Kent State practicum systems and rules, guide by guide

Updated September 24, 2026 · Reviewed by the Kent State Preceptor placement team

A Kent State practicum involves several separate jobs, and each one gets its own guide here: locating a preceptor and getting that person approved, affiliation agreements, logging in Typhon, compliance and licensure, every NURS practicum course, and the rules that shift depending on your home state. Our sources are Kent State's catalog, its College of Nursing handbooks and its program pages, and any guide where those sources conflict tells you so plainly.

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Kent State practicum systems and rules, guide by guide. A Kent State practicum involves several separate jobs, and each one gets its own guide here: locating a preceptor and getting that person approved, affiliation — Every Kent State practicum guide in one place: preceptor approval, affiliation agreements, Typhon, compliance, NURS practicum courses and state rules.

Where Kent State's official detail lives

Kent State's 2026-2027 catalog is the home of program requirements, per-course practicum hours and the Clinical Compliance Policy. Operating rules come from the 2025-2026 MSN Student Handbook, which covers who identifies preceptors, the requirement for an affiliation agreement, where semesters begin and end, and the 15-day Typhon deadline. The most detailed material, including the Graduate Student Guide for Practicum Placements and the list of agencies that bar direct contact, is kept in the GSN Canvas course and opens to you once you enroll.

Some questions go beyond Kent State's public documents. At those points the guide names the document to consult, or sends you to your practicum faculty and concentration coordinator. For a first practicum at Kent State, begin with the placement process and move next to the page on who does what.

How your placement advisor uses these guides

Our advisors keep these same pages open while they match Kent State students. Any preceptor we propose for NURS 61292, for a psychotherapy practicum or for a leadership practicum is first tested against your concentration's preceptor rules and the agency's affiliation status. The result is a match that already meets Kent State's terms on the day your practicum faculty review it.

Preceptors and approval

The clinical placement processThe full Kent State graduate practicum path in order: state check, license, GSN Canvas, orientation, search, agreement, approval, Typhon and evaluations.Finding your own preceptorKent State asks graduate nursing students to identify their own qualified preceptors. What the rule means, who helps you, and why the semester before matters.Preceptor requirementsWho can precept a Kent State graduate nursing student: accepted roles, license, a year of practice, employer approval, ratios and each concentration's own rules.Affiliation agreementsKent State practicum hours count only at sites with a current College of Nursing affiliation agreement. What that means for a new site and how to plan around it.No-direct-contact agenciesSome agencies bar Kent State students from contacting preceptors directly. Where their instructions live in GSN Canvas and how to ask the right way.First practicum orientationKent State's mandatory orientation comes 4 to 6 months before your first practicum. What it signals and a month-by-month plan from the notice to your first day.The GSN Canvas courseWhat the Kent State GSN Canvas course holds for graduate nursing students: orientation, Practicum Information, the placement guide, badge and liability form.Who does what in a practicumConcentration coordinator, practicum faculty, DNP director and chair, student services, state authorization: who handles each part of a Kent State practicum.Practicum costs: who paysWho pays for what in a Kent State nursing practicum: the compliance tracking vendor, background checks, the Typhon fee, badge, travel and agency onboarding.Practicum where you workCan you do a Kent State nursing practicum where you work? PMHNP bars it, NAHSL looks past your unit, other tracks leave it to faculty. How to make it count.What Kent State gives preceptorsKent State's preceptor benefits: continuing education through PreceptED, the Barbara Donaho award, application-fee relief, adjunct status, and how to use them.

Hours, Typhon and grades

Clinical hours by programKent State nursing clinical hours for every program and practicum course, from 300 to 675 in the MSN to 500+ in the DNP, plus where Kent State's figures conflict.FNP clinical hoursKent State's five FNP practicums add up to 675 hours by course sum, above the catalog's 300-600 rule. See each course, the conflict and who confirms your total.Typhon at Kent StateHow Kent State nursing students use Typhon: the two databases, the one-time fee, the 15-day rule for time and case logs, and the preceptor's final evaluation.Practicum hours per creditKent State counts 75 practicum hours per credit: 75, 150 or 225 hours for a 1-, 2- or 3-credit course. See what each load means for your week and preceptor.Practicum semester rules and datesKent State practicum hours must start and end inside semester dates. The early-onboarding exception, the summer Practical Experience session and 2026-27 dates.Preceptor and student evaluationsKent State practicum evaluations: the preceptor's final evaluation in Typhon, your review of the site, how faculty review it, and when conduct costs an F.Grades, probation and dismissalWhat follows a grade below B in a Kent State graduate practicum: the Semester Warning, probation under a 3.0 GPA, dismissal review, repeats and appeals.Time limits and stale coursesKent State's graduate nursing clocks: the six-year MSN limit, the three-year rule for stale practicum courses, three-term enrollment and leaves of absence.DNP practicum hoursKent State DNP hours explained: the 500-hour post-master's minimum, 550 in the three project courses, the legacy 525, and what post-BSN students should expect.

