Level I: Foundations for Practice
(21 didactic credits – 0 clinical credits)
PC700 Communication and Intro to Scholarly Writing (3-0)
PC701 Principles of Health Promotion (3-0)
PC702 Epidemiology & Biostatistics (3-0)
PC705 Advanced Pathophysiology (3-0)
PC706 Advanced Physical Assessment (3-0)
PC707 Advanced Pharmacology Across the Lifespan (3-0)
PC718 Evidence Based Practice (3-0)
Level II: Clinical Management for Specialty Care
(18 didactic credits – 0 clinical credits)
MH701 Psychopharmacologic/Neuroscience Foundations for Mental Health Care (3-0)
MH702 Psychotherapy Foundations across the Lifespan (3-0)
MH703 Psych-Mental Health Care of Individuals & Groups (3-0)
MH704 Psychiatric Care of Serious Mental Illness and Vulnerable Populations/Families (3-0)
MH705 Psych-Mental Health Roles & Modalities of Care (3-0)
MH706 Integrating Psych-Mental Health Care (3-0)
Level III: Clinical Bound
(2 didactic credits – 0 clinical credits)
PC714 CB: Skills for Advanced Practice (1-0)
MH711 Advanced Skills for PMHNP Care(1-0)
Level IV: Clinical Practicum
(4 didactic credits – 15 clinical credits)
MH712 PMHNP Clinical I (0-3)
PC713 Principles of Independent Practice (0-3)
MH713 PMHNP Clinical II (0-3)
MH714 PMHNP Clinical III (0-3)
MH715 PMHNP Clinical IV (0-3)
MH716 PMHNP Clinical V (0-3)
MH717 PMHNP Final Comprehensive Review (1-0)
45 didactic credits + 15 clinical credits = 60 credits
MSN Conferred / Certification Exam
Optional DNP Curriculum
Starting January 1, 2014, Frontier’s MSN curriculum was designed to integrate many of the DNP Essentials allowing FNU graduates completing the MSN to transition into a DNP program via a direct admission process. This is what FNU calls the Companion DNP (CDNP). The Companion DNP is only available to FNU graduates who began and completed the MSN program at FNU after January 1, 2014 (Class 108, 111, 114, 117, 119 and above). The Companion DNP is also available to FNU graduates who began and completed the PGC program at FNU between January 1, 2014 and January 1, 2017. FNU graduates who began the PGC at FNU on or after January 1, 2017 completed the PGC program of study that did not incorporate the DNP Essentials and are therefore not eligible to continue to the CDNP.
PC711 Nurse as Educator (3-0)
PC728 Leadership and Organizational Dynamics (3-0)
PC729 Health Policy and Advocacy (2-0)
PC740 DNP Clinical Scholarship Planning (1-3)
PC741 DNP Clinical Scholarship Implementation (1-4)
PC742 DNP Clinical Scholarship Dissemination (1-1)
11 didactic credits + 8 clinical credits = 19 credits
DNP conferred
Students have the option of completing the 19 credits of the CDNP by following either a 3-term, 4-term or 5-term program of study.
