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Wilmington University practicum rules, piece by piece

Updated September 27, 2026 · Reviewed by the Wilmington Preceptor placement team

Wilmington University spreads what it says about clinicals across program and curriculum pages, the 2026-27 graduate catalog, a College of Nursing and Health Sciences policy and a state licensure table. These guides sort that into the pieces you deal with: finding a preceptor who fits the course, clinical credentialing clearance, each GRN practicum and its hours, and where you live. Where WilmU's own pages disagree, the guide says so.

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Every Wilmington University nursing practicum guide in one place: preceptor searches, credentialing clearance, GRN courses, hours and licensure by state.

The WilmU sources behind these guides

Most of what WilmU publishes about practicums sits in three places: each program's curriculum page, the course entries in the graduate catalog, and the College's background check and drug screen policy. The catalog gives the hours for every GRN practicum, the curriculum pages give the CPR, RN license and liability insurance conditions, and the policy explains clinical credentialing clearance.

WilmU also refers to a program handbook that is not posted publicly. Where the public pages stop, each guide names the person to ask, usually the NP Program Chair or the Assistant Chair for your track. New to WilmU practicums? Start with the clinical placement process, then who does what.

How we put these rules to work

Every preceptor we bring a WilmU student is checked against the course in front of them. For GRN 7121, a PMHNP practicum or a DNP experiential engagement course, we look for the right clinical focus, a license that meets Delaware's rule for APRN program preceptors, and a site whose own intake steps are mapped out before the semester starts.

Preceptors and approval

Clinical placement processWhat Wilmington University publishes about reaching your first practicum: course order, credentialing clearance, CPR, the RN license and the handbook.Finding a preceptorHow to run a preceptor search for a Wilmington University NP practicum: the license screen, each site's intake, whom to ask at WilmU and how to approach.FNP preceptor searchFamily nurse practitioner preceptors for Wilmington University's four FNP practicums: 750 hours, lifespan care and Delaware's comparable-focus rule.PMHNP preceptor searchPsychiatric mental health NP preceptors for Wilmington University's GRN 7221 to GRN 7224: psychiatric settings, comparable focus and each paired course.DNP preceptor requirementsWilmington University's DNP preceptor is doctorally prepared. What that means for GRN 8121 to GRN 9003, workplace projects and Human Subjects Committee review.Clinical affiliation agreementsThe contractual agreements named in Wilmington University's credentialing policy: what they are and why health systems check the school's agreement first.The program handbookThe program handbook Wilmington University points graduate nursing students to: what it sets, how it differs from the catalog, and what to look up first.Questions for your program chairThe practicum questions Wilmington University's public pages leave open, sorted by topic and by who answers them, plus how to ask before you register.Who does whatEvery Wilmington University role around a nursing practicum, by title: chairs, coordinators, committees, course faculty, preceptors and University offices.Placement costsThe costs Wilmington University nursing students carry around a practicum: credentialing fees, FNP course fees, extra licenses, travel and delayed terms.

Credentialing and licenses

Clinical credentialing clearanceWhat Wilmington University means by clinical credentialing clearance, when it has to be complete, and which WilmU catalog courses list it as a prerequisite.Background check and drug screenWilmington University's nursing college background check and drug screen policy, step by step: who completes it, at what point, who pays, and what it protects.When a finding comes backWhat happens at Wilmington University when a nursing background check or drug screen shows a finding: who reviews it, what is at stake, and how to prepare.CPR and liability insuranceWhat Wilmington University's NP pages say about current CPR certification and the University's group professional liability insurance, and what to ask.RN license for clinicalsWilmington University's NP pages call for RN licensure in the state where each clinical happens. How it works with compact licenses, PA and MD rules, and moves.Nursing accreditationWhich Wilmington University nursing programs CCNE accredits, what COA covers for Nurse Anesthesiology, the conflicting footnote and why it matters at licensure.NUR 303 credentialing (RN to BSN)Credentialing in WilmU's NUR 303 for RN to BSN students: the background check, drug screen and immunization record, the one-time vendor fee, and what follows.

