Requirements for admission in good standing for the AMNP degree include the following:

• Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college/university
• Cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (graduates of baccalaureate degree programs in countries other than the United States must have their baccalaureate degree transcripts evaluated by the Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. organization)
• Combined score of 1,000 on verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE or score of 410 on the MAT or score of 480 on the GMAT. Test scores submitted to UAB from the GRE, GMAT, or MAT must not be more than five years old. International students must achieve a TOEFL examination score of at least 550.
  
  • Click GRE/GMAT/MAT Waiver Process for degree-seeking MSN students for more information.
• Completion of AMNP foundation courses

Application Requirements

• Three Letters of professional reference attesting to the applicant's potential for graduate study
• AMNP admission requirements: Apply online  
• A personal interview

Please note: Applicants who are not admitted for a specific term must reapply to be considered for a later term. The same is true for an applicant who is admitted for a particular term but fails to enroll that term. For test information and registration please visit these sites:

• GRE  Graduate Record Examination
• GMAT  Graduate Management Admission Test
• MAT  Miller Analogies Test

(*Applies only to students who take microbiology at UAB; otherwise may take any 2nd science with a lab excluding geology or astronomy)

• Minimum required score on one of the following standardized admission tests:  MAT 410; GMAT 480; or GRE combined score of 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative sections 
• Submission of application by published deadline with fee

For International Students:

Along with the requirements listed above, international students will also have to: 

• Have all foreign transcripts evaluated by the Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc www.ece.org OR the World Education Services www.wes.org, sent from the evaluators directly to the School of Nursing
• Have earned a degree equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited educational institution in the United States
• Score of 500 or higher on the Test of English as a Foreign Language, TOEFL
• Achieve a standardized test score of at least a minimum combined score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
• Meet with your course faculty by week 2 of each semester to plan how you will meet Federal Regulations, if your Visa status is F1 or J1.