatric CNS.
State Authorization
Visit our State Authorization page to determine if our program is offered in your state.To Apply for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practitioner Program, you will need
- A completed online graduate application to Washburn University and the School of Nursing (see below).
- Reference information (2) from current or past employers, faculty, or professional peers.
- License information
- Program track selected
- Resume
- No application fee!
- Official transcript of your MSN sent to the School of Nursing.
Transcripts can be sent to:
Washburn University School of Nursing
Office of Admissions
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621
or
Complete the Online Application
- Create an account at https://applyweb.com/washburn.
- Select "Certificate Seeking" application.
- Complete personal information and citizenship portions of application.
- Select Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Graduate Certificate program application option.
- Select application term (ie. Fall 2024).
- Save and confirm program choice.
- Complete prior education, references (2 required), and supplemental (resume, license information, and program track) sections.
- Complete confirmation section and submit application.
- Submit graduate level transcripts electronically to etranscripts@washburn.edu or by mail to:
Washburn University Admissions
1700 SW College Ave
Topeka, KS 66621
GET IN TOUCH WITH School of Nursing
School of Nursing
Petro Allied Health Center
1700 SW College Ave.
Topeka, KS 66621-1117
Phone & Fax
Ph: 785.670.1525
Fax: 785.670.1032
