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Accreditation:

Frontier Nursing University (FNU) is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award masters degrees and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation status of FNU.

Frontier Nursing University is licensed by the Kentucky Council of Postsecondary Education (1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320, Frankfort, KY 40601; Tel: 502-573-1555) to offer a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and both certificates and a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) for nurse-midwifery, family nurse practitioner, and women's health care nurse practitioner specialties.

The nurse-midwifery post-masters certificate program and master's program are fully accredited by the ACNM Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME) (formerly ACNM Division of Accreditation), 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1550, Silver Spring, MD 20910-6374; Tel:240-485-1800.

The Doctor of Nursing Practice, the Master of Science in Nursing program and the post-master's certificates, including the nurse-midwifery, family nurse practitioner, and women's health care nurse practitioner tracks, are accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 500, Atlanta, GA 30326; Tel: 404-975-5000.

Civil Rights Notice of Non-Discrimination:

The Frontier Nursing University is in full compliance with section 602 of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The FNU staffing policies, education programs and services rendered are administered uniformly without regard to race, color, national origin or sex, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and activities.

Texas Disclosure Statement

Frontier Nursing University has met exemption criteria in the state of Texas and therefore is not regulated in Texas under Chapter 132 of the Texas Education Code.  Frontier Nursing University is licensed by the Kentucky Council of Postsecondary Education; any interested parties may locate the Complaint Process at http://cpe.ky.gov/.

Georgia Disclosure Statement

Frontier Nursing University is exempt in the state of Georgia as determined by the Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission (NPEC). Frontier Nursing University students are permitted to follow the Complaint Process as posted on the NPEC website located at www.gnpec.org.

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