Your University of Memphis preceptor, lined up well before the first clinical day.

Wherever your placement search stands, we find a preceptor near home who fits the Loewenberg College of Nursing's rules, and we prepare what the preceptor agreement form asks for so it is ready for UofM's review well before your first clinical day.

Get matched How it works

Start your placement plan

Tell us your concentration, where you live and when your next practicum starts. You'll hear back from a placement advisor with clinicians and sites that match.

750minimum clinical hours in UofM's MSN FNP

7weeks, the shortest time UofM allows for a practicum's hours

3short on-campus intensives, at most, for UofM's NP students

What UofM publishes, and where we come in

UofM's MSN pages promise in-person clinical practicums in your local area. Its Academic Bulletin says the preceptor agreement form has to be completed and approved by the Office of Community Partnerships and Practice before the first clinical day, and it sets rotation rules: a nurse practitioner preceptor at least once, and a family practice setting for FNP.

Our work is the search and the paperwork around it. For each practicum, from NURS 7643 to the residency, we find a clinician who fits the rules and prepare the license, certification and site details the agreement form asks for. UofM approves; we make sure what reaches its office is complete.

The preceptor agreement form must be approved before your first clinical day, and a practicum's hours cannot be finished in under seven weeks.

From first message to a running practicum

Every stop mirrors part of UofM's published clinical sequence.

Track and home base

Which UofM concentration you're in, the practicum coming up, your town and the radius you'll travel.

Matching clinicians

Preceptors who satisfy your track's rotation rules: family practice, acute and critical care, psychiatric care, teaching or leadership.

Paperwork for the form

Credentials and site information gathered for the preceptor agreement form, with your Complio record kept current.

Practicum running

Your schedule with clinical faculty in week two, at least seven weeks of hours, and a second option held in reserve.

Pick your UofM program

Your clinical courses and hours, who can precept you, where, and when to start looking. From UofM's own catalog and nursing pages.

750minimum clinical hours in the MSN FNP (an older plan shows 730)

NURS 7643250 h NURS 7646250 h NURS 7649250 h

Who precepts: At least one nurse practitioner preceptor, with a family practice rotation
Where: Primary care in your local area; the residency in family practice or internal medicine
Start looking: The first practicum falls in a spring term

Plan my FNP placement FNP guide

750minimum clinical hours in the catalog (the plans of study add up to 780)

NURS 7622180 h NURS 7624180 h NURS 7626180 h NURS 7629240 h

Who precepts: Acute care preceptors whose practice includes inpatient care, at least one of them an NP
Where: Hospital, hospitalist, intensivist and critical care settings
Start looking: The first practicum falls in a spring term

Plan my AG-ACNP placement AG-ACNP guide

750clinical hours across four PMHNP practicum courses

NURS 7612120 h NURS 7614190 h NURS 7616190 h NURS 7619250 h

Who precepts: Psychiatric mental health preceptors across the lifespan, at least one of them an NP
Where: Outpatient settings first, then inpatient psychiatric care
Start looking: The first practicum falls in a spring term

Plan my PMHNP placement PMHNP guide

360immersion hours in the MSN Nursing Education (a handbook table says 500)

NURS 7207120 h NURS 7209240 h

Who precepts: An experienced nurse educator
Where: An academic or clinical teaching setting, a new one for the residency
Start looking: Immersion I in a spring term on the sample plans

Plan my Education placement Education guide

360immersion hours in the MSN Nursing Leadership (a handbook table says 500)

NURS 7917120 h NURS 7919240 h

Who precepts: A qualified nurse leader as preceptor
Where: A health care organization near you
Start looking: Full-time students start immersion hours in their first term

Plan my Leadership placement Leadership guide

How UofM runs its clinicals

In UofM's own terms, drawn from the Academic Bulletin, the 2026-27 catalog and the college's program pages.

ProcessClinical placement processHow a University of Memphis MSN practicum comes together: Complio, a preceptor who fits your track, the agreement form, myClinicalExchange and your schedule.AgreementPreceptor agreement formUofM's preceptor agreement form: the Bulletin rule, approval by the Office of Community Partnerships and Practice, and what to gather before your first day.RotationsPreceptor and rotation rulesUofM's NP rotation rules: an NP preceptor for at least one rotation, FNP family practice and residency settings, and the 60-hour specialty cap in residency.Local practicumsClinicals in your local areaWhat UofM means by MSN clinical practicums in your local area, for students in Memphis, across Tennessee, in Mississippi and Arkansas, and in other states.StatesState authorizationWhere UofM's online nursing programs are authorized: not California, a 16-state list, and broader licensure disclosures. How to confirm your state with LCON.ComplianceDISA ComplioHow DISA Complio works for University of Memphis nursing students: what LCON expects on file, how renewals are timed, and what happens when an item lapses.

All UofM clinical systems

Guides by UofM program

Each UofM nursing program that carries practicum hours, with the kind of preceptor it needs.

