MSc in Nursing - Pediatric Acute Care 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 who complete the MSN Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) program gain expertise in providing advanced nursing care for infants, children, and adolescents across various healthcare environments. These specialized practitioners are trained to evaluate, diagnose, and treat both acute and chronic complex health conditions in pediatric patients.

Designed with working nurses in mind, the program follows a part-time schedule delivered through a hybrid learning model. This approach combines live virtual classes with mandatory on-campus sessions, where students engage in hands-on labs and simulation exercises to develop critical clinical skills.

The program requires completion of 45 credit hours, including 35 hours of classroom instruction and 10 hours of supervised clinical practice with experienced pediatric acute care providers. Students typically finish the curriculum in six to seven consecutive semesters, depending on their start date.


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.

Tuition USD 34,673

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