Your Augusta University preceptor, found near home in Georgia or South Carolina.

Augusta University's nurse practitioner students live in Georgia or South Carolina, because faculty visit each student, preceptor and clinical site. Every DNP track runs four clinical courses and 840 direct hours before the residency. Whether or not your program helps with placement, we find you a preceptor near home who fits the exact course and Augusta University's rules, early enough that the semester starts calmly.

Get matched How it works

Start your placement plan

Tell us your Augusta University track, where in Georgia or South Carolina you live and when your next clinical course begins. A placement advisor answers with preceptor options near you.

840direct clinical hours in each Augusta University DNP NP track

4clinical courses per track, ending in NURS 9192

2states where Augusta University NP students may live: Georgia and South Carolina

Four clinical courses, one preceptor at a time, in two states.

An Augusta University DNP nurse practitioner student meets four clinical courses in a row: two of 180 hours, then two of 240, the last one being NURS 9192, the practicum every track shares. Each course has its own population, from adults in primary care to children and adolescents, acute care units or psychiatric groups, and each needs a preceptor whose practice matches it, somewhere in Georgia or South Carolina where faculty can visit.

That matching is our work. We look for NPs and physicians whose patients fit the course in front of you, whether that is pediatric primary care for NURS 8315, acute care for NURS 8335 or psychiatric group work for NURS 8345, check them against Augusta University's published rules and the state's license rules, and give you what your faculty and the site will need. Finding a preceptor explains how the search works.

Augusta University decides everything about its clinical courses. Our job is a strong match, found early, so nothing about the preceptor slows you down.

From your Augusta University track to hours that count

Four steps, planned around Augusta University's clinical courses and the Georgia and South Carolina rule.

Your track and term

DNP-FNP, AGACNP, PNP or PMHNP, the clinical course that comes next and the term it opens.

A preceptor near home

NPs and physicians in your part of Georgia or South Carolina whose patients fit that course.

Everything in order

License details, site requirements and what your faculty will ask, gathered before the term.

Hours that count

Compliance and the tracking system ready, faculty visits planned, and a replacement ready if plans change.

Pick your Augusta University program

Your clinical courses and hours, who can precept you, where, and when to start looking. From the 2026-27 Augusta University catalog, DNP handbook and program pages.

840direct clinical hours in the DNP-FNP, plus 360 DNP residency hours

NURS 8312180 h NURS 8315180 h NURS 8318240 h NURS 9192240 h

Who precepts: Primary care NPs and physicians: adults, then children and adolescents, then older adults
Where: Primary care practices in Georgia or South Carolina
Start looking: Well before each semester; faculty visit you, your preceptor and your site

Plan my DNP-FNP placement DNP-FNP guide

840direct clinical hours in the DNP-AGACNP, plus 360 DNP residency hours

NURS 8332180 h NURS 8335180 h NURS 8338240 h NURS 9192240 h

Who precepts: Acute care NPs and physicians caring for adults and older adults
Where: Hospital units, hospitalist and critical care teams in Georgia or South Carolina
Start looking: Well before each semester; faculty visit you, your preceptor and your site

Plan my DNP-AGACNP placement DNP-AGACNP guide

840direct clinical hours in the DNP-PNP, plus 360 DNP residency hours

NURS 8322180 h NURS 8325180 h NURS 8328240 h NURS 9192240 h

Who precepts: Pediatric primary care NPs and pediatricians
Where: Pediatric and family practices in Georgia or South Carolina
Start looking: Well before each semester; faculty visit you, your preceptor and your site

Plan my DNP-PNP placement DNP-PNP guide

840direct clinical hours in the DNP-PMHNP, plus 360 DNP residency hours

NURS 8342180 h NURS 8345180 h NURS 8348240 h NURS 9192240 h

Who precepts: Psychiatric NPs and psychiatrists, with child and adult group work
Where: Outpatient psychiatry and behavioral health settings in Georgia or South Carolina
Start looking: Well before each semester; faculty visit you, your preceptor and your site

Plan my DNP-PMHNP placement DNP-PMHNP guide

The Augusta University pieces between you and your first clinical day

Named the way Augusta University names them, from the catalog, program plans and DNP handbook.

Augusta University systemPlacement processWhat Augusta University publishes about NP clinicals, step by step: residence, compliance, the paid tracking system, course order, faculty visits and grading.Augusta University systemFinding a preceptorFinding a preceptor for an Augusta University NP course: what each course needs, where NPs precept in Georgia and South Carolina, how health systems work.Augusta University systemGeorgia and South Carolina ruleAugusta University NP students must live in Georgia or South Carolina so faculty can visit. The exact wording, the programs it names, the state line and moving.Licenses and APRN rulesPreceptor requirementsGeorgia and South Carolina license rules for NP preceptors, what Augusta University says about preceptors, what it leaves out, and what to ask your faculty.Augusta University systemFaculty site visitsAugusta University faculty visit NP students, preceptors and clinical sites. What is published, what is not, and how to ready your preceptor and site.Contracts and lead timeClinical agreementsWhat Augusta University policy says about clinical agency contracts, which Georgia and South Carolina systems require one, and why starting early pays off.Hours and residency logsClinical tracking systemThe paid College of Nursing tracking system Augusta University NP students use for clinical hours and DNP residency logs, what is public, and what to keep.Augusta University systemWho does whatCollege of Nursing roles an Augusta University NP student meets in clinical courses, by title: course faculty, the DNP Project team, coordinators and advisors.

