University of South Alabama

I attended South for my BSN and it was a great experience. The college of nursing was still located on Springhill when I graduated in 2004. I did not study for my NCLEX and had no difficulty passing the first time. When I started work I was much more... Read More prepared than other new nurses who went to other local colleges, except Springhill. It was a lot of work and it was hard but I'm glad I was at South. In 2017, I went back for my MSN, FNP online through South and had a really good experience. The writing classes were a shock to the system because they are so strict but once we got to clinicals and learning about how to manage diseases it was awesome. Prof. Herf held online, live lectures on material for each section and really made things make sense. The power points were excellent except for a very few instructors. Dr. Turnham absolutely makes this program along with Prof. Herf. Dr. Turnham is the kindest, funniest instructor and I wish I could carry her around for pep talks. Almost immediately available by email. There are so many excellent instructors that I learned from. You do go to school twice for simulation lab and OSCE which is fun. The process for getting paperwork turned in for clinicals was a little ridiculous but only because of the person in charge but that did not impede on my education. I graduated December 2019 and I would never go anywhere else. I definitely recommend South.

Overall, my USA experience was very good. I'm sure my complaints would be common to many other most-online MSN programs. The online classes and the format of the online classes were easy to follow, some instructors more organized than others. The degree... Read More plan was a very good roadmap for graduation and I followed it to a "T". After graduation, no problem passing both Acute Care and Family boards, thanks to the preparation of USA MSN program. Will this program guide you through to be prepared to pass boards? Yes. Can some nursing programs change? Yes. If you are self-motivated, and a hard worker, you'll do well at USA and it will get you through to your goal of being a nurse practitioner.