Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing	Family nurse practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing	Adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing	Adult-gerontology clinical nurse specialist
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)	Nursing	Leadership in health care systems
(Certificate)	Family nurse practitioner
(Certificate)	Nursing education

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	117
Doctoral Degrees	34
Other Advanced Degrees	14

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam MAT or GRE Comp Exam Required Thesis Alternate accepted Oral and written exams

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

397

Applied

222

Accepted

197

Enrolled

Applying

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	July 15th	April 1st	No
Spring deadline	November 30th	September 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	MAT or GRE
Master's Degree Requirements	Alabama RN license, BSN, minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Master's degree in nursing in an advanced practice area
Additional Entrance Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 500 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

$11,214

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	April 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

590

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	3.22%
Black or African American	13.73%
White or Caucasian	69%
American Indian or Alaska Native	1.19%
Asian	3.39%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0.85%
Unknown	7.12%

Gender

Male (12%)

Female (87%)

Faculty

Total faculty

Full-time - 25

Part-time - 14

Male (2)

Female (37)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Health care informatics, chronic illness management, maternal and child health, genetics/genomics, technology and health care
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0