Admission Requirements for MSN Program

Priority Application Deadline: April 15

The College of Nursing Requirements are:

• Graduation from an accredited baccalaureate program with a major in nursing.
• Overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all baccalaureate coursework or on the last 60 semester hours of coursework completed.
• Acceptable score on either the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or the Miller Analogy Test (MAT) taken within the last five years. Desired scores are 1500 on the GRE or 410 on the MAT.
• Three completed College of Nursing Graduate Recommendation Forms from individuals familiar with the applicant's clinical and academic abilities. One recommendation is encouraged to be from a former nursing instructor/dean and one from an employer/supervisor. Forms are available in the Office of Nursing Student Affairs.
• Satisfactory completion of an elementary statistics course.
• Hold an active, unencumbered RN license in the state of practice.

Students who meet or exceed both the GPA requirement of 3.0 and the desired test score of 1500 on the Graduate Records Examination or 410 on the Miller's Analogies Test are eligible for unconditional admission to the graduate program. Students who meet only one of these criteria may be eligible for conditional admission.

What Do I Do Now?

• Request an application packet and financial aid information from the UAH Office of Admissions at 1-800-UAH-CALL, or download application forms.
• Contact the College of Nursing about transfer credits or other questions about the nursing program at nursing@uah.edu or call 256-824-6742.