Tuition

The tuition payment each term is a flat rate based on the total number of credit hours divided by the number of terms in each specialty track; therefore changes in registration do not affect each term’s tuition cost. Tuition is currently set at $450 per credit for full-time students and $490 per credit for part- time students, MSN completion students, CNEP graduates completing the WHCNP post-master’s certificate, and non-matriculating students. Tuition is currently set at $505 per credit for students enrolled in the DNP Program. Tuition rates may change at any time deemed necessary by the FNU Board of Directors.

The Frontier Nursing University is a non-profit. No student pays the actual cost of his or her education. Tuition and fees are held at their present level through gifts of alumni, foundations, corporations, and friends of the Frontier.

Per the FNU Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy, full-time students must complete a minimum of 9 credits in every two eleven week terms and part-time students must complete a minimum of 6 credits every two eleven week terms.

The tuition plan is designed to allow students to pay a portion of their full tuition bill in each term. This payment plan also supports the FNU’s ongoing operations. Tuition is divided into equal payments based on the total number of credits a student needs to complete for their chosen program of study and the total number of terms allotted for completion. The number of terms for each program of study is computed based on the total number of credits divided by the average expected credits completed per term. Full-time students are expected to complete an average of 7-8 credits each term, and part-time students are expected to complete an average of 5-6 credits per term. All DNP students are considered full-time students. Please note that this is an average and students will complete more or less credits in some terms than in others. Depending on the total number of credits students must complete, the tuition is divided into equal payments. Once a student registers and pays for a term, refunds will be given only in accordance with the Tuition Refund Policy.

Please note that the DNP program is a cohort model designed to be completed full-time.  There is no part-time option for the DNP program.

• If a student takes a leave of absence (LOA) their tuition payments resume on the first day of the term that they return.
• If a student accelerates their program of study and finishes in fewer than the expected number of terms, they must pay the balance of their total cost of tuition prior to taking the Comprehensive Examination. They will not be charged the technology fee for terms in which they were not enrolled. For example: Student is enrolled in MSN CNEP and finishes in 8 terms instead of 9. The student must pay for the extra term prior to taking the Comprehensive Examination.
• If a student takes longer than the expected number of terms to complete their program of study, they will pay the Added Term Fee plus the technology fee for additional terms in the program. This policy applies if a student needs to register for new courses in a term. If a student is completing only courses in which they have incomplete (I) or in progress (IP) grades, they will not be charged the Added Term Fee but must still pay the technology fee. The exception to this rule is for students in the DNP program. The DNP program is designed to be completed in five terms. If for any reason a student does not complete the program in five terms, they may through formal request to the DNP Program Director, be allowed to take one extra term to complete their program of study. The student will be given an incomplete in any courses not completed and will be required to pay an added term fee of $1350.

The following tuition rates will apply for each program.

Payment Plan per Program

Bridge Classes 60 and higher:

Bridge students take six credits of the Bridge sequence in each of the first three eleven week terms. In the fourth term, they must take both the final two credits of the Bridge sequence and two credits of their specialty courses. Bridge students pay for all Bridge credits in the first four terms. They start payments for their specialty track in the first term of their second year.

Post-Master’s Tuition

Because the post-master’s options vary according to the number of prerequisites that students have completed in the past, a tuition plan will be developed for each individual student once their program of study has been developed. The plan will be based upon the standard tuition rate per credit in place.

The plan will be developed as follows:
Total Tuition = Total Credits Required X Tuition/Credit (Student must choose FT or PT)

Number of terms required will be based on the average of approximately 7-8 credits per term for FT and 5-6 credits per term for PT.

Payment per Term = Total Tuition/Total Number of Terms

If students do not finish in the number of terms required by their program of study, they will pay the additional Payment per Added Term of $1350 for each additional term until they complete their program.

If a student changes status from full-time to part-time or part-time to full-time, they will be given a new tuition plan (using the parameters above) with a new expected completion time frame and will pay the new rate for each term until they completely pay the entire tuition due for their program of study. 

This page was last updated on July 1, 2011 @ 8:55AM