Graduate Programs
The Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) programs are designed for individuals who have already earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and who wish to prepare for advanced nursing practice. Students are admitted once each year in the fall semester. The MSN program may be completed in sixteen months, or at an optional slower pace. Upon completing requirements for the MSN with specialization in the Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner tracks, graduates will be eligible to take national certification examinations.
All of our graduate programs are designed to reflect current and future health care practices, with emphasis on the use of technology blended with a focus on the care of people from diverse backgrounds and settings.
The College of Nursing offers several areas of specialization at the graduate level:
- MSN: Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
- Prepares for leadership roles in the direct delivery of health care as nurse practitioners in primary care to patients of any age. More Information.
- MSN: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
- Prepares for leadership roles in the direct delivery of health care as nurse practitioners to adults with acute or chronic conditions. More Information.
- MSN: Adult Clinical Nursing Specialist (CNS)
- Prepares for leadership roles in the direct delivery of health care in education, research, and care of adults with special diseases. More Information.
- MSN: Leadership in Health Care Systems (Online program)
- Prepares nurses who will influence the future of health care through visionary nursing leadership. More Information.
- MSN: Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)
- Prepares for leadership roles in the direct delivery of healthcare as nurse leaders at the bedside to adults with chronic conditions. More Information.
- Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner
- Offered to students who already hold a master's degree but want the skills and knowledge to become family nurse practitioners. More Information.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice Program
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the University of Alabama in Birmingham have recently been approved by the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to offer a joint Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program. Final approval from the UA System Board of Trustees is anticipated in February, 2008. More Information.
- Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education
- A five course, 15-semester hour program offered to graduate and post-graduate students. More Information.
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