Hours, courses and calendar

Clinical hours by programClinical hours for every Wilmington University nursing program: 750 for FNP and PMHNP, 500 or 1,000 for the DNP, and each place WilmU's own figures disagree.FNP clinical hours: 750Wilmington University's MSN-FNP requires 750 clinical hours across four Family Practicums, simulation included. Why older WilmU catalogs said 600 and 700.GRN 7121 Family Practicum IGRN 7121 Family Practicum I is Wilmington University's first FNP practicum: 175 hours after GRN 7101 to 7105, taken alongside GRN 7106 and GRN 7107.GRN 7122 Family Practicum IIGRN 7122 Family Practicum II adds 175 hours to Wilmington University's FNP: keeping or changing preceptors, new objectives and what to confirm first.GRN 7123 Family Practicum IIIGRN 7123 Family Practicum III is Wilmington University's third FNP practicum: 175 hours that bring you to 525 of 750. Breadth, moves and pauses to plan for.GRN 7124 Family Practicum IVGRN 7124 Family Practicum IV is Wilmington University's last FNP practicum and its largest at 225 hours. Pacing, finishing on time and what comes after it.PMHNP practicums, GRN 7221 to 7224Wilmington University's four PMHNP practicums, GRN 7221 to GRN 7224: 750 hours, the didactic course each one pairs with, and what to settle before each starts.GRN 7104 and GRN 7105GRN 7104 and GRN 7105 at Wilmington University: the lab-based assessment course and its 2-credit partner, where they sit before GRN 7121, and what to ask.DNP experiential engagement, GRN 8121-8124Wilmington University's DNP Leadership experiential engagement courses, GRN 8121 to GRN 8124: 125 hours each, one per 15-week semester, and what to confirm.DNP Project courses, GRN 9001-9003Wilmington University's DNP Project courses, GRN 9001 to GRN 9003: hours per course, the Human Subjects Committee step, continuous enrollment and block pace.DNP practice hours: 500, 1,000, 1,500How many practice hours Wilmington University's DNP requires: 500 for Advanced Practice, 1,000 for Leadership and to graduate, and the overview's 1,500.Simulation and FNP seminarsPlanned simulation inside Wilmington University's FNP clinical hours, the two face-to-face seminars a year, and the Online-only line that conflicts with them.Academic calendar 2026-27Wilmington University's 15-week semesters, 7-week blocks and reading weeks, with 2026-27 term dates and nursing cohort starts, set against practicum planning.Grades and progressionWilmington University's 3.0 GPA rule, the DNP's B-or-better standard, repeat limits, probation, suspension and grade appeals, explained for nursing students.Incompletes, withdrawal, time limitsHow Wilmington University's I grade, W and FA marks, late-withdrawal appeals and five-year program limits work when a nursing practicum runs late or stalls.

Where you live and study

Licensure by state and programWilmington University's State Licensures by Program table decoded: each state marked Not Determined Yet or Does not meet, by program, and what that means.NC-SARA and out-of-state clinicalsWhat Wilmington University's NC-SARA participation covers, how it treats field experiences outside Delaware, the RN license rule for clinicals and whom to ask.Online student systemsMyWilmU, Canvas, Degree Works, the Help Desk, Online Learning and the University Library: what each Wilmington University system does for nursing students.WilmU locationsNew Castle, Brandywine, Dover and WilmU's New Jersey and base affiliates: which nursing programs run where, and why your clinical site follows where you live.

Questions WilmU students ask

Where does Wilmington University publish its practicum rules?

On each nursing program's curriculum page, in the course entries of the 2026-27 graduate catalog, and in the College of Nursing and Health Sciences background check and drug screen policy. WilmU also refers students to a program handbook for details such as credentialing timing.

What is clinical credentialing clearance at WilmU?

It is WilmU's term for the background check, drug screen and related items completed through the College's designated credentialing system. Several catalog entries, including MSN 7752, GRN 8121 and GRN 9001, list it as a prerequisite that must be complete before the course starts.

Who has the final word on a WilmU preceptor?

WilmU faculty. Delaware's Board of Nursing rules for APRN programs say faculty approve preceptors and keep responsibility for evaluation, and WilmU's program leaders, such as the NP Program Chair, answer questions about your own course.

Last checked 2026-09-27

We check these pages against Wilmington University's own program and curriculum pages, the 2026-27 graduate catalog, the College of Nursing and Health Sciences policies and the State Licensures by Program page. Your NP Program Chair, your course faculty and the College have the final word.

A WilmU practicum coming up? Your preceptor search starts here.

Tell us your WilmU program, where you live and when your next practicum starts. Whether WilmU's faculty help with your placement or you are starting the search yourself, we find preceptors who fit the course, check the health system's own intake steps, and organize the preceptor's license and credentials well before the first day.

  • Preceptors matched to the course: family practice across the lifespan for GRN 7121 to GRN 7124, psychiatric mental health for GRN 7221 to GRN 7224, doctorally prepared for the DNP
  • Clinicians who meet Delaware's rule for APRN program preceptors: an active APRN, PA, pharmacist or physician license in a comparable focus
  • Close to home, in a state where you hold an RN license, with each system's onboarding mapped out early

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