University of Mobile

The ADN program at University of Mobile prepares students as an entry level nurse practitioner. The course will teach you basic nursing knowledge and psychomotor skills.

Students who are interested in attending University of Mobile’s ADN program must meet both the university’s and the school of nursing admission requirements. And it’s best to do it as early as possible.

Students are required to provide NLN PAX RN entrance exam test result along with SAT score. A high school transcript or GED is also required.

You should also provide your complete medical history and take immunization, which will be provided by the school for your clinical. Your CPR certification should also be in order.  Lastly your criminal record must be clean.

The course is dived into five semesters with a total of 70 credit hours. The course also includes a 2 credit hours NCLEX RN prep classes at the end of the fifth semester.

The program is not accredited at the time of writing but it is fully approved by Alabama state board of nursing.

The program’s curriculum is designed to be covered in four academic years. A student takes a total of 127 credit hours.The students are taught general and professional courses. The general courses are taught in the first two years and professional courses the last two. Some core courses taught include Introduction to Psychology, HumanAnatomy, AdultNursing, MentalHealth, Fundamentals of Nursingand Pharmacology among others.

Admission

Interested students must submit their application before or on the April 1^st.  To be admitted to the BSN program, a student must meet all the university requirements. Admission to the University does not however guarantee admission to the BSN program. Requirements to the BSN program include:

• Apply to the  School of Nursing college before the April 1^st deadline
• Have attained a minimum of C in the specified courses
• Have attained a minimum of 2.75 GPA in the specified courses within the nursing curriculum,
• Official ACT score with a composite of 21.
• Have current CPR certification.
• Submit a final high school transcript or GED score

Students must also submit to a drug screening test and criminal background check.The requirements are the minimum standards set and meeting them does not guarantee an applicant of admission.

The University of Mobile MSN program is designed to prepare graduate level nurses to practice as administrators and educators in a range of health care settings. The program is intended to offer opportunities for theoretical, practice and research.

The program is intended to meet the need for various professionals in the nursing sector including leaders, teachers and administrators. The program is designed in a way to offer major components with leadership, decision making and critical thinking in a manner that is integrated throughout the curriculum.

Admission Requirements:

• A BSN Degree from an accredited program
• Official transcripts from all institutions in which college level coursework have been completed
• Have an overall Grade Point Average of 3.0
• Official GRE test scores (no older than five years)
• Current and unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse
• Current immunizations series (measles, rubella, mumps, varicella and Hepatitis B)
• Health examination including laboratory testing for contagious diseases (for clinical components as required)