UCCS nursing programs and their clinical side

Updated September 25, 2026 · Reviewed by the UCCS Preceptor placement team

UCCS's nurse practitioner tracks run online, and each one needs 630 or 770 practicum hours depending on when the student started, all in the student's own approved state. The DNP adds project hours with an institutional mentor, and the BSN options have their own clinical patterns. The table sets out UCCS's figures, and each program guide explains the clinical courses.

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Bar chart of hours in UCCS's 08/2026 practicum handbooks and DNP handbook: NP students who start in Fall 2026 or later need 770 practicum hours, earlier starts 630, both plus 45 in NURS 6730; the Post-Master's DNP needs 540 DNP experience hours; the FNP and AGNP Synthesis Practicum NURS 6980 carries — Hours in UCCS's 08/2026 practicum handbooks and DNP handbook: NP students who start in Fall 2026 or later need 770 practicum hours, earlier starts 630, both plus 45 in NURS 6730; the Post-Master's DNP needs 540 DNP experience hours; the FNP and AGNP Synthesis Practicum NURS 6980 carries 440 hours fo

Clinical hours by UCCS program

When UCCS's documents give two figures, the guides show both, and your degree plan or the Graduate Clinical Practicum Coordinator settles which applies. The planner on the clinical hours page shows each course.

UCCS clinical hours (practicum handbooks 08/2026, 2026-27 catalog)
Program	Clinical hours	Who finds the site
MSN FNP, AGNP or PMHNP	630 (started before Fall 2026) or 770 (Fall 2026 on), plus 45 in NURS 6730	You, where you live
RN to MSN	The MSN track's hours after the bridge	You, where you live
BSN to DNP	The NP track's hours plus 540 DNP experience hours	You, plus a project mentor
Post-Graduate NP Certificate	Set by your GAP analysis, same clinical courses	You, where you live
Post-Master's DNP	540 DNP experience hours	You find the project site and mentor
RN to BSN	NURS 4450 (hours not published)	You secure the community site
Traditional and Accelerated BSN	Not published per course	UCCS assigns clinicals

Nurse practitioner and DNP

MSN Family NP (FNP)UCCS's online MSN Family NP track: NURS 6730 to Synthesis, 630 or 770 practicum hours by start term, and FNP preceptors found where you live.MSN Adult-Gerontology NP (AGNP)UCCS's online Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP (AGNP): the NURS 6950 geriatric rotation, assisted living hours, and 630 or 770 hours by start term.MSN Psychiatric-Mental Health NP (PMHNP)UCCS's online Psychiatric-Mental Health NP: NURS 6800, three population rotations, the NURS 6985 Synthesis, and 630 or 770 hours by start term.RN to MSNUCCS's online RN to MSN for ADN nurses: the 6-credit NURS 4460 bridge, the 5,000 RN hours rule, then an FNP, AGNP or PMHNP track and its clinicals.BSN to DNPUCCS's BSN to DNP pairs an FNP, AGNP or PMHNP track with a DNP project: 70-71 credits, NP clinicals where you live, a project mentor and no MSN on the way.Post-Graduate NP CertificateUCCS's online Post-Graduate NP Certificate (FNP, AGNP, PMHNP): how the GAP analysis sets your courses, which hours apply, and finding preceptors where you live.Post-Master's DNPUCCS's online Post-Master's DNP: 33 credits, 540 DNP experience hours, and an institutional mentor at the organization where your DNP project runs.

Bachelor's

RN to BSN and Dual EnrollmentUCCS's online RN to BSN and Dual Enrollment: 126 credits in 8-week courses, the 21 approved states, and the NURS 4450 community site you secure yourself.Traditional BSNUCCS's campus Traditional BSN: 127 credits, a competitive clinical seat, courses with clinical labs that UCCS assigns, and where placement help fits later.Accelerated BSNUCCS's 16-month Accelerated BSN: one summer start, 68 nursing credits over four semesters of UCCS-assigned clinicals, the two pathways in, and what follows.

Questions UCCS students ask

Which UCCS programs need you to find a preceptor?

Every graduate NP option, the DNP project mentor and the RN to BSN's NURS 4450 site. The campus BSN options are the ones where UCCS assigns clinical placements.

Does UCCS offer an acute care NP track?

No. UCCS's NP tracks are Family, Adult-Gerontology primary care (AGNP) and Psychiatric-Mental Health, and its pages say the program is not meant to prepare students for emergency or inpatient roles.

Are UCCS's graduate nursing programs online?

The catalog says all graduate courses are online, and the MSN page lists no required campus visits. Clinical hours happen in person where you live. See the MSN FNP guide.

HoursClinical hours by programHow many clinical hours each UCCS nursing program requires, 630 or 770 by start term, a course-by-course planner, and the UCCS documents that still say 630.GuideUCCS clinical systemsEvery UCCS nursing clinical guide in one place: finding a preceptor, the Clinical Site Sheet, agreements, Medatrax, 630 vs 770 hours and approved states.630 vs 770630 vs 770 hoursWho needs 630 and who needs 770 practicum hours at UCCS, how 45 vs 55 hours per credit changed every course, and which UCCS documents still say 630.GuideUCCS programs by stateStudying with UCCS from your state? Fifty state guides: the 14-state rule for NP programs, the RN to BSN list, licenses, board rules and where hours happen.

Last checked 2026-09-25

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