Your Troy preceptor, recruited and ready before the form is due.

Q: When is the Troy preceptor form due?

For NSG 6619, by the last day to drop without academic penalty; for other MSN clinical courses, within one month of the first day of class. The DNP manual sets the last drop day for all forms. A late form means dropping the clinical course and its co-requisite.

Q: How many clinical hours does Troy's MSN FNP need?

780 clinical clock hours: 120 in NSG 6619, 180 each in NSG 6666 and NSG 6668, and 300 in the NSG 6680 FNP Internship, which is the first course that allows hospital hours.

Troy University's MSN Student Orientation Manual puts it plainly: students must contact preceptors to ask them to serve, and faculty approve every one. That recruiting is what we do. We find preceptors near you who meet Troy's rules for your course and prepare everything the Preceptor Information Form and biosketch ask for, ahead of the deadline.

Get matched How it works

Start your placement plan

Tell us your Troy program, your city and which semester your next clinical course starts. Your placement advisor replies with preceptor options that fit.

780clinical clock hours in Troy's MSN FNP, across four preceptorship courses

2xthe most any one preceptor or clinical site can be used in your Troy program

1year of NP experience Troy asks of nurse practitioner preceptors

What Troy provides, and what it leaves to you

Troy gives you faculty who approve each preceptor and setting, a School of Nursing that sends the preceptor and agency agreements, and a Clinical Placements Specialist who handles the signed paperwork. Recruiting the preceptor is yours: the MSN manual says students must contact preceptors to ask them to serve, and the RN to BSN manual says students identify and contact qualified preceptors.

We take that recruiting off your plate. We line up preceptors who fit each course, from head-to-toe assessment in NSG 6619 to pediatrics and women's health with two preceptors in NSG 6666 and leadership settings for the HINL practicums, and we check the setting against Troy's work-setting and reuse rules before you submit.

Troy faculty approve every preceptor and setting. We make sure what reaches them is complete and fits Troy's rules the first time.

Built around Troy's form deadline

Troy's MSN manual sets the Preceptor Information Form deadline at the last day to drop for NSG 6619 and within one month of the first class for other clinical courses, and a late form means dropping the course. Faculty then approve the preceptor, the School of Nursing sends the agency agreements, and no hours count until you are cleared.

We plan backward from your clinical semester, so the preceptor has agreed, the biosketch and license copy are ready and your ViewPoint Screening items are current before the form goes in, whether you train in Dothan, Montgomery or a state where Troy lists clinicals as available.

From recruiting to your first clinical day

In the same order Troy's Guidelines for Preceptorship/Internship Courses run.

Your program and course

Program, the NSG course, your city and the semester your clinical course starts.

The recruiting

Preceptors near you who meet Troy's rules for the course, outside your own work setting.

Forms ready

Preceptor Information Form details, the biosketch and a license copy for your faculty advisor.

Cleared to start

You begin once faculty clear you, and a replacement is ready if a preceptor steps away.

Pick your Troy program

Your practicum courses and hours, who can precept you, where, and when to start looking. From Troy's own catalog, handbooks and program pages.

780clinical clock hours in four FNP preceptorship courses

NSG 6619120 h NSG 6666180 h NSG 6668180 h NSG 6680300 h

Who precepts: Graduate-prepared preceptors: NPs licensed in their state with a year of NP experience, physicians, nurse midwives or physician assistants; never a relative, and two preceptors for NSG 6666
Where: Outpatient settings in your own area until NSG 6680, the first course that allows hospital hours; never your own work area, and no preceptor or site more than twice
Start looking: NSG 6619 in your first Fall; forms go to your faculty advisor by the course's deadline, and clinical courses run every semester except summer

Plan my MSN FNP placement MSN FNP guide

480clinical clock hours in three HINL practicums

NSG 6630120 h NSG 6636180 h NSG 6637180 h

Who precepts: An MSN in informatics or leadership, an MS in computer technology or administration in active practice, a BSN with three years or a BS with five years in the area
Where: Any setting that fits informatics or leadership work, except your own work area
Start looking: Three practicums across the program; the DNP Nurse Leader track starts them in the spring of the first year

Plan my MSN HINL placement MSN HINL guide

1,000clinical hours for the DNP, counting verified post-baccalaureate hours

NSG 8810hours: see course page NSG 8820hours: see course page NSG 8830hours: see course page NSG 8840hours: see course page NSG 8880hours: see course page

Who precepts: An external agency or setting that approves your DNP Synthesis Project, plus the FNP or Nurse Leader preceptors for post-BSN students' 6000-level clinical courses
Where: The organization where your project is carried out, with an RN license in that state
Start looking: Agency approval comes in NSG 8820; NSG 8880 adds 60 clinical hours per credit when you need more to reach 1,000

Plan my DNP placement DNP guide

120clinical clock hours in three RN to BSN preceptorships

NSG 3310hours: see course page NSG 4411hours: see course page NSG 4431hours: see course page

Who precepts: Qualified preceptors you identify and contact in approved clinical settings, approved by lead faculty through the Preceptor Information and Acknowledgement Form
Where: A preceptorship location you choose, in the state where you hold your RN license
Start looking: NSG 3310 in the second 9-week term of the fall-admit plan, then NSG 4411 and NSG 4431

Plan my RN to BSN placement RN to BSN guide

The Troy pieces you will work with

Named the way Troy names them, from its 2026-27 orientation manuals and program pages.