FNPMSN Family Nurse PractitionerThe University of Memphis MSN FNP: 40 credits, at least 750 clinical hours in three practicums, the rotation rules, and when your first preceptor is due.AG-ACNPMSN Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NPUofM's Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP MSN: 44 credits, the critical care experience rule, four inpatient practicums and the 750 vs 780 hour conflict.PMHNPMSN Psychiatric-Mental Health NPUofM's Psychiatric-Mental Health NP MSN: 46 credits, 750 hours in four practicums across lifespan, outpatient and inpatient psychiatric care, and the timing.CertificatesNP graduate certificatesUniversity of Memphis graduate certificates in FNP, AG-ACNP and PMHNP: who qualifies, credits, the MSN's practicum courses and a first-term clinical start.EducationMSN Nursing EducationThe University of Memphis MSN in Nursing Education: 31 credits, full- and part-time plans, two precepted immersions and what to settle before the first one.LeadershipMSN Nursing LeadershipThe University of Memphis MSN in Nursing Leadership: 33 credits, the leadership course list, both plans of study, and an immersion that can start in term one.

All UofM programs

Practicums and residencies at UofM

For every UofM practicum: the hours, the setting and who can precept it.

FNPFNP practicumsThe three UofM FNP practicums in order: NURS 7643 acute care, NURS 7646 chronic care and the NURS 7649 residency, with hours, settings and preceptor fit.AG-ACNPAG-ACNP practicumsUofM's AG-ACNP practicums, NURS 7622, 7624, 7626 and the 7629 residency: inpatient and critical care settings, the 750 vs 780 hours, and preceptor fit.PMHNPPMHNP practicumsUofM's four PMHNP practicums, NURS 7612, 7614, 7616 and 7619: 750 hours, lifespan assessment, outpatient then inpatient psychiatric care, and preceptor fit.ResidencyNP residencyHow UofM's Roles and Transition to Practice residencies work in the FNP, AG-ACNP and PMHNP tracks: hours, settings, the 60-hour specialty cap and timing.EducationNursing Education immersionsUofM's MSN Nursing Education immersions, NURS 7207 (120 hours) and NURS 7209 (240 hours): timing, the 360 vs 500 hours conflict and the new-site rule.LeadershipNursing Leadership immersionsUofM's MSN Nursing Leadership immersions, NURS 7917 (120 hours) and NURS 7919 (240 hours): first-term timing, the preceptor rule and the 360 vs 500 hours.

Preceptors near you

Memphis, the Lambuth campus, the Mississippi and Arkansas suburbs, Nashville and East Tennessee.

MemphisMemphis and Shelby CountyNP preceptors in Memphis and Shelby County for UofM students: what local health systems publish about outside students and how we match UofM's rules.West TennesseeJackson and West TennesseeNP preceptors in Jackson and West Tennessee for UofM students near the Lambuth campus: rural distance, shortage areas and UofM's rotation rules, matched.MississippiDeSoto County and north MississippiNP preceptors in DeSoto County and north Mississippi for UofM students: Mississippi's review of out-of-state programs, licenses and UofM's rotation rules.ArkansasWest Memphis and east ArkansasNP preceptors in West Memphis, Jonesboro and east Arkansas for UofM students: Arkansas license and practice context, local access need and UofM's rules.Middle TennesseeNashville and Middle TennesseeNP preceptors in Nashville and Middle Tennessee for UofM students: how big systems route students, the January intensive and UofM's rotation rules.East TennesseeKnoxville, Chattanooga and East TennesseeNP preceptors in Knoxville, Chattanooga and East Tennessee for UofM students: how local systems route students, the Georgia side and UofM's timing rules.

Before you start

Can you help if UofM is already working on my placement?

Yes. We run our search alongside whatever is already in motion, aiming for a clinician and site that satisfy your course and UofM's rotation rules, and we hold a second option in reserve. The placement process shows where each step sits.

Where do University of Memphis MSN clinicals happen?

UofM describes them as in-person clinical practicums in your local area, with online coursework and up to three short on-campus intensives for NP students. See clinicals in your local area.

Can I study UofM's online FNP from another state?

It depends on the state. UofM cannot offer distance education in California, and its own state lists disagree elsewhere, so confirm with the college before applying. The state authorization guide explains.

What does Memphis Preceptor handle?

The search for clinicians and sites that satisfy your course and UofM's rotation rules, the details the preceptor agreement form asks for, and a standby option if a preceptor falls through. How it works lays out each step.

Who signs off on the preceptor?

UofM does. Its Office of Community Partnerships and Practice reviews and approves the preceptor agreement form before your first clinical day. Details are on the preceptor agreement form page.

Whether UofM helps or you start alone, we find the preceptor.

Tell us your UofM concentration, your next practicum and the town you train near. We find preceptors and sites that fit the course and prepare what the preceptor agreement form needs, early enough for approval before the first clinical day.

Preceptors matched to the rotation rules: an NP preceptor, family practice for FNP, inpatient and critical care for AG-ACNP
License, certification and site details ready for the preceptor agreement form, with your Complio items in order
Across the Mid-South, Tennessee and the states UofM serves

Start your placement plan

Your concentration, your town and your next clinical semester is all we need to begin.