<p>UA Nursing Scholars Named American Academy of Nursing Fellows</p>
<p>[University</a> of Alabama News UA Nursing Scholars Named American Academy of Nursing Fellows](<a href=“http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/09/ua-nursing-scholars-named-american-academy-of-nursing-fellows/]University”>http://uanews.ua.edu/2011/09/ua-nursing-scholars-named-american-academy-of-nursing-fellows/)</p>
<p>*TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Dr. Norma Cuellar and Dr. Susan Gaskins, professors in The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing, will be inducted into the American Academy of Nursing Fellowship during a formal ceremony at the AANs annual conference in Washington, D. C. in October.</p>
<p>Induction into the AAN Fellowship is one of the highest honors in nursing. Fellows are elected through a highly selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions in nursing and health care and whose work has influenced nursing practice and health policies benefiting all Americans.</p>
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<p>~snipped~</p>
<p>How hard is it to get into the nursing school? Is it something they have to declare right off the bat? We met a Freshman at our recruiting party last year and she said she was a nursing student.</p>
<p>Your D wouldn’t have any trouble getting in if desired.</p>
<p>Bama does not have direct admit into the BSN program, you have to apply/qualify…but like I said, your D would have no problem. Typically, you have to have a high GPA…over 3.5 to qualify (even tho the nursing page states a lower GPA). </p>
<p>Bama’s nursing students boast a 99% pass rate on the National Exam…which is one reason why it takes high GPA to get in. </p>
<p>You don’t have to declare right away, you apply as a sophomore. But, you have to take the pre-nursing pre-reqs.</p>
<p>A frosh isn’t technically a nursing student, but those bound for nursing will say that they are. Kind of like the B-school…kids will say that they’re business majors as frosh, but they aren’t really accepted til after they apply during soph year. </p>
<p>The pre-nursing pre-reqs are a bit different from the pre-med ones. So, if your D is considering both, she needs to do the pre-med science ones (which are harder) and nursing will accept them…but check to make sure. Typically, nursing accepts the harder bio, chem, and ochem classes that the STEM majors take.</p>
<p>Thanks Mom,
D isn’t interested in nursing, but one of the girls from D’s HS is and asked how my D like UA, and how good the nursing program is. I had little to no knowledge, but knew I could find out here.;)</p>
<p>Show her the link to the Capstone College of Nursing…</p>
<p>[Capstone</a> College of Nursing - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://nursing.ua.edu/]Capstone”>http://nursing.ua.edu/)</p>