The Admissions Office wants to ensure all applicants have been fully informed regarding important topics. Please read the following information you need to know prior to applying. Please contact your Admissions Officer if you have any questions.
PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT (PA) – MSN applicants who have not successfully completed a three (3) credit PA course will have the PA course added to the first term of their POS (program of study). PA content integrated into other courses will NOT meet FNU requirements.
3Ps (Advanced Physical Assessment, Pharmacology, and Pathophysiology) – PGC applicants who have not successfully completed each of the 3Ps across the lifespan will have the missing course(s) added to the first term of their POS (program of study).
COURSE TRANSFER POLICY – Refer to the FNU catalog and conduct a search (Ctrl + f) by using the keyphrase, Course Transfer and read ALL areas regarding course transfers.
INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL SITES (Guam, US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico) – Refer to the FNU catalog and conduct a search (Ctrl + f) by using the keyphrase, International Clinical Sites and read ALL areas regarding international clinical sites.
WORKING DURING THE CLINICAL PRACTICUM – Refer to the FNU catalog and conduct a search (Ctrl + f) by using the keyphrase, working during the clinical practicum.
Out of Hospital BIRTH LIMITATIONS – Refer to the FNU catalog and conduct a search (Ctrl + f) by using the keyphrase, Out of Hospital Birth and read ALL areas regarding out of the hospital.
ADVANCED PRACTICE while an FNU Student and MIDWIFERY PRACTICE while an FNU Student – Refer to the FNU catalog and conduct a search (Ctrl+f) by using the keyphrases, Advanced practice while and FNU student and Midwifery and nurse practitioner practice by Frontier students and read ALL areas regarding midwifery practice and NP practice while a student.
CAREGIVERS & CHILDREN ON CAMPUS – Refer to the FNU catalog and conduct a search (Ctrl + f) by using the keyphrase, Breastfeeding Infant on Campus and read ALL areas regarding infants on campus.
CLINICAL SITE IDENTIFICATION PROCESS – Students are responsible for securing their clinical site. FNU does provide resources to support students in this process. See our Clinical Site Preparation Timeline for more information on this process. View the Clinical Outreach and Placement Unit page for more resources.
Dr. Tia Brown McNair is the Vice President in the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Student Success and Executive Director for the Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, DC. She oversees both funded projects and AAC&U’s continuing programs on equity, inclusive excellence, high-impact practices, and student success. McNair directs AAC&U’s Summer Institutes on High-Impact Practices and Student Success, and TRHT Campus Centers and serves as the project director for several AAC&U initiatives, including the development of a TRHT-focused campus climate toolkit. She is the lead author of From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education (January 2020) and Becoming a Student-Ready College: A New Culture of Leadership for Student Success (July 2016 and August 2022 Second edition).