ProcessThe preceptorship processHow a Troy University preceptorship moves from ViewPoint Screening to your first clinical day: recruiting, forms, approval, agreements and clearance.RecruitingFinding your own preceptorTroy's manuals say students contact their own preceptors. What Troy asks of you, what help it gives, and how to run a search that faculty approve.FormsPreceptor Information FormWhat goes into Troy's Preceptor Information Form, the Preceptor Biosketch and the license copy, how to send them, and why an incomplete packet stalls.DeadlinesPreceptor form deadlinesWhen Troy's preceptor forms are due under the MSN and DNP manuals, where the two manuals disagree, and what happens when forms arrive late.ViewPointViewPoint ScreeningWhat Troy nursing students upload to ViewPoint Screening, how long each record must stay valid, and why the MSN web page names other vendors.StatesClinicals by stateTroy's online nursing table marks each state Yes, No, Not yet determined or Applied for the RN to BSN, MSN and DNP. Every row is dated 12/15/2020.

All Troy clinical systems

Your program, your preceptorships

Every Troy nursing program with clinical hours, and who you need for each course.

FNPMSN Family Nurse PractitionerTroy University's online MSN FNP runs 47 credits and 780 clinical hours over four preceptorships, and you recruit each preceptor. Here is how to plan every one.HINLMSN Informatics and Nursing LeadershipTroy's online MSN in Healthcare Informatics and Nursing Leadership: 37 credits, 480 practicum hours in three courses, and preceptors you recruit.CertificatePost-master's FNP and HINL certificatesTroy University's post-master's FNP (33 credits, 780 hours) and HINL (23 credits, 480 hours) certificates share the MSN clinical courses and preceptor rules.DNPDNP at a glanceTroy University's online DNP at a glance: post-BSN FNP and Nurse Leader tracks, the post-master's entry, 1,000 clinical hours and who recruits preceptors.RN to BSNRN to BSN (online)Troy's online RN to BSN: nine-week terms, 120 clinical hours across NSG 3310, 4411 and 4431, and the manual's rule that you identify your own preceptors.AMSNAccelerated MSN (Dothan)Troy's Accelerated MSN in Dothan: 63 credits over four semesters, clinical sites within 60 miles, and the two preceptor courses, NSG 5549 and NSG 6698.

All Troy programs

The FNP preceptorship sequence

Four courses and 780 hours, each with its own preceptor to recruit.

NSG 6619NSG 6619 health assessmentTroy University's NSG 6619 is the first FNP preceptorship: 120 hours of head-to-toe exams in Fall, NSG 6649 and NSG 6671 first, forms due by the drop date.NSG 6666NSG 6666 Primary Care ITroy University's NSG 6666 Primary Care I Preceptorship covers pediatrics and women's health in 180 hours and needs two preceptors. How to plan both.NSG 6668NSG 6668 Primary Care IITroy University's NSG 6668 Primary Care II Preceptorship: 180 hours with adults and older adults, often after a summer with no clinicals, and the reuse limits.NSG 6680NSG 6680 FNP InternshipTroy University's NSG 6680 FNP Internship: 5 credits, 300 clinical hours and the first course where FNP students may log hospital hours. Plan the final stretch.

When a clinical semester is at risk

Fast help for the weeks that matter most.

StuckCan't find a preceptorNo preceptor yet for your Troy University clinical course? Why searches stall under Troy's rules, what to fix this week, and how we take the search over.DeadlineNeed a preceptor fastYour Troy University Preceptor Information Form is due soon and no preceptor has agreed. What the deadline means, what can move faster, and what cannot.Mid-semesterPreceptor dropped outYour Troy University preceptor quit partway through the course. What to tell faculty first, how a replacement gets approved, and what if time runs short.HoursBehind on clinical hoursShort on clinical hours near the end of a Troy University course? The calendar limits, how to add hours, and how IP, Incomplete and drop grades work.Placement helpOwn search, faculty or serviceThree ways Troy University nursing students line up preceptors: your own search, faculty suggestions or a placement service, and how to choose between them.AlabamaAlabama NP preceptorsWhat Alabama health systems ask of schools and NP students, the state's preceptor rules and tax credit, and how Troy University students find NP preceptors.

Before you start

Does Troy find preceptors for NP students?

No. Troy's 2026-27 MSN Student Orientation Manual says students must contact preceptors to ask them to serve, and faculty must approve every preceptor. The DNP manual adds that faculty can suggest preceptors, but the student still makes the contact.

When is the Troy preceptor form due?

For NSG 6619, by the last day to drop without academic penalty; for other MSN clinical courses, within one month of the first day of class. The DNP manual sets the last drop day for all forms. A late form means dropping the clinical course and its co-requisite.

How many clinical hours does Troy's MSN FNP need?

780 clinical clock hours: 120 in NSG 6619, 180 each in NSG 6666 and NSG 6668, and 300 in the NSG 6680 FNP Internship, which is the first course that allows hospital hours.

Can I do Troy clinicals outside Alabama?

In many states, with an unencumbered RN license there. Troy's online nursing disclosure, last updated in 2020, lists clinicals as available in some states, not available in Hawaii, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana and New York, and not yet determined in many others, so confirm your state with Troy first.

Where do you find Troy preceptors?

In your own community, wherever Troy can offer clinicals. We search practices that fit the course, confirm the preceptor's graduate preparation, license and experience, and hand you what the Preceptor Information Form and biosketch ask for.

Troy asks you to recruit your preceptor. We make that the easy part.

Tell us your Troy program, where you live and which semester your next clinical course starts. We find preceptors who meet Troy's rules for the course, check the setting against Troy's limits, and prepare everything the Preceptor Information Form and biosketch ask for, well ahead of the form deadline.

Preceptors matched to the course: a graduate-prepared NP or physician for NSG 6619, pediatrics and women's health for NSG 6666, adults and older adults for NSG 6668
Preceptor Information Form details, a biosketch and a copy of the preceptor's license, ready for your faculty advisor
In your own area, in Alabama or a state where Troy can offer clinicals, never in your own work setting

Start your placement plan

Program, city and semester is all we need to begin.