Wisconsin clinicals for UC nursing students

UC programs and Wisconsin sites

Wisconsin sits on none of UC's exclusion lists. The residency rows below are UC's own limits; the Board approval question applies to every row.

Wisconsin approves schools from other states

The Department of Safety and Professional Services form 3067-OEE (revised April 13, 2026) cites Wis. Admin. Code N 1.06, which puts any nursing school based outside Wisconsin under the Board's approval. It spells out the levels covered: practical nursing, associate and bachelor's RN programs (post-licensure bachelor's included) and graduate programs. To stay approved, a school sends DSPS a self-evaluation on form 3069OEE.

Whether UC appears on the Board's roster of approved schools from other states is worth confirming directly. Before you commit to a Wisconsin preceptor, ask your Clinical Site Coordinator (CSC) whether UC's approval is current for your program. The state authorization page has UC's wider rules.

The APRN law and who can precept

Wisconsin's APRN law, 2025 Act 17, has been in force since September 1, 2026. Existing APNP licenses have been converted, and DSPS now issues APRN licenses in four roles: NP, CNM, CNS and CRNA. An APRN who wants to work with no collaborating physician must apply for that separately and win Board approval; AANP's fact sheet still rates Wisconsin reduced practice while noting the law's start date. Expect a preceptor's license to read APRN, not APNP, on the Preceptor Application.

The same form 3067-OEE requires faculty and preceptors for Wisconsin clinicals to be licensed in Wisconsin or to hold a privilege to practice there, such as the one a multistate RN license carries. UC's preceptor requirements apply too, and Wisconsin isn't on UC's physician assistant list, so plan on NPs, CNMs and physicians.

License, background check and incentives

Since January 19, 2018, Wisconsin has accepted multistate licenses, so either a Wisconsin license or the compact license issued where you live satisfies UC's rule. The APRN Compact isn't in force in Wisconsin.

UC's handbook requires APRN students with Wisconsin clinicals to add a Wisconsin-specific background check, one of 18 states on its list; CastleBranch purchases are on hold as of this writing, so your CSC will explain how to complete it. See the background check page. No Wisconsin preceptor incentive turned up in state sources.

Where Wisconsin students look

Milwaukee and Madison are the big markets, with Green Bay and Appleton in the northeast. Froedtert ThedaCare Health, UW Health, Aurora Health Care, Aspirus Health and Ascension Wisconsin are among the large systems. They're places to ask; none has promised UC students a spot.

Near the borders, remember Illinois isn't a compact state, so a Chicago-area site needs an Illinois license. Toward the Minnesota line, Allina Health is on UC's list of systems to raise with your CSC before approaching.

How we help in Wisconsin

Once your CSC confirms UC's Wisconsin approval covers your program, we get to work: we look for NPs, CNMs and physicians who meet UC's rules and hold a Wisconsin license or privilege to practice, and we help you complete the Preceptor Application so it reaches UC ready for review. UC approves every preceptor and site, and it gets a complete file to approve.