University of Alabama PMHNP Spring 2023

Alanya Bigby · Nov 9, 2022

Hi everyone,

I recently applied to both the FNP and dual program and had my interview last week. How long did it take to find if you were accepted or not?

EJLOPP01, BSN · Nov 9, 2022

5 minutes ago, Alanya Bigby said:

Hi everyone,

I recently applied to both the FNP and dual program and had my interview last week. How long did it take to find if you were accepted or not?

Is this for the Spring start? I applied in July and got my official acceptance letter in August.

Alanya Bigby · Nov 9, 2022

5 minutes ago, EJLOPP01 said:

Is this for the Spring start? I applied in July and got my official acceptance letter in August.

This is for the Summer 2023 start. I was told 2-3 weeks but I’ve seen some get accepted within a week

EJLOPP01, BSN · Nov 9, 2022

5 minutes ago, Alanya Bigby said:

This is for the Summer 2023 start. I was told 2-3 weeks but I’ve seen some get accepted within a week

Oh, I applied for the Spring start. I got my acceptance 2 weeks after the admission deadline.

NurseAimee33 · Feb 6

Hey! About to start Univ. Of Alabama MSN-FNP in the Summer, anyone have any feedback on how classes have been?

EJLOPP01, BSN · Feb 9

I'm in the PMHNP program. The 3 P's are definitely time consuming and can be difficult if you don't put in a lot of effort. I've maintained a 4.0 and graduate this May. I had to drop down to working one day a week since I'm going full time.

SavannahStJohn, BSN · Mar 15

NurseAimee33 said:

Hey! About to start Univ. Of Alabama MSN-FNP in the Summer, anyone have any feedback on how classes have been?

Would love to know this as well!!

EJLOPP01, BSN · Mar 15

What do you want to know?

SavannahStJohn, BSN · Mar 15

EJLOPP01 said:

What do you want to know?

I would love to know, have you been able to work full or part time during classes? How are the tests themselves, do the professors set up you up well for the style of test questions, aka have you picked up on if they test more over reading material or lectures? And lastly, How has the average success/pass rate in your semesters been with your classmates?

EJLOPP01, BSN · Mar 16

I am in the PMHNP program, so everything except the prerequisites and co-requisites will be completely different in the FNP program. As far as being able to work full-time, I didn't nor would I think it would be possible during the first semester due to the time needed to study and work on four classes at a time with the 3 P's in the first semester. I have worked one day a week throughout the whole program, but there are others in my class who are full-time and still work 2 to 3 days a week. I'd assume that they have little time for anything or leisure, as I have spent most of my time working on schoolwork. I'd lose my sanity otherwise, LOL.

As far as instructors setting you up well for test questions is subjective. My core classes on the PMHNP side have been good overall and as far as the co-requisites and pre-requisite classes, there are good and poor instructors. (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) in Advanced Patho was amazing and set you up great for success; (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) in advanced Pharm, not so much. In the Advanced health assessment class, I had (MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME), and she was good but very strict on some things. As far as actual test questions and if it's more geared towards lectures or reading, I'd say a bit of both ((MODERATOR EDIT OF NAME) highlights things in the online path book that will be considered "test material"), and I heard they significantly restructured pharm, so I can't vouch for that anymore. I'm a pharmacology nerd, so pharm was easy for me.

As far as pass/success rates, I'm not sure, but I'd say 95-99% of my classmates in the PMHNP program are still in it. I believe we have about 35ish students in the class. I know a significant number of students that I went to orientation with who started out full-time ended up dropping to part-time due to the course load. I only know of 2 or 3 other students who started with me full-time who have remained full-time and will graduate on time.

It's not easy by any means, and you often wonder if it's worth it due to the sacrifices needed to be successful, but it's very much worth it and it will make it that much sweeter when you graduate. Hopefully, I answered your questions; if not, feel free to message me for my email; I usually respond much faster.