Kansas and EKU: full practice, Kansas-licensed preceptors
EKU marks Kansas as Meets Requirements in its MSN and RN to BSN tables, posts no Kansas nursing note and keeps the DNP open, so a Kansas nurse can enroll in any EKU online nursing program. Kansas gives NPs full practice authority, and its board wants an APRN student's preceptor to carry a Kansas APRN license in the role being studied.
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Tell us your town, your EKU program and your next clinical course. Your placement advisor starts with Kansas's license rule.
EKU's Kansas entry
| Program | Enrolling from Kansas | Licensure table |
|---|---|---|
| MSN FNP | Yes | Meets Requirements |
| MSN PMHNP | Yes | Meets Requirements |
| Post-MSN FNP and PMHNP certificates | Yes | Meets Requirements (covered by the MSN table) |
| Post-master's DNP | Yes; no DNP restriction | No DNP table |
| RN to BSN | Yes | Meets Requirements |
Kansas is one of EKU's SARA member states without restrictions, and nothing extra is asked of Kansas students on EKU's page. The Kansas details that matter concern who precepts you and what the board checks when you later apply for a Kansas APRN license. The state authorization guide explains EKU's tables.
How KSBN handles online APRN programs from other states
Kansas lets you enroll first and examines the program later. KSBN, the state's nursing board, sets no formal sign-off for online APRN programs from other states ahead of a Kansas resident's enrollment; it reviews and approves a program only once someone who finished it applies to Kansas for APRN licensure. Nothing in the KSBN material reviewed sets up an approval process for RN to BSN clinicals from out-of-state schools either.
Kansas's compact membership took effect July 1, 2019. EKU expects none of your RN licenses to carry an encumbrance, and while you train in Kansas your license has to be one Kansas recognizes; RN license and Nursys covers EKU's side. Tell EKU where your Kansas site is, too, since the graduate catalog asks for the location of any placement outside Kentucky.
Who can precept you in Kansas
Under K.A.R. 60-17-104, KSBN's guidance sets three expectations for the person precepting you: an orientation to the role, a signed agreement, and a current Kansas APRN license in the same APRN role you are training for. Supervising APRN students clinically in Kansas takes that Kansas APRN license. A strong candidate in Kansas is therefore a Kansas-licensed APRN in your role, working in the kind of practice your EKU course needs.
Kentucky's definition, which governs EKU, is wider and also counts physicians and physician assistants. The two rules differ, so if a Kansas physician is on your mind, ask your faculty before proposing one. Under the same Kentucky regulation, securing your preceptor is EKU's responsibility and your input is welcome; the Kentucky rule explains how that works.
About 938,000 of the Kansas City metro's 2.27 million people live on the Kansas side, and Wichita, Topeka and Manhattan are the state's other metros. Wesley Healthcare, an HCA Healthcare system in Wichita, is one Kansas example; Ascension Via Christi, The University of Kansas Health System and Stormont Vail Health are others. They are examples, not sites that host EKU students.
What KSBN checks when you apply for a Kansas APRN license
Because Kansas reviews out-of-state programs at licensure, it pays to know the board's checklist before you finish. EKU's published figures line up against it like this:
| What KSBN checks | What EKU publishes |
|---|---|
| 3 credit hours each of advanced pharmacology, health assessment and pathophysiology | NSC 830, NSC 832 and NSC 834, 3 credits each |
| At least 45 credit hours | MSN FNP 47 credits; MSN PMHNP 49 credits |
| National accreditation | CCNE accreditation for the MSN and post-graduate APRN certificates through December 31, 2028 |
| 500 role-specialty clinical hours (admitted before March 1, 2025) or 750 (admitted after) | FNP: 750 direct patient care hours; PMHNP: no published total |
PMHNP students planning a Kansas license should confirm their clinical hour total with faculty, since EKU does not publish it. Post-MSN certificate students, whose certificates run 32 or 34 credits, should ask KSBN how it counts a certificate together with the earlier master's degree.
Why Kansas EKU students choose us
The Kansas license rule is the first thing we check. Your placement advisor shortlists nearby APRNs whose Kansas license matches your role, verifies each license before EKU ever sees the name, and gathers what EKU needs about the preceptor and site for NSC 800 and your internship. If a preceptor drops mid-course, the search for the next one starts right away. Tell us where you live.
Questions EKU students ask
Does my multistate license cover EKU clinicals in Kansas?
Yes, as long as it is unencumbered. According to KSBN, APRN students training in Kansas practice on an RN license Kansas recognizes, and a Kansas single-state license works, as does a multistate license; the statute behind that student status is K.S.A. 65-1124. EKU separately asks that every RN license you hold, in any state, be unencumbered.
Will EKU faculty visit my clinical site in Kansas?
Kansas leaves that to the program. KSBN sets no faculty visit requirement for clinicals, treats any faculty member who does come as a visitor or lay person, and does not require a Kansas license for faculty teaching online. EKU has not published its own visit or check-in schedule, so put the question to your course faculty.
Can I use a Missouri site if I live in Kansas City, Kansas?
EKU has published no policy on crossing a state line for clinicals, so get your faculty's view before proposing a Missouri site. Missouri is open to EKU NP students with conditions: EKU's note bars multi-year contracts between sites and EKU, allows short-term ones and makes sites subject to EKU program approval. Kansas's preceptor license rule applies to Kansas sites, and Missouri has to accept your RN license. See Missouri.
Is EKU's online DNP open to Kansas residents?
Yes. Kansas nurses face no DNP restriction on EKU's page, and because the post-master's DNP in Organizational Leadership does not lead to a license, KSBN's APRN licensure checklist does not come into it. EKU pitches the DNP around projects completed in your organization or community, so a Kansas hospital or clinic where you already lead can anchor the work.
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Last checked 2026-09-25
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