Finding an Approved Phoenix Clinical Site in Alaska

University of Phoenix directs Alaska FNP and PMH students to submit an APRN Preceptorship Registration application to the Alaska Board of Nursing before clinical preceptorship begins. Treat that as an early dependency, not a form to finish after a schedule is arranged. Review the current Board instructions and ask the clinical coordinator how proof should appear in the student file.

The Alaska Board of Nursing is the official source for licensure and registration information. Use the student's current University instructions as well, since the Board registration, University site approval, affiliation documents, and preceptor approval are separate parts of readiness.

AANP classifies Alaska as Full Practice. Under that category, state practice and licensure laws allow qualified NPs to evaluate patients, diagnose, order and interpret tests, and initiate and manage treatments under the state nursing board's authority. That environment can support autonomous NP practice, but a student still works within the approved preceptor's responsibility and the clinical course objectives.

Check the proposed clinician's legal name, active license, national certification when applicable, relevant population experience, and practice location. For FNP, the handbook permits a qualified NP or CNM with a master's degree or higher, or an MD or DO, with at least two years of relevant experience. PMH qualifications are tied to psychiatric board certification and current practice standing.

The Phoenix MSN/FNP requires at least 600 supervised clinical hours. Four population courses carry 45 hours each: two adult and geriatric courses, women's health, and pediatrics. The final preceptorship carries 420 hours. At least 500 hours must be in primary care, while the remaining 100 must fit the handbook's approved primary-care or specialty limits.

In Alaska, a plan may begin in Anchorage or the Mat-Su area, then extend to Fairbanks, Juneau, Kenai, Soldotna, or other communities when population fit and travel remain workable. A single clinic may not supply every population. Build separate capacity checks for adult, women's health, pediatric, and final-preceptorship needs rather than assuming one agreement covers all terms.

The Phoenix MSN/PMH also requires at least 600 supervised hours. PMH/503, PMH/504, and PMH/505 require 60 hours each, followed by 420 hours in PMH/506. Across the program, students need at least 100 psychotherapy hours, 100 pediatric or adolescent hours, 100 adult hours, 100 geriatric hours, and 200 hours in any age group or combination.

Alaska's distance can make age-group coverage more important than raw appointment volume. Ask a prospective site what populations it actually serves, whether the proposed preceptor is present for the required schedule, and how psychotherapy exposure is structured. The clinical coordinator must approve both the site and preceptor before any hour can count.

The current handbook describes a shared placement process. Students are encouraged to use professional contacts, send potential sites to the clinical coordinator, and stay in regular communication. The coordinator assists in securing sites and preceptors, manages clinical agreements and approvals, and contacts students whose placements remain unresolved. The University also describes an assignment process, although a specific start date is not promised.

Typhon supports this workflow. The approved site and preceptor appear in the system, then the student records schedules, time logs, and patient case logs. Preceptor and faculty approvals are required. Do not begin early because a clinician has said yes. Registration, affiliation, clearance, and Typhon approval should all be complete before the first clinical activity.

Both NP programs require an in-person five-day residency in Phoenix, Arizona, near the end of NRP/571. Students practice assessment and procedural skills under faculty supervision before precepted courses. Travel from Alaska should be planned separately from the local clinical search because the residency is not replaced by a local preceptor or online simulation.

FNP permits up to 100 telehealth hours only in NRP/590. PMH permits up to 100 telehealth hours and advises that they not all fall in one focus area. In both programs, the student must be physically co-located with the preceptor during telehealth. We can consider an in-person or telehealth-capable site, but not a fully remote clinical arrangement.

Phoenix RN-to-BSN students complete 90 on-site community-health hours across two 45-hour courses. No more than four direct clinical hours may use telehealth. DNP students work toward a minimum of 1,000 total practice hours through an Applied Project, with prior qualifying hours subject to University review. They select a practice site and External Consultant and work with a Project Chair.

For non-NP MSN concentrations, the practicum structure depends on concentration and program version, so use the student's academic plan instead of a universal number. Alaska program availability, site location, and approval must still be confirmed for each pathway.

After registration and course details are clear, request a free placement review. We can assess population coverage, community radius, an in-person or permitted telehealth-capable route, and the documents needed for University review. You pay only when matched, with pricing shown on the cost page. Site availability and University approval timing are not guaranteed.

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• AANP State Practice Environment
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• University of Phoenix Nursing Program Handbook, July 2026
• University of Phoenix MSN/FNP program
• University of Phoenix MSN/PMH program