Compliance and licenses

Clinical Compliance PolicyKent State's Clinical Compliance Policy explained: BLS, background checks, insurance, immunizations, the one-year physical, the tracking vendor and deadlines.Background checksKent State nursing students need federal and state criminal background checks. How BCI and FBI checks work, agency rechecks, drug screens and when to start.Immunizations and physical examThe Kent State Immunization and Physical Compliance Form, the one-year physical, TB and flu lapses that pause practicum hours, and how exemptions work.RN license for practicumWhich RN license Kent State checks for practicum: Ohio or your home state, the two published deadlines for proof, and how the college monitors renewals.Liability insurance and badgeKent State's liability coverage during graduate practicum courses, when a personal policy makes sense, the College of Nursing name badge and appearance rules.Agency onboardingHow agency onboarding works for Kent State practicum: record-access and EHR training, HIPAA, dress codes, incident reports and meeting your preceptor early.

Practicum courses

NURS 61292 Primary Care INURS 61292 is the first Kent State FNP and AGPCNP practicum: 150 hours with an adult primary care preceptor. Who qualifies, which settings fit, when to start.NURS 61692 Pediatrics PracticumNURS 61692 is the Kent State FNP pediatric practicum: 75 or 150 hours with a PNP, pediatrician or pediatrics-focused FNP. How to find that preceptor near you.NURS 61892 NP Role PracticumNURS 61892, Kent State's Family and Adult Gerontology NP Role Practicum: 1 credit, 75 hours, shared by FNP and AGPCNP, plus the 16 underserved-care hours.NURS 62292 Chronically Ill AdultsNURS 62292 Chronically Ill Adults: 150 hours for Kent State FNP and AGPCNP students, built on a primary care base plus short specialty blocks.NURS 63292 Family Health PracticumNURS 63292 is the final Kent State FNP practicum: 150 hours of family health and chronic illness across the lifespan, sometimes at two sites. How to plan it.NURS 63692 AG Primary Care IIINURS 63692 is the final Kent State AGPCNP practicum: 150 hours of comprehensive adult and older-adult primary care. Preceptors, settings and timing that fit.AGACNP practicum coursesThe four Kent State AGACNP practicums, NURS 61092 to NURS 63392: co-requisites, 150 hours each, hospital preceptors and the final specialty rotations.PMHNP practicum coursesKent State's four PMHNP practicums, NURS 61592 to NURS 64592: therapy, prescribing, family and group work, the NP role, and the preceptor each one needs.WHNP practicum coursesKent State's four WHNP practicums, NURS 66192 to NURS 66492: gynecologic care, women's primary care, pregnancy, a specialty, and who can precept each one.AGCNS practicum coursesKent State's three AGCNS practicums, NURS 61192, 62192 and 63192: credit choices, 450 to 600 hours versus 525, CNS preceptors and the three spheres.NAHSL practicum coursesKent State's NAHSL and MSN/MBA practicums, NURS 64292, 64302 and 64392: prerequisites, leader preceptors, the site project and 300 leadership hours.Nurse Educator practicum coursesKent State's Nurse Educator practicums, NURS 67092 and NURS 60592: the specialty and teaching courses, prerequisites, educator preceptors, and 300 vs 180 hours.DNP project coursesKent State's DNP project courses, NURS 72692, 72792 and 72892: proposal, implementation with IRB review, analysis and defense, and the practicum hours in each.

Where you live and systems

Approved states for online nursingKent State's approved states for online nursing, program by program: AGCNS, PMHNP, WHNP, Nurse Educator, NAHSL, DNP and RN-to-BSN, and what not listed means.Licensure disclosures by stateWhere Kent State nursing programs do not meet state licensure rules: California, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Arkansas and New Hampshire, by program.Practicum outside OhioDoing a Kent State nursing practicum outside Ohio: what SARA covers, when a host-state board steps in, how placements are reported and what to do if you move.Nursing accreditationKent State nursing accreditation by program: CCNE dates for the BSN, MSN, DNP and APRN certificates, Ohio Board of Nursing approval, and what sites ask.FlashLine, Canvas, GPS and TyphonFlashLine, Kent State email, Canvas, the GSN course, GPS, Banner and Typhon: where each part of your Kent State nursing practicum lives and when you need it.

Questions Kent State students ask

Which Kent State documents hold the practicum rules?

Three layers of them. The University Catalog carries program and course requirements; the College of Nursing student handbooks describe practicum procedures; and the GSN Canvas course holds the placement guide and the agency instructions. Your syllabus then adds whatever that particular course expects.

Which guide is the best starting point at Kent State?

The placement process guide. It traces the graduate practicum route in sequence, and from each step it links out to the fuller guides on preceptor requirements, affiliation agreements, compliance and Typhon.

Is this site a substitute for my Kent State handbook?

No. The guides digest Kent State's public sources as they stood on the date each page carries. Final authority for your program stays with your handbook and syllabus, your practicum faculty and your concentration coordinator.

Does every NURS practicum course have a guide?

Yes. The FNP and AGPCNP practicums are covered one course at a time, while the acute care, PMHNP, WHNP, CNS, leadership, educator and DNP project practicums are covered in grouped guides.

Last checked 2026-09-24

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