Graceland vs U of South Alabama?

ivanh3 · Apr 9, 2014

I completed the the associates to masters bridge program at Graceland. It was a great experience. I felt like everything went very smoothly. If I had one complaint it was that the program moves more slowly compared to others. I had to petition the board to double up on some classes so I could finish earlier. They have since changed the format some so I am not sure how long their program lasts. I was also a student at the University of South Alabama (USA) but that was a looooong time ago for some undergrad classes. USA is in my hometown, but I did not live there when I was in NP school.

If it were me I would consider the following in this order: accreditation (I believe they are both fully accredited), cost (Graceland is private, and USA is a state school, but some states schools offer in state tuition+web fee for students that live out of state), program length, and required time on campus. I believe both schools require some on campus time. Graceland had 2-3 one week focus sessions. I'm not sure about USA, but this will require travel. A challenge for both schools would be finding clinical sites. This is a very challenging part of distance NP programs. Anyway, hope that helps.

Ivan

lovemyjoblandd · Apr 9, 2014

I graduated with my bsn from USA and am now getting my FNP MSN through USA. It's a very good school that prepared me very well with my BSN. The only thing I personally do not like about the MSN is that the clump the DNPs in with MSNs at the beginning and force MSN students to take 4 doctorate level classes ( they are writing classes and are horrid) for all graduate school students.