All information needed to successfully complete the Placement Approval Process for your Family Nurse Practitioner Clinical Internships is provided within this site.
You must be actively engaged with your assigned Placement Coordinator at healthplacement@wgu.edu one year prior to starting Clinical Internship I. If not, your placement and graduation will be delayed.
Field Experience Requirements are completed through the Student Facing Field Experience Page, which is accessed through your Student Portal in the Student Support Tab or within your Degree Plan.
Completion of ADB/Complio Immunization Tracking Package
Identification of Appropriate Clinical Preceptors
Identification of Appropriate Clinical Sites
Submission of Placement Details for each of the Clinical Internships
Submission of Placement and Site-Specific Documents and Onboarding
WGU Nursing Review & Receipt of Confirmation Emails for each Internship
Additional Requirements:
Depending on the Agreement that WGU has with your Clinical Site, there may be additional requirements for you to complete.
Your Placement Coordinator will guide you through the steps required for placement at your chosen Clinical Site. Every site has different requirements, and requirements often change.
3rd Party on-boarding:
ACEMAPP
Castlebranch
My Clinical Exchange
San Diego Consortium
Site-Specific Documents and Forms like:
Confidentiality Agreements
Criminal History Reports
Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approvals
Site Orientation and Badges
Please note that many of these requirements or 3rd party sites have additional student fees associated with them.
Course Content Related Questions
If you have questions about course content please reach out to your Program Mentor.
The MSN Family Nurse Practitioner degree program is a BSN to MSN degree for registered nurses (RN) wishing to become an advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) population focus.
The program will prepare graduates to assess individuals, diagnose diseases, prescribe medications, and devise treatment plans for acute and chronic health conditions, as well as deliver disease prevention and health promotion within the full scope of FNP practice. Additionally, upon successful program completion, graduates will be qualified to sit for the FNP national certification examination and apply for licensure in the state of their choice.