All Augusta University clinical systems

Your Augusta University track, your clinical plan

Every Augusta University graduate track with clinical hours, and the preceptors each one calls for.

Family, all agesDNP-FNPAugusta University's DNP-FNP: 78 credits, four precepted courses worth 840 clinical hours, 360 residency hours, MEGAI and the Georgia or South Carolina rule.Acute care, adultsDNP-AGACNPAugusta University's DNP-AGACNP: 77 credits, 180 lab hours, 840 acute care clinical hours in Georgia or South Carolina, hospital deadlines and MEGAI.Pediatric primary careDNP-PNPAugusta University's DNP-PNP in pediatric primary care: 78 credits, 840 precepted hours with children, MEGAI, the summer squeeze and how we find preceptors.Psychiatric mental healthDNP-PMHNPAugusta University's DNP-PMHNP: 80 credits, 840 psychiatric clinical hours with required therapy groups and supervision, the two-state rule and our help.Spring startAGACNP certificateAugusta University's post-graduate AGACNP certificate: 20 credits, spring start, 540 clinical and 90 lab hours, up to 750 by gap analysis, hospital preceptors.Spring startPMHNP certificateAugusta University's post-graduate PMHNP certificate: 22 credits from spring, three 180-hour practica, up to 750 hours by gap analysis, psychiatric preceptors.

All Augusta University programs

Each clinical course, and the preceptor it needs

What every Augusta University NP clinical course asks of a preceptor and a site.

DNP-FNPFNP practice coursesFNP Practice I to III at Augusta University: hours, terms and paired courses for NURS 8312, 8315 and 8318, and the kind of preceptor each one needs.DNP-AGACNPAGACNP practice coursesNURS 8332, 8335 and 8338 for Augusta University DNP-AGACNP students: hours and labs, acute care settings in Georgia and South Carolina, and hospital onboarding.DNP-PNPPNP practice coursesAugusta University DNP-PNP practice courses in pediatric primary care: hours and terms, why pediatric preceptors are scarce, and where to look in Georgia and SC.DNP-PMHNPPMHNP practice coursesNURS 8342, 8345 and 8348 for Augusta University DNP-PMHNP students: prerequisites, the child and adult group rule, supervision and psychiatric preceptors.CourseNURS 9192 final practicumNURS 9192 is the 240-hour final practicum all four Augusta University DNP NP tracks share, taken with NURS 9191. What it asks, when it falls, who fits.HoursDNP residency hoursAugusta University DNP residency hours: 360 in the NP tracks, at least 540 for post-master's students, the 1,000-hour rule, what counts and how logs work.

When the term is close

Quick help for the weeks that decide whether a clinical course starts on time.

Placement helpNo preceptor yetAugusta University NP student, clinical course close, no preceptor? This week: talk to faculty, check request windows, widen the map, try health centers, ask us.Placement helpBehind on hoursShort on hours in an Augusta University clinical course? S/U grading, what CON27 and the catalog's Incomplete rules say, and how a second preceptor helps.Placement helpYour own search or oursA fair side-by-side for Augusta University NP students: looking for a preceptor yourself versus having our placement desk search Georgia and South Carolina.Placement helpHow it worksFrom your track and next NURS course to a vetted preceptor near home in Georgia or South Carolina, with paperwork for faculty and a replacement if plans change.

Before you start

Who finds preceptors for Augusta University nurse practitioner students?

Augusta University does not publish a rule on that, and your course faculty are the people to ask about your own track. Whatever your program arranges, we find preceptors near you who fit the course, so you have a strong option ready early.

What exactly do you do for an Augusta University student?

We find preceptors in Georgia or South Carolina who fit your Augusta University course, check them against the university's published rules and the state's license rules, and gather what your faculty and the clinical site will need. If a preceptor backs out, we start on the next one straight away.

Why must Augusta University NP students live in Georgia or South Carolina?

Augusta University's DNP pages say the rule exists because of the clinical requirements and because instructors visit the student, the preceptor and the clinical site. See the Georgia and South Carolina rule.

How many clinical hours are in an Augusta University DNP NP track?

Each track has 840 direct clinical hours in four courses, 180, 180, 240 and 240, plus 360 DNP residency hours, for 1,200 in all according to the catalog. The clinical hours guide breaks it down by track.

When should I start looking for a preceptor?

Early. The two 240-hour courses at the end of each track are the heaviest, many health systems in both states run fixed request windows months ahead, and some take requests only from schools. A preceptor lined up before the term leaves room for site paperwork.

Whatever your program arranges, we find the preceptor who fits.

Tell us your Augusta University track, where in Georgia or South Carolina you live and when your next clinical course starts. We find preceptors near you who fit the course and Augusta University's rules, and hand you everything your faculty and the site need, well before the semester.

Adult, pediatric and older-adult preceptors for NURS 8312 to NURS 8318, acute care for NURS 8332 to NURS 8338
Pediatric primary care for the PNP courses and psychiatric preceptors for NURS 8342 to NURS 8348
Across Georgia and South Carolina, from the CSRA to Savannah, Atlanta and Columbia

Start your placement plan

Program, city and start date is all we need to begin.