Birmingham,
AL,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Nursing - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in Birmingham United States | University of Alabama at Birmingham
University of Alabama at Birmingham
|
Birmingham United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
34,673
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Students pursuing the MSN Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) Specialty gain specialized training to provide advanced nursing care for newborns, infants, and children up to age two, addressing both acute illnesses and chronic health conditions affecting this young population.
Designed with working nurses in mind, the program follows a part-time schedule using a hybrid learning approach. This combines live online sessions with on-campus immersion experiences, featuring hands-on labs and simulations to develop crucial clinical skills.
The program requires completion of 45 credit hours, including 35 credits of classroom instruction and 10 credits of clinical practice, structured across six consecutive semesters.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Hold a BSN degree from a regionally accredited institution and a nationally accredited nursing program (CCNE or CNEA accreditation), equivalent to the one offered by the UAB School of Nursing.
Possess an unencumbered and unrestricted nursing license to practice in the state where you plan to conduct your clinical practicum.
Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or on the last 60 semester hours.
Students with less than a 3.2 GPA (last 60 hours undergraduate GPA or overall undergraduate GPA) are required to complete and submit scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or GMAT, only scores completed within the previous 5 years are accepted. Minimum required scores are a combined score of 297 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE or score of 480 on the GMAT. Applicants who have successfully completed a graduate degree from a regionally accredited academic institution may receive a waiver for this requirement if they achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their previous graduate degree program.
Submit three letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's potential for graduate study.
IELTS 6.5 and minimum of 6.0 in at least 2 of the 4 test sections.
TOEFL iBT 80 and minimum of 18 in each of the 4 test sections.
Possess an unencumbered and unrestricted nursing license to practice in the state where you plan to conduct your clinical practicum.
Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or on the last 60 semester hours.
Students with less than a 3.2 GPA (last 60 hours undergraduate GPA or overall undergraduate GPA) are required to complete and submit scores for the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or GMAT, only scores completed within the previous 5 years are accepted. Minimum required scores are a combined score of 297 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE or score of 480 on the GMAT. Applicants who have successfully completed a graduate degree from a regionally accredited academic institution may receive a waiver for this requirement if they achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher in their previous graduate degree program.
Submit three letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's potential for graduate study.
IELTS 6.5 and minimum of 6.0 in at least 2 of the 4 test sections.
TOEFL iBT 80 and minimum of 18 in each of the 4 test sections.
Tuition
USD
34,673