MSN Nursing at University of Alabama

Programme overview

Since its inception, the graduate program has sought out excellent nurses in pursuit of advanced nursing education. Baccalaureate-prepared nurses have the option of multiple concentrations in the Master's of Science in Nursing (MSN) program: Nurse Executive, Nurse Educator, Family Nurse Practitioner, and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Faculty: Capstone College of Nursing | Duration: 53 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 53 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include NUR 735 Pop Health APN, NUR 727 Foundations of Implementation, NUR 733 Informatics APN, NUR 737 Interdisc Leader Role Dev, NUR 740 Health Policy & Politics, NUR 505 Advanced Health Assessment.

Official programme page

Application information

Entry requirements

Admission requirements are consistent with those of the Graduate School. Applicants for the MSN Program will be considered on a competitive basis. Nurses who are interested in the MSN are encouraged to contact the Director of Graduate Student Services. In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must include: Baccalaureate degree in nursing from a school of nursing that is both regionally and CCNE or CNEA accredited. Current unencumbered RN licensure in the United States. Final admission is contingent upon drug and background screen results that are deemed acceptable by appropriate University officials. See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information. Information on the Application for Graduation.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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