Frontier PMHNP

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I'm currently looking at FNU for PMHNP and I'm worried about all I am reading about people not getting in. I have a previous BS in psychology and will have a BSN next month. In nursing school I had a 3.8 and my psych degree was only 3.4, my BSN will be 3.0, I've only been working psych 3 years...do I have a shot?

Can you work full time and go full time? I don't really have the option to work part time for long. What's the workload like? I'm only finding posts from several years ago.

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While I can't tell you specifically about the PMHNP program at Frontier because:

1. It is new

2. That is not my track

I can tell you many classes for the first half of the program are the same. You will have to take the first 3-4 quarters doing the same classes as the midwives, FNP, and women's health track.

Traditionally Frontier requires 1 year RN experience prior to matriculation, but they may waive that if you have been actively working in a related field, or at least they say the admissions team MAY waive it. I can't say for sure what their criteria is. Your best bet would be to just apply, and look for a job as an RN in case they don't waive that requirement.

I think your GPA is fine. I don't think they are huge sticklers for GPA, so long as you match their requirements. They seem more interested in people that align with their goals of rural, underserved, women and children. You'll have some writing to do for the app, and they will look at that.

I was wait listed originally for about 3 weeks before I gained acceptance. I think their acceptance rate is pretty good, between 40 and 50% according to the info I heard when I was at Frontier Bound.

As for working.. It is possible to work full time and do FIRST part of the program (the classes). I would recommend doing part time classes (2 classes a quarter instead of 3), if you do work full time. You cold probably handle the first 2 quarters with full time classes even, but quarter 3+ full time is really rough and you need to dedicate about 60 hours a week to school.

After classes you start your clinicals, and at that point working full time would require a really flexible job. Frontier requires you do 3 days a week (24 hours) minimum for clinic time, and they don't allow you to do 12 hour clinical shifts.

Hope you find this information useful! I know I had a lot of questions prior to applying.

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Can anyone who is doing the post masters pmhnp program provide an update on here of how the coursework and clinicals are? Is it doable to work full or even part time during the program? How receptor are faculty in getting back in touch?

Also, for those who gave finished to program, did the school prepare you to pass boards?

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Hi I am curious- did you end up attending Frontier? If so how do you like it?

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