Your Herzing preceptor, [secured] before the deadline.
Herzing University NP students use Herzing Preceptor, an independent clinical rotation placement service that lines up a qualified, Herzing-approvable preceptor early, with no payment until you're matched. Herzing expects you to find your own preceptor first, and its Placement Pledge only steps in after you've completed every step and started two months out; we move early, so you clear the deadline instead of gambling on the backstop.
Last updated July 2026 · Reviewed against Herzing University's current NP program pages.
Your Herzing preceptor, [secured] before the dea
Get matched, free
Tell us your track and city. No payment until you're matched with a preceptor.
Your placement, step by step
Your placement review opens the moment you tell us your track and city. From there we source a Herzing-approvable preceptor, line up the CV and signed agreement, and keep everything moving toward your clinical application deadline. You stay in the driver's seat while we carry the time-consuming legwork.
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Herzing's Pledge has a gate. We get you through it.
Herzing's APRN Clinical Placement Pledge is real, but it only catches you after you've done every step yourself and started early enough. Drag the start to see how the gate opens or closes.
Your clinical rotation placement service,
doing the legwork
Herzing puts you in the driver's seat and backs you with a Clinical Placement Advisor and Coordinator. We ride alongside as a preceptor placement service, doing the time-consuming work that decides whether your practicum starts on schedule.
Source the preceptor
›We find board-certified NPs and physicians near you who fit your specialty and have room to take a student, so you're not cold-emailing clinics for months.
Aim for approvable sites
›Herzing has to approve every site and preceptor. We target placements that fit your program's population focus and documentation so approval isn't a surprise.
Beat the deadline
›The Pledge wants you starting two months out. We work the search early and keep the preceptor CV and agreement moving so you clear the clinical application window.
Every Herzing NP specialty
We place across all six nurse practitioner population foci at the MSN, post-master's certificate, and DNP levels. Hours below reflect what's commonly published; we confirm the exact requirement against your handbook before matching.
Family NP
Primary care across the lifespan. Commonly 585 clinical hours.
PMHNPPsychiatric-Mental Health
Psychiatric care across the lifespan. Commonly 540 clinical hours.
AGPCNPAdult-Gero Primary
Adult & older-adult primary care. Commonly 540 clinical hours.
AGACNPAdult-Gero Acute
Acute & hospital-based adult care. Commonly 585 clinical hours.
PNP-PCPediatric Primary
Well-child & acute pediatric primary care. Commonly 585 hours.
WHNPWomen's Health
Women's-health primary care. Hours confirmed to your program.
Compare all specialties & the DNP ›
| Track | Population focus | Commonly published hours |
|---|---|---|
| FNP, Family | Primary care across the lifespan | 585 |
| PMHNP, Psych Mental Health | Psychiatric-mental health across the lifespan | 540, 180-hour immersion |
| AGPCNP, Adult-Gero Primary | Adolescents through older adults, primary care | 540, 180-hour immersion |
| AGACNP, Adult-Gero Acute | Adult and older-adult acute and critical care | 585 |
| PNP-PC, Pediatric Primary | Pediatric primary care | 585 |
| WHNP, Women's Health | Women's primary and reproductive care | Confirm with your program |
Sources: Herzing University, NP clinicals overview; Herzing University, MSN-FNP program; Herzing University, MSN-PMHNP program; NCSBN, APRN Consensus Model. Commonly published figures; confirm yours against your current handbook. Last verified July 2026.
How to find a Herzing preceptor, in three moves
Tell us your track & deadline
Your specialty, your city, and your clinical application deadline. We map the hours and the window your placement has to clear inside.
We source & aim for approval
We line up a qualified preceptor near you whose practice fits your population focus, and gather the CV and agreement your program needs to approve it.
You start on schedule
Preceptor confirmed, paperwork filed, deadline met, so you walk into your practicum on time instead of waiting on a conditional backstop.
The backstop is real.
So is the fine print.
