Georgia residents in UofM's nursing programs
For a Georgia nurse, UofM's paperwork lines up better than it does for most states. Georgia sits on the partnerships office's list of 16 authorized states, the NP licensure disclosures answer yes, and the Georgia Board of Nursing keeps post-licensure programs outside its approval process. What remains is your license, a preceptor with Georgia APRN authorization and LCON's confirmation for your track.
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Tell us your UofM program and where you live. A placement advisor replies with the preceptor and site options that fit your UofM course.
Where does each UofM program stand for Georgia?
Every UofM graduate track pairs online classes with clinical hours done in person close to where you live. For a Georgia resident that points to a Georgia practicum, and on Georgia UofM's two main state sources agree.
| Program | Georgia in UofM's sources | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| FNP, AG-ACNP and PMHNP (MSN) | Listed; disclosure yes | Both UofM sources favor Georgia |
| FNP, AG-ACNP and PMHNP certificates | Listed; disclosure yes | Same answer as the MSN |
| Nursing Education or Leadership | On the list | Not an APRN track, so no disclosure row |
| RN to BSN | Online | UofM names only California as excluded |
| Traditional or Accelerated BSN | Tennessee campus | Georgia currently approves no out-of-state pre-licensure clinicals |
The state authorization guide explains why other states are less settled.
Does the Georgia Board need to approve UofM?
No approval step applies to the MSN. Georgia's nursing board, which operates under the Secretary of State, says it plays no approval or regulatory role in nursing education after licensure, and that covers APRN tracks. A graduate program based in Tennessee can therefore hold clinicals in Georgia without a Board filing. Programs that prepare nurses for a first license face the reverse: according to the Board, none based outside Georgia or delivered online is presently cleared for clinicals there.
Instead, the Board watches licenses. If you live in Georgia, study with a school elsewhere and complete clinical hours at home, the Board expects Georgia licensure or a compact state's multistate license. Faculty and preceptors instructing inside Georgia meet that identical expectation, and teaching over a screen counts.
Who can precept you in Georgia?
The Board adds that, for APRN students, the person conducting clinical instruction should be a nurse whose APRN authorization comes from Georgia. UofM stacks its own rules on top: each NP track needs at least one rotation led by a nurse practitioner, and FNP adds a family practice rotation. The rotation rules guide lists the rest.
Georgia's practice climate shapes those preceptors. AANP rates the state restricted: Georgia NPs practice with a physician delegating or supervising, and their Schedule II prescribing is limited. The state's preceptor tax credit, which HB 144 reworked and lengthened, is limited to students at Georgia schools, which leaves a UofM rotation outside it.
Where in Georgia could the practicum happen?
Metro Atlanta is by far the largest population center, followed by Augusta, Savannah and Columbus. Northside Hospital, Grady Health System, Wellstar Health System, Piedmont Healthcare and Emory Healthcare rank among the big systems, and each runs its own intake for students from other schools. Read them as signs of where NP practice clusters, not as promised seats. Proximity matters most, because UofM builds clinicals around your local area.
How far is campus from Georgia?
Far enough to plan around. NP students attend up to three on-campus sessions lasting one to three days, posted at least six months ahead, and the January 2027 session is mandatory on every NP track. UofM's pages leave the host campus unnamed; LCON's home is the Community Health Building in Memphis, with a second nursing campus in Jackson. From Atlanta or Savannah, budget travel days and a hotel on either side of each session, and see the intensives guide.
A word on UofM's sources, too. Its graduate residency page accepts online applicants only from states where LCON holds distance-education authorization, and it asks out-of-state students to check their own state's advanced licensure rules. Georgia clears both UofM lists today, but lists get revised, so ask LCON to confirm your track in writing before you apply.
Why Georgia students work with us
Whatever part UofM plays in your placement, you get a Georgia preceptor and site built to its rules, beginning with the Georgia APRN authorization the Board expects. We verify that authorization, pull together the credential and practice facts UofM's preceptor agreement form asks about, plan your clinical days around the January intensive, and hold a backup in reserve all term. Share your city and track.
Questions UofM students ask
Is Georgia on UofM's authorized-state list?
Yes. The Office of Community Partnerships and Practice names Georgia among its 16 authorized states, and UofM's MSN and certificate licensure disclosures mark Georgia as meeting requirements for all three NP tracks. Lists are revised over time, so confirm your track with LCON before applying; admission still follows UofM's usual review.
Do I need a Georgia RN license for clinicals in Georgia?
Either a Georgia RN license or a multistate one from a different compact member will do. As a compact state itself, Georgia issues multistate licenses to nurses who call it their primary residence, and that license works in Tennessee too. UofM asks for a license that is valid where your clinicals happen.
Does Georgia's Preceptor Tax Incentive Program cover UofM rotations?
It does not. Georgia ties its credit to students in the state's own medical, dental, nurse practitioner and physician assistant programs, and UofM is based in Memphis. Preceptors in that program also register each year starting in 2026, according to Georgia's AHEC office.
Can UofM's BSN clinicals take place in Georgia?
UofM's Traditional and Accelerated BSN are campus programs in Tennessee, and UofM assigns BSN clinical placements across West Tennessee and north Mississippi. Separately, Georgia's board says programs from other states that lead to a first nursing license are not currently cleared for clinicals in Georgia. The online RN to BSN is post-licensure, which the Board leaves outside its approval process.
Related pages
Last checked 2026-09-27
We check these pages against UofM's 2026-27 catalog, the LCON Academic Bulletin, program pages and licensure disclosures. Your clinical faculty and your plan of study have the final word.
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