Students are required to secure availability and access/permission to an acceptable location/site to fulfill the practice experience and DNP project requirements of the program.

As part of the DNP Program, students must provide proof of employment reflected on their
current resume. Unemployed applicants must verify access to a suitable work environment to
be able to complete classroom assignments.
CastleBranch American Sentinel has partnered with CastleBranch, one of the top ten background check and compliance management companies in the nation. Students are required to complete a
CastleBranch account in order to participate in practice experience hours.

As a DNP student, you will need to complete your CastleBranch account by the end of the first
week of your first course.

I attest that I have access to a facility to complete any required practice experience hours and DNP Project requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program, and I understand that we must complete a CastleBranch account prior to beginning our practice experience hours.

Admission to the Nurse Practitioner specializations requires a minimum of one year of full-time work experience in a nursing clinical role in the last three years. Your resume should reflect this work experience.

CastleBranch Background Check, Drug Screening, and Clinical Requirements:

CastleBranch compliance must be maintained throughout the NP program. This includes annual updates for ALL requirements. Students are not permitted to register for any NP course (other than 3P courses) or accrue clinical hours unless all components are up to date. This includes:

• Residential History and Criminal Background Check
• 10-Panel Urine Drug Screening
• Clinical Requirements:
  • Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR)
  • Influenza (flu)
  • Varicella (chicken Pox)
  • Physical Examination
  • Hepatitis B
  • Professional Liability Insurance
  • Tuberculosis (TB)
  • RN license (unencumbered)
  • Tetanus & Diphtheria (Td)
  • HIPAA Certification
  • CPR
  • OSHA Certification
  • Health Insurance

Clinical Fees

As noted on the American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University website a clinical fee of $750 is associated with each of the clinical courses in the MSN – Nurse Practitioner program. These fees are required to help cover the University’s costs related to the following:

• Preceptor approval
• Documents for students to begin clinicals (Affiliation agreements, CastleBranch compliance and letters of attestation)
• Preceptor orientation
• Preceptor communication within each course
• Midterm and final course evaluation
• Preceptor issues as warranted
• Typhon clinical log maintenance of documentation, preceptor approvals ongoing evaluations, and final reports
• Verification and paperwork associated with national certification application and state board APRN licensure
• Attestation of graduate completion for certification exam and state board licenses
• Accreditation reports on program/clinical outcomes
• Assist with state-specific board of nursing requirements, education, and document submission
• Student clinical experience education and orientation

Please note: The Clinical Fee is not intended to cover costs related to finding a clinical preceptor. Each student in the MSN – Nurse Practitioner program is required to find their own clinical preceptor. Our Clinical Coordinator is available to assist and guide you in securing an appropriate preceptor. Students struggling to find a clinical preceptor may choose to contract with a company that specializes in finding the nearest available clinical preceptors. Students should understand, however, that there is typically a service fee charged by these companies that is not covered by the Nurse Practitioner Program Clinical Fee described above. Depending on preceptor availability, you may be required to travel to find an appropriate clinical and preceptor.

Any costs associated with obtaining a Clinical Preceptor or Clinical Site for the NP program are the sole responsibility of the student. If these costs are billed directly to the university, the university will request payment from the student for the amount invoiced.

Residence Requirements:

NP students must reside in and hold an active unencumbered RN license in an approved NP program state. Please review the list of currently approved states here. The student may only participate in clinical activities in an approved NP state in which they also hold an active unencumbered license. Prior program approval is required to attend clinical activities in a state in which the student does not have a primary residence.
(Note: Legal Residence is defined as the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time.) Failure to notify the College of any changes to your legal residence or RN license status may result in dismissal from the program.

Attestation of High School Graduation or GED Completion (Applies to the Bachelor
Accelerated Degree Programs, Associates Degrees and Undergraduate Certificates Only)
Applicants seeking to apply for admissions to an Accelerated Degree Program online undergraduate program must be a high school graduate or meet one of the following requirements:

• Possess a General Education Development (GED) certificate or state-specific equivalent diploma.
• Possess a Home Study certificate or transcript from a Home Study program that is equivalent to high school level and recognized by the applicant’s home state, and they must be beyond the age of compulsory attendance in that state.

Applicants must attest to high school graduation or equivalent. Acceptable forms of attestation may include proof of graduation included on the FAFSA, or any document deemed acceptable by the US Department of Education.

Post University has opted to accept attestation as proof of graduation. In addition to attestation Post University will request any proof of graduation as outlined by the U. S. Department of Education and will evaluate the students that are not able to produce documentation. Post University relies on the students’ attestation of high school completion and will not mandate a separate document for all students. However, those students who do not produce a proof of graduation will be subject to a provisional acceptance until academic readiness is able to be assessed. Students who are provisionally accepted will not receive financial aid disbursements until their proof of graduation has been received or their academic readiness has been assessed.

If for any reason, the attestation of high school graduation or GED completion is found to be false or untrue, the student will not have met an admissions requirement of Post University and will not be considered a regular student and will be subject to immediate dismissal from Post University.

Further, if the attestation is found to be false or untrue, all Title IV financial aid and state or institutional financial aid that was disbursed on the student’s behalf must be refunded to the appropriate source. The student will be responsible to Post University for any and all money refunded.