Graduate Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness

GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS

Through the Nurse Faculty Loan Program, graduate nursing students are eligible for up to 85% loan forgiveness.

The Nurse Faculty Loan Program provides cancellation of up to 85% of the student's original loans for up to 4 consecutive years of post-graduation nursing education employment.

Criteria for cancellation:

Employment as a full-time faculty member at an accredited school of nursing.
Employment as a part-time faculty member at an accredited school of nursing in combination with another part-time faculty position or part-time clinical preceptor/educator position affiliated with an accredited school of nursing that together equates to full-time employment.
*Designation of nurse faculty in a joint nurse faculty appointment serving as full-time advanced practice registered nurse preceptor for an accredited school of nursing, within an academic-practice partnership framework

*Students are encouraged to negotiate faculty status/designation with an accredited school of nursing prior to precepting students to ensure requirements are met for loan cancellation.

Loan cancellation occurs over four years with repayment of 20% of the total principal and interest repaid following years one, two, and three, and 25% being repaid following year four.

Repayment of the additional balance is postponed during the cancellation period. This loan accrues interest at a rate of 3% per annum, beginning 3 months after graduation; and after obtaining employment as a nurse faculty within 12 months following graduation.

Application Requirements:

Enrolled in a graduate nursing program at the University of Mobile.
Agree to complete all courses in the Nurse Educator Certificate program while completing your primary graduate program (12 credit hours). Nurse Educator Certificate
Meet all requirements of your primary graduate program.
Remain in good academic standing.

Eligible Graduate Programs:

Master of Science in Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing Leadership
Doctor of Nursing Practice – BSN to DNP Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Post–Master’s

Program Curricula:

	REQUIRED COURSES
COURSE	SEMESTER 1 (FALL)		CREDIT HR
NU 507	Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning			4
NU 508	Advanced Pathophysiology			3
NU 528	Roles and Interpersonal Collaboration			3
NU 619	Health Policy for Advanced Nursing Practice			2
			TOTAL	12
COURSE	SEMESTER 2 (SPRING)
NU 527	Research Methods and Quality Methods in Evidence Based Practice			3
NU 509	Advanced Pharmacology			3
NU 551	Family Nurse Practitioner I			7
			TOTAL	13
COURSE	SEMESTER 3 (SUMMER)
NU 501	Theory and Ethics for Advanced Nursing Practice			3
NU 525	Informatics and Health Care Technology			3
NU 652	Family Nurse Practitioner II			7
			TOTAL	13
COURSE	SEMESTER 4 (FALL II)
NU 653	Family Nurse Practitioner III			7
NU 613	Specialty Focus Practicum			2
NU 626	Transitions to Advanced Nursing Practice			2
NU 515	Curriculum Development			3
			TOTAL	14
COURSE	SEMESTER 5 (SPRING II)
NU 701	Scholarly Foundations for Advanced Practice			3
NU 708	Epidemiology			3
NU 729	Preventative Care for Populations			3
NU 517	Testing and Evaluation			3
			TOTAL	12
COURSE	SEMESTER 6 (SUMMER II)
NU 703	Project Development			4
NU 710	Clinical Scholarship in Evidence Based Practice			3
			TOTAL	7
COURSE	SEMESTER 7 (FALL III)
NU 702	Health Information Systems			3
NU 705	Faith and Science			2
NU 809	Fellowship I			4
NU 540	Teaching Nursing			3
			TOTAL	12
COURSE	SEMESTER 8 (SPRING II)
NU 812	Fellowship II			4
NU 815	Diversity and Social Issues in Healthcare			3
NU 550	Role Synthesis for the Nurse Educator			3
			TOTAL	10
COURSE	SEMESTER 9 (SUMMER III)
NU 712	Organizational Leadership and Quality Improvement in Healthcare			3
NU 830	Ethics and Health Care Policy Transformation and Economics			3
			TOTAL	6

		TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 99
		TOTAL CLINICAL HOURS: 1200

COURSE	SEMESTER 1 (FALL I)		CREDIT HRS
NU 702	Health Information Systems (3-0-0)		3
NU 705	Faith and Science (2-0-0)		2
NU 712	Organizational Leadership and Quality Improvement in Healthcare (3-0-0)		3
NU 515	Curriculum Development		3
		TOTAL	11
COURSE	SEMESTER 2 (SPRING I)
NU 701	Scholarly Foundations for Advanced Practice (3-0-0)		3
NU 708	Epidemiology (3-0-0)		3
NU 729	Preventative Care for Populations (3-0-0)		3
NU 517	Testing and Evaluation		3
		TOTAL	12
COURSE	SEMESTER 3 (SUMMER I)
NU 703	Project Development (1-0-3)		4
NU 710	Clinical Scholarship in Evidence Based Practice (3-0-0)		3
		TOTAL	7
COURSE	SEMESTER 4 (FALL II)
NU 809	Fellowship I (1-0-3)		4
NU 830	Ethics and Health Care Policy Transformation and Economics (3-0-0)		3
NU 540	Teaching Nursing		3
		TOTAL	10
COURSE	SEMESTER 5 (SPRING II)
NU 812	Fellowship II (1-0-3)		4
NU 815	Diversity and Social Issues in Healthcare (3-0-0)		3
NU 550	Role Synthesis for the Nurse Educator		3
		TOTAL	10

GRADUATE NURSING STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS

Through the Nurse Faculty Loan Program, graduate nursing students are eligible for up to 85% loan forgiveness.

To Learn More, Contact Dr. Jessica Garner at jgarner@umobile.edu