Herzing will step in to secure a placement, but only if you've completed every step yourself and started at least two months before the deadline, and only for sites it approves. Most of the risk lives in those conditions. That's the part we take off your plate.
Cleared the gate, started on time
I didn't realize the Pledge had so many conditions until I read the fine print. They had a preceptor lined up well before my two-month window.
Finding a psych preceptor on my own was going nowhere. They found one my program approved on the first submission.
I was weeks from my clinical application deadline. They moved fast, and the site they found fit my population focus exactly.
Get matched with a
Herzing-approvable preceptor
Tell us your track, your city, and your clinical application deadline. We'll come back with a placement plan and a realistic path to clearing it.
Good to know
Doesn't Herzing place me itself?
Herzing asks you to take an active role in finding your own clinical site and preceptor, backed by a Clinical Placement Advisor and Coordinator. Its APRN Clinical Placement Pledge will step in to secure a placement, but only after you've completed every required step and started at least two months before your clinical application deadline, and only for Herzing-approved sites. We're an independent service that does that legwork with you and lines up a qualified, approvable preceptor early, so you don't have to rely on the conditional backstop.
Is the Placement Pledge a money-back guarantee?
No. The Pledge is a commitment to help secure your placement if you've met its conditions, it is not a tuition refund, and we don't represent it as one. Always confirm the exact terms in your Herzing Graduate Catalog and with your advisor.
How many clinical hours will I need?
Herzing's MSN NP tracks are commonly published at 585 clinical hours for FNP, AGACNP and Pediatric Primary Care, and 540 hours for AGPCNP and PMHNP (with a 180-hour immersion). DNP tracks add doctoral practice hours. We confirm your exact hours, practicum sequence, and deadlines against your current handbook before we match you.
Are you affiliated with Herzing University?
No. We're an independent clinical placement service. We help students of the program meet the school's own clinical-placement expectations and approval requirements faster.
How do I find a Herzing preceptor?
Start early and work your warm network first, current colleagues, your own providers, and clinic leadership in your specialty, then confirm each candidate fits your track and will sign Herzing's preceptor agreement. Because good preceptors get booked months ahead, many students hand the search to Herzing Preceptor, and we line up a qualified, Herzing-approvable preceptor well before your clinical application deadline. You can run it yourself with our find-a-preceptor playbook or let us carry the legwork.
Is Herzing Preceptor a clinical rotation placement service?
Yes. Herzing Preceptor is an independent clinical rotation placement service, which means we source and secure a qualified nurse practitioner preceptor and clinical site for your rotation, then help gather the CV and signed agreement your program needs to approve it.
Can you help me find a preceptor near me or in my state?
Yes. We work to match you with a preceptor local to your city and state so your clinical site is one you can actually drive to, across FNP, PMHNP, AGNP, PNP, and WHNP tracks. Tell us your track and location and we focus the search on clinicians licensed and practicing where you are. You can also start from our preceptor near me page.
How do I get or secure a preceptor for my Herzing program fast?
The fastest route is starting before the deadline and letting us run outreach in parallel while you focus on coursework. We already know board-certified NPs and physicians who take students, so we can often line up an approvable match faster than cold-emailing clinics one at a time. There is no payment until you are matched with a preceptor.
What is the best way to find a Herzing preceptor?
The best way is to begin months before your clinical application deadline, screen every candidate for specialty and site fit, and confirm they will provide a CV and sign before you count on them. If you would rather not gamble your graduation timeline on your own outreach, our service does that screening and sourcing for you and aims only for sites Herzing can approve. Either way, starting early is what protects you.
Do you place preceptors for Herzing students, or just refer them?
We place, we do not just hand you a list of names. A lead-referrer sells you contacts and leaves the outreach, screening, and paperwork to you; as a placement service we do the sourcing, confirm the preceptor fits your track, and help move the CV and signed agreement toward Herzing approval. You stay the student of record while we carry the time-consuming legwork.