Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Educator

Part of the Nursing Health Systems Leadership Pathway, the Nurse Educator specialty track prepares nurses at the masters level to teach nursing and patient care in a variety of settings. The Nurse Educator designs and implements educational programs for specific populations including patients, families, nursing students, technical students, and continuing education for nurses.To best accommodate the needs of the nursing workforce, the curriculum is offered via a part-time program of study delivered through a distance accessible format that combines synchronous online classes with on-campus intensives.Advanced nursing didactic content is provided in five courses and equips the student with a strong base of knowledge about patient care at an advanced level. Practicum and residency courses offer extensive preparation for the teaching role.

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.