When you study geriatric neuropsychiatry at Saint Mary’s College, you’ll learn how to become a nurse practitioner or physicians assistant who helps aging patients live independent lives, as well as how to decrease misdiagnoses, pharmaceutical mismanagement and reliance on antipsychotic medications.

Finishing Will Take

• One Year (11-12 months)
• 5 courses, 15 credit hours

You Can Begin In

Spring 2027 or Fall 2026

Course structure

• Online
• One 8-week course at a time
• Courses
  • NURS 619 Neuropsychology, Social Determinants of Health, and Dementia Care in Advanced Practice
  • NURS 745 Policy, Regulatory Compliance in the Care of Older Adults
  • NURS 735 Clinical Geriatric Neuropsychiatry 1: Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis, Pharmacology
  • NURS 737 Clinical Geriatric Neuropsychiatry 2: Pathophysiology, Differential Diagnosis and Pharmacologic Management
  • NURS 740 Legal and Ethical Principles in Geriatric Healthcare