Bethany Cole, RN
Placement advisor · online
Hi. Does your current BSN course explicitly permit or require you to propose a preceptor, mentor, or site?
Use these 50 state guides to consider geography, authorization, possible community settings, and approval questions. They do not prove that a particular BSN pathway includes a field experience or permits student sourcing. Confirm the current course, program process, and state rules before contacting a person or site.
Last updated July 2026
They provide geography and verification context, not a promise of service, candidate availability, placement, or approval. Outside sourcing is appropriate only when the current program explicitly permits or requires a student proposal. See RN-to-BSN field experience for conditional examples.
There is no universal BSN clinical or field-experience total. Required hours vary by state, program, pathway, course, and catalog year. See BSN clinical hours and confirm the exact requirement with your current program.
The current program decides the acceptable license, education, role, experience, relationship, location, and supervision. A registered nurse or another professional may be possible only when the course criteria explicitly permit that person.
Sources · NCSBN: Nurse Licensure Compact · AACN: The Essentials
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.