Marisa Elling, FNP
Placement advisor · online
Hi there. I help MSN students plan an approval-ready preceptor, mentor, or practicum-site request. Which pathway and course are you in?
Your MSN practicum happens where you live, under your state's rules and inside its own clinical and health-system landscape. Pick your state to see where MSN students place across the nurse-practitioner tracks and the non-NP tracks like education, informatics, and leadership, and how we secure each one.
Yes. We source preceptors and practicum sites in all 50 states for students at any university, across the nurse-practitioner tracks and the non-NP MSN tracks. See our MSN specialties guide for how the tracks differ.
It depends on your track, not your state. Nurse-practitioner tracks run into the hundreds of direct-care hours, while education, informatics, and leadership tracks carry far fewer. See MSN clinical hours and confirm the exact total with your own program.
It shapes the supervision arrangement for the nurse-practitioner tracks more than the non-NP tracks. Either way your preceptor or mentor must be licensed and practicing in your state and matched to your track.
Last updated July 2026. Sources: AANP: State Practice Environment; NCSBN: APRN Regulation.
No cost to request. An advisor reviews the current course, pathway, location, and approval requirements before candidate sourcing begins.
We do not guarantee placement. Final approval rests with your program.