Studying with Clarkson College from Kansas
Kansas is about as straightforward as it gets for a Clarkson College student. Clarkson's 2026-27 workbook marks it Meets on the Graduate Nursing, CRNA and RN-BSN tabs with no footnote, and the state's nursing board, KSBN, lets you start an online APRN program from another state without that school seeking Board approval first. Kansas saves its scrutiny for two things: your preceptor's license and, later, the hours behind your APRN application.
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Kansas in Clarkson's 2026-27 workbook
Every nursing tab agrees, and Clarkson's licensing link for Kansas is KSBN's website.
| Clarkson tab | Answer for Kansas |
|---|---|
| Graduate Nursing (every MSN, certificate and DNP track) | Meets Requirements |
| CRNA | Meets Requirements |
| RN-BSN | Meets Requirements |
Graduate Nursing is a single row covering all three NP tracks, the certificates and the DNP. The RN-BSN answer is the rarer prize: Clarkson gives it in just seven states, and of Nebraska's neighbors only Kansas, Iowa and South Dakota made that list, so an RN to BSN student here can keep the NRS 482 practicum close to home (RN to BSN guide). Other rows: state authorization guide.
KSBN checks the program at licensure, not at enrollment
Kansas regulates the credential at the end rather than the school at the start. KSBN's guidance sets no Board approval step before a Kansan enrolls with Clarkson; the Board reviews the program only once a graduate applies to Kansas for APRN licensure.
That review has a checklist. The Board confirms the school's national accreditation, a degree of at least 45 credits, and three-credit courses in pathophysiology, pharmacology and health assessment, each at the advanced level. It counts clinical hours in the role and population too, and the bar moved with the calendar: 500 hours sufficed for anyone admitted to a program before March 1, 2025, while later admits need 750.
Clarkson fits: each MSN NP track carries 750 clinical hours over five courses, and the BSN to DNP carries 975. Post-graduate certificate students take 33 to 35 credits at Clarkson, below the Board's 45, so ask KSBN how it combines a certificate with the master's you already hold.
Finding Kansas preceptors who satisfy both rulebooks
Under Clarkson's model the search is yours (how that works), and Kansas NPs, who hold full practice authority in AANP's ranking, are a natural first call. When one of them precepts, Kansas regulation 60-17-104 is where KSBN spells out its expectations: the program orients the preceptor, the two sign an agreement, and the preceptor is licensed in Kansas for the role you are training in. Those terms stack on Clarkson's standards on the preceptor requirements page, and for AGACNP students they sit comfortably with Clarkson's demand for acute-care-certified NP preceptors.
Most students search four metros. In greater Kansas City the academic heavyweight is the University of Kansas Health System; Topeka is home to Stormont Vail Health; Wichita has Ascension Via Christi plus Wesley Healthcare, an HCA hospital; Manhattan rounds out the list. Each decides student requests its own way.
The state line splits Kansas City. A clinic on the Missouri side counts as a Missouri clinical, so the preceptor needs a Missouri license; Missouri also reads Meets and shares the compact, so a multistate RN license travels with you. Research turned up no Kansas incentive for NP preceptors.
Your RN license for Kansas clinical hours
Kansas trailed its neighbors into the Nurse Licensure Compact. Its date is July 1, 2019, about a year and a half after Nebraska's, and today any compact state's multistate license works for Kansas clinicals. A single-state license from elsewhere means adding a Kansas RN license first.
KSBN says your Kansas clinical runs on an RN license the state accepts, whether multistate or issued by Kansas, with K.S.A. 65-1124 covering your work as an advanced practice student. Kansas has no APRN Compact enactment, so your NP license after graduation is its own KSBN application. The RN license guide goes deeper.
Why Kansas students choose us
Clarkson students in Kansas choose us because we screen preceptors the way KSBN reads a file: the APRNs we propose hold Kansas licenses in your role and are ready for the orientation and agreement Kansas describes. We map all five clinical courses at once across Wichita, Topeka, Manhattan and the Kansas City area, confirming a Missouri license first whenever the best clinic sits over the line. Share your track and next course on the contact page.
Questions Clarkson students ask
Does KSBN have to approve Clarkson before I start NP clinicals in Kansas?
No. Under KSBN's guidance, no advance Board sign-off is needed for a Kansan to begin another state's online APRN program; the Board looks at the school afterward, at the point you seek APRN licensure. Clarkson's own approval is separate: each site and preceptor must clear Clarkson's agreement before you register for the course.
Will my Clarkson clinical hours meet the Kansas APRN licensing check?
If you were admitted after March 1, 2025, KSBN expects 750 hours in your role and population, the same number each Clarkson MSN NP track requires; the BSN to DNP's 975 clears it comfortably. Only hours Clarkson approved count toward Clarkson's total, so keep your clinical logs current and every preceptor approval on file.
Can I take the Clarkson RN to BSN while living in Kansas?
Clarkson's RN-BSN tab marks Kansas Meets, one of seven states with that answer. The NRS 482 practicum can happen near home or, with faculty approval, at your workplace. Clarkson has not published its hour count, so get that number from course faculty before registration.
My best preceptor is across the line in Kansas City, Missouri. Can I use that clinic?
It would be a Missouri clinical, and Missouri reads Meets for Graduate Nursing in Clarkson's workbook. A multistate RN license covers Missouri, and the preceptor must hold a Missouri license. Check with your Graduate Nursing advisor first, since Clarkson still has you on file in Kansas.
Related pages
Last checked 2026-09-27
We check these pages against Clarkson College's own catalog, program pages and published nursing documents. Your course faculty and Graduate Nursing advisor have the final word.
Clarkson asks you to find your preceptor. We make the search the easy part.
Tell us your Clarkson track, your city and your next clinical course. We line up preceptors who fit the NRS course and Clarkson's rules, gather the details the site and preceptor agreement asks for, and flag early whether the site needs a new affiliation agreement.
- Preceptors matched to the course: all-ages primary care for FNP, acute care units for AGACNP, psychiatric providers for PMHNP
- License, experience and site details checked against Clarkson's rules before the agreement is filed
- Every clinical course planned in sequence, close to home in a state where Clarkson's graduate nursing meets requirements
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