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I am enrolled in Troy's Family NP program. I am finishing my second semester. I would like to transfer to UAB...has anyone ever completed this process? Or know someone who has. If so, how does transfer of courses work? I was reading on UAB's website that only 12 credit hours could be transferred and applied to a graduate nursing program. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hope we hear from the admissions committee this week.

I'm wondering how each item is scored....gpa, essay, etc. like what point value do they give to each item

Did someone calculate your last 60 hours? My overall is a 2.93. Not really sure how to calculate my last 60 as my bsn program was 67 hours total. I was hesitant in applying to UAB but one of the advisors urged me to. I've done well on my mat and was told to have excellent references and a great essay because they count a lot. Were you all and to bsn RN?

How does everyone's gpa stand? Did anyone have to take the mat or GRE?

I've applied to the acute care and family np programs...with family as my secondary choice for summer 2014.

I've applied to the acute care and family npro

I have asked this question before and I would like to get some other opinions on this highly ambitious goal, if you will. I am wanting to pursue a dual career as a nurse practitioner and nurse anesthetist. Now, my sole purpose for putting myself through this ardurous task, I feel it will better my chances of being accepted into SRNA school. I don't have the best gpa (2.9) and I've read (on the school's (UAB) website that I want to attend) to better a person's chances of being accepted into SRNA school is to take some graduate level courses in order to boost the gpa. Well, why not earn a degree to boost my chances? I thought that by getting my graduate degree first as an Adult Acute NP, it would possibly look good to an admission committee. Or vice versa..... Currently, I'm working at UAB and can attend school for 18 hours, a year, for free. I am wanting to take advantage of this. While costing me little, it will add to my foundation, I'm thinking. Also, I will be transfering to CICU as a staff nurse which I've heard is a terrific learning environment for an individual wanting to become a CRNA. Let me know what you all think.

you're saying she worked and attended crna school? thats amazing!

anyone?

Contacted Alabama BON today and it's possible to be licensed as both.

I'm sure that it is a huge help. I would love the dual role. When I read this as being a possible opportunity I immediately started thinking it was something I could do. Were you a NP or CRNA first?

Does anyone on this board know if it's possible to hold these two licenses concurrently in the state of Alabama? If so, this is a route I am highly interested in because I have the desire to become a NP and CRNA. Doing it this way would allow me to boost my gpa for the NA program at the college I'm interested in here in Alabama and meet their requirements all while earning a useful degree. If someone knows if this is legit please reply. I've been doing a lot of reading and I don't know if the rules are different (I'm they are) from state to state but I really want to get a clear understanding.

Hey all. I'm interested in applying to CRNA school at UAB. I have a 2.9 gpa and that is my biggest concern if I could get in the program or not with that low of a gpa. I'm now wishing that I would have taken college more seriously after graduating high school but there's nothing I can do about that now. However, I've spoken with the lady at the School of HRP and she informed me that there is still a chance but it wouldn't be easy by any means. She said there are two grad level courses that I can take, as well as, some undergrad courses to bring up my overall and last 60 hours gpa to improve my candidacy for admission. My plan now is to continue working in ICU and take 5 semesters of full load (12 hours) classes to make me a competitive candidate. Also, my science gpa is a 4.0, as I took all of those courses after I got serious. So, has anyone had a plan similar to mine and it worked? Is this a good plan? Thanks in advance for your help!

What's up all? I am a recent graduate of JSU's BSN program. I am wanting to pursue a Master's degree from UAB's SON in ACNP. I am currently employed at UAB in a critical care unit and would like to find out some information from the members of this board. My gpa suffered from a lot of wrong decisions that occurred early in my college days as an undergraduate student. From what I gather from UAB's website, they calculate an overall gpa and a gpa from an individual's last 60 hours. Does anyone know if they use the highest one for admission purposes? IF that is the case, would it not be possible to take additional undergraduate coursework to boost my gpa to a competitive one? One last question, how tough is it overall to be accepted into their nurse practitioner programs?