Your state shapes your FNU practicum
FNU students do clinicals close to home in almost every state, but the rules around them change at the state line: RN licensing, NP practice laws, telehealth, and New York's tight limit. Find your state.
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Tell us your FNU track and where you live. A placement advisor replies with what a FNU-ready preceptor and site look like for you.
What stays the same everywhere
In every state the FNU basics hold: you secure your own site and preceptor, you submit the CSAF, and your RN license must be valid where you see patients, or where the patient is for telehealth. The clinicals by state guide covers the national rules; New York has its own page.
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Questions FNU students ask
Can my FNU clinicals be in a state other than the one I live in?
FNU allows clinicals across the continental US and Hawaii as long as you hold a valid RN license there and the site is approved. Check with your Clinical Advisor first. See clinicals by state.
Why is New York different?
FNU's New York approval covers only six MSN nurse-midwifery students a year who live in the state. NP tracks and PGC midwifery cannot do clinicals there. See the New York guide.
Can FNU students do clinicals in a US territory?
No. FNU treats Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands as international sites, which are not approved for MSN or PGC clinicals.
Last checked 2026-09-23
We check these pages against FNU's own published sources. Your Clinical Advisor, your RCF and FNU's current guidelines have the final word.
Your site submitted before Clinical Bound.
Tell us your FNU track, your county and your Clinical Bound date. We look for a preceptor and site that fit FNU's rules for your track, and help you get the CSAF and credentialing details right.
- Matched to your track: CNM/CM, NP, or the right mix FNU allows
- Ready for the CSAF, the RCF and Clinical Credentialing
- In person near you, or telehealth within FNU's caps
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