The BSN has no national clinical-hour count. What you need depends on your path.
Augusta University BSN planning

BSN field-experience planning for Augusta University

When a student's current baccalaureate nursing course explicitly permits or requires the student to propose a community field-experience site, preceptor, or mentor, Augusta University students may request independent candidate sourcing. Program review stays final, and directory inclusion proves no particular pathway or field requirement.

Last updated July 2026

Augusta University BSN students in Georgia: an NLC member. RN-to-BSN field experience is RN-level with no national clinical-hour standard.
Augusta University sits in Georgia, which is an NLC member. Joined the enhanced compact in early 2018.

Augusta University BSN program snapshot

  • Program: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
  • School: Augusta University
  • Directory location: Augusta, Georgia (GA)
  • Accreditation evidence: CCNE
  • Roster verified: July 21, 2026
  • Approval authority: Augusta University

The record answers one narrow question: why Augusta University belongs in this baccalaureate directory. Pathway, modality, clinical design, field-experience hours, placement ownership, and candidate qualifications require current official program materials.

Confirm the current Augusta University BSN requirements

The directory basis is CCNE evidence, verified July 21, 2026, for baccalaureate nursing education at Augusta University. Treat curriculum pathway, field work, hours, affiliation rules, placement responsibility, and candidate eligibility as separate facts that require current school sources.

The student's current program materials should answer the questions the accreditation listing cannot. Gather the catalog year, course instructions, degree audit, objectives, approved locations, mentor or preceptor criteria, site forms, affiliation language, and program contact before defining a search.

Separate program-coordinated and student-proposed experiences

Traditional and accelerated prelicensure clinical placements are generally coordinated by the nursing program. A prelicensure student should use Augusta University's current placement office and assigned process. Outside help is appropriate only if current written instructions explicitly permit the student to propose a site or preceptor. Accreditation does not tell us whether that exception exists.

For a verified post-licensure course that permits a student proposal, the setting should follow the applied objective rather than mimic a prelicensure hospital rotation. Community, population-health, quality, education, leadership, and coordination work are possible categories, not claims about Augusta University's offerings.

Match the person and setting to the applied work the course actually requires. An experienced RN may fit many community or systems experiences, while another qualified professional may fit when the program permits. Clinics, public programs, schools, employee health, home services, nonprofits, quality, and coordination teams remain conditional examples.

Confirm BSN hours instead of assuming a total

There is no universal BSN clinical or field-experience total across schools and pathways. Required hours vary by state, program, pathway, course, and catalog year. Do not use a number from another institution, an older handbook, or a different pathway as Augusta University's requirement. Confirm the current handbook, degree audit, course instructions, and placement office.

The BSN clinical hours guide explains why pathway and state matter without assigning an unsupported total to this institution. Once the program confirms the course requirement and placement ownership, planning can focus on the setting, person, objectives, location, and documents that actually need review.

Plan an approval-ready proposal in Georgia

The directory records Augusta, Georgia as the institution location. It does not determine the student's eligible placement area or authorize a site. Ask Augusta University to confirm state and setting boundaries, then evaluate a candidate for relevant work, credentials, availability, paperwork, and site participation.

Read the BSN preceptor and field-experience guide for Georgia for geographic context. Its examples are general and do not turn a person or site into an approved Augusta University experience.

An approval-ready file states who the proposed person is, what role that person would perform, where the work would occur, which course objectives the setting supports, and when supervision is available. It also includes the credentials and forms requested. Augusta University may separately require agreements, compliance checks, or other review steps.

Use a current-course readiness checklist

The student should be able to show the current course instructions, degree audit, confirmed requirement, objectives, approved state, acceptable setting, candidate criteria, placement process, affiliation information, compliance steps, forms, and deadline. Recheck anything remembered from an older term.

Independent BSN sourcing support for Augusta University students

Independent support is most useful after the student turns the current handbook and course instructions into a precise request and verifies permission to propose. See how sourcing works, then use the request form with those details.

This is independent support, not a service operated, approved, or endorsed by Augusta University. We have no authority to accept a person or site and cannot promise that a suitable candidate will be available or that a proposal will pass program and site review.

Questions

Frequently asked

When does BSN placement support apply to Augusta University students?

It applies only when the student's current baccalaureate nursing course explicitly permits or requires the student to propose a community field-experience site, preceptor, or mentor. Augusta University makes every approval decision.

Does accreditation show which BSN pathway Augusta University offers?

No. The accreditation evidence establishes a baccalaureate nursing degree on the verification date. It does not prove prelicensure, accelerated, RN-to-BSN, modality, hours, field requirements, or placement policy.

How many BSN clinical or field-experience hours does Augusta University require?

There is no universal BSN clinical or field-experience total. Required hours vary by state, program, pathway, course, and catalog year. Confirm the current handbook, degree audit, course instructions, and placement office.

Should a prelicensure BSN student find an outside placement?

Traditional and accelerated prelicensure placements are generally program-coordinated. Use the school's current placement process. Outside sourcing is appropriate only if the program explicitly permits the student to propose a person or site for the current course.

Is BSNPreceptor affiliated with Augusta University?

No. BSNPreceptor is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Augusta University. We source and document possible candidates only when program instructions permit it, and we do not guarantee placement or approval.

Request a preceptor

Tell us the current BSN course. We'll review the fit.

Outside sourcing applies only when the current program explicitly permits or requires a student-proposed preceptor, mentor, or site. An advisor reviews the course instructions before candidate sourcing begins.

We do not guarantee placement. Final approval rests with your program.