FNU clinicals in Wisconsin: check the school list, then search

Wisconsin's approval rule for out-of-state schools

DSPS Form 3067-OEE (revised 04/13/2026) says Wis. Admin. Code N 1.06 sets approval requirements for out-of-state schools of nursing, which "must be approved by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing". The form covers practical nurse and RN programs at the associate, bachelor's (including post-licensure bachelor's) and graduate levels. Approved schools file a self-evaluation report, Form 3069OEE, for continued approval.

DSPS publishes an Approved Out Of State Nursing Schools list, and FNU's status on it is still to be confirmed. Ask your Clinical Advisor whether Wisconsin placements are open for your term and track before you spend weeks courting a preceptor. Meeting state board requirements for placement is part of Clinical Credentialing's job, and FNU's catalog notes that some states need advance notice.

Before you commit to a Wisconsin site

1. Ask about the state listAsk your Clinical Advisor how FNU treats Wisconsin's out-of-state school approval for your track.
2. Check your RN licenseWisconsin's compact status dates to January 19, 2018, so a multistate license works. An Illinois or Minnesota license, being single-state, does not.
3. Check the preceptor's licenseFaculty and preceptors for Wisconsin clinicals must hold a Wisconsin license or a privilege to practice in Wisconsin.
4. Submit the CSAFOnce the preceptor commits, file the CSAF through the Community Map so your RCF can review it.

The APRN law that took effect September 1, 2026

Under 2025 Wisconsin Act 17, DSPS now issues APRN licenses in four recognized roles: NP, CRNA, CNS and CNM. Existing APNP licenses have been converted to APRN licenses. Independent practice without a collaborating physician requires a separate application and Board approval.

In AANP's data Wisconsin is still reduced practice, NPs working in a collaborative relationship with a physician, with a note on the Act's September 2026 start. Expect a mix: some preceptors practicing with a collaborating physician, some approved for independent practice, and credentials now reading APRN rather than APNP.

For midwifery students, the change matters because CNM is now named as one of the four APRN license roles. Your FNU targets don't change: 40 births, a minimum of 8 of them in hospital, and a CNM or CM preferred as your main preceptor. See our nurse-midwifery preceptor page.

Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay and the border metros

The Milwaukee-Waukesha metro holds about 1.6 million people and Madison about 710,000, with Green Bay and Appleton next. Large systems include Aurora Health Care, Froedtert ThedaCare Health, UW Health, Ascension Wisconsin and Aspirus Health. These show where to search, not who has agreed to host FNU students.

Part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul and Duluth metros lies in Wisconsin. Taking a site on the Minnesota side raises a Minnesota license question, because Minnesota isn't in the compact; see Minnesota. No Wisconsin preceptor incentive is on record.

Our placement desk looks for Wisconsin preceptors in your track who hold the Wisconsin license or compact privilege the state requires, then assembles the CSAF details with you. FNU decides whether a Wisconsin site passes, and ours arrive with the license requirement already met.