How Maryville's clinical process actually works
Maryville runs online NP clinicals through the Online Clinical Team, Exxat and four approvals before you start. The pages below cover these one at a time, using Maryville's own names for each and separating what Maryville publishes from what it keeps inside its login-only Resource Center.
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Tell us your Maryville track and where you live. A placement advisor replies with what a Maryville-ready preceptor and site look like for you.
Start here if your first practicum is a start or two away
Begin with the placement process, and follow it with the timeline. Between them, you get the sequence: compliance in Exxat, a preceptor you arrange, the site request, site approval, faculty approval, then day one.
Already have someone in mind to precept you? Check Maryville's preceptor rules and how sites get approved. And when the search stalls, turn to the placement help pages, which exist for exactly that situation.
Placement and approval
Maryville clinical placement processHow Maryville clinical placement works for online NP students: you arrange the preceptor, request it in Exxat, and clear four approvals before day one.Maryville Online Clinical TeamWhat the Maryville Online Clinical Team handles for online nursing students, what it doesn't, who else signs off, and how to write to it for a clear answer.Maryville preceptor requirementsWho can precept a Maryville NP student: APRN, MD or DO, board certified, a year in practice, the PMHNP extras, and the relationships Maryville rules out.Preceptor Exception FormMaryville's Preceptor Exception Form for preceptors who aren't board certified: when it applies, who approves it, what to prepare and where it goes in Exxat.Maryville clinical site approvalHow a clinical site gets approved for a Maryville practicum, separate from the preceptor: setting by track, the contract, onboarding, and what sinks a site.MOU and affiliation agreementMaryville's MOU, or affiliation agreement, is the contract between Maryville and your clinical site. When a site's own contract replaces it, and who to ask.Onboarding request and photo IDMaryville's Onboarding Request Form and Student Photo ID Request for health-system sites: the OnBoarding Information List, what sites add, and timing.Placement assistance and mentorsMaryville offers preceptor placement assistance and preceptor mentors as a fallback. What is public about them, when to ask, and what they don't promise.Clinicals at your employerCan you do Maryville NP clinicals at your employer? Often, but off the clock only. Paid hours don't count, and your supervisor or coworkers can't precept you.Clinical timelineWhen to start a Maryville clinical placement: Exxat opens 3–4 months ahead, six starts a year, four approvals before day one, and the dates not published.Out-of-state clinicals and licensureMaryville's June 2026 licensure grids by state: New York and Louisiana limits, the older Washington and Oregon notes, and licensure where you see patients.Asking a preceptorHow to ask a clinician to precept a Maryville NP student: who to ask first, what to put in the first message, and what Maryville will ask of the preceptor.Graduate Nursing Clinical Resource CenterThe login-only Graduate Nursing Clinical Resource Center: what Maryville says lives there, what to look for first, and who answers what it leaves open.
Exxat, eValue and logs
Exxat at MaryvilleHow Maryville online nursing students use Exxat: when access opens, the Compliance module, site and preceptor requests, the four approvals and who to ask.Site Request FormMaryville's site and preceptor request, from the eValue Site Request Form to My Request in Exxat: what it carries and the rule mismatches that send it back.eValue in older guideseValue appears in 2021–2023 Maryville guides for site requests, time logs and preceptor evaluations. It may have been replaced; here is how to check.Clinical hour logsHow Maryville NP students log clinical hours: what counts, why paid hours at your job don't, how preceptor sign-off works, and what Maryville doesn't publish.NP Student EvaluationThe NP Student Evaluation is the preceptor's assessment of a Maryville NP student. What Maryville says about it, what isn't public, and how to prepare.
Clearance and compliance
Clinical compliance in ExxatEvery Maryville clinical compliance item in Exxat, a sensible order to clear them, what happens if one lapses mid-term, and what Maryville says about fees.Background check and drug screenHow Maryville's background check and urine drug screen work: ordered through Universal in Exxat, what results must show, prescriptions, appeals and rescreens.Physical exam and TB testingMaryville's 3-page Physical Examination Form, the TB tests it accepts, the 12-month rule, and the chest X-ray and Symptom Free Form after a positive result.Immunization requirementsMaryville's clinical immunization list (MMR, Tdap, polio, varicella, hepatitis B, flu), why negative titers are rejected, and where the current list lives.AHA BLS requirementMaryville accepts only American Heart Association BLS. Why Red Cross and ACLS cards get rejected, what we found on ACLS and PALS by track, and renewal timing.CastleBranch and myCBMaryville's CastleBranch (myCB) portal still lists online NP packages, while current articles use Exxat. What each source says, and how to tell which applies.RN license for clinicalsMaryville's RN license rules for clinicals: unencumbered, valid in the state where you see patients, compact licenses, moving states and reporting board action.
Courses and hours
Clinical hours by NP trackEvery Maryville NP concentration has 750 clinical hours since Spring 2024. The practicums by track, the older 580 to 850 curriculum, and what isn't published.FNP practicums: NURS 621, 624, 630Maryville FNP clinical courses NURS 621, NURS 624 and NURS 630: titles, credits, C versions, prerequisites, the primary care preceptor and Exxat approvals.AGPCNP practicums: NURS 621, 624, 627CMaryville AGPCNP clinical courses NURS 621, NURS 624 and NURS 627C: credits, prerequisites, the Spring 2024 change, the adult primary care site and approvals.AGACNP practicums: NURS 641, 643, 645Maryville AGACNP practicums NURS 641, 643 and 645 (641C, 643C, 645C): credits, prerequisites, the hospital setting, onboarding and approvals before day one.PMHNP practicums: NURS 662, 664, 667Maryville PMHNP practicums NURS 662, 664 and 667: titles, the NURS 660 prerequisite, the population each term, who can precept and what Exxat must approve.PNP practicums: NURS 655C, 652, 654Maryville Pediatric NP practicums NURS 655C, NURS 652 and NURS 654: well-child and pediatric primary care settings, prerequisites, C versions and approvals.NURS 611, 612 and 615Maryville puts NURS 611, 612 and 615 before every NP track's first practicum. The order, the NURS 612 clinical, and when to start your preceptor search.Online format and start datesMaryville's online nursing programs list six 2026 starts and no campus visits. The dates, what a 2023 webinar said about term length, and preceptor timing.DNP project coursesMaryville's post-master's DNP project runs through NURS 701 and Clinical Inquiry I–III (NURS 705–707): what each course asks, the site and mentor, and hours.NURS 416 Public Health CapstoneMaryville's online RN-to-BSN ends with NURS 416 Public Health Capstone and its group and individual clinical experiences. What's published and who to ask.
Missouri
Missouri NP clinical rulesMissouri's APRN and collaborative practice rules, what they say about preceptors and students, and who can precept a Maryville NP student at a Missouri site.Missouri preceptor tax creditMissouri's preceptor tax credit covers physicians and PAs teaching Missouri medical and PA students. NP preceptors don't qualify. What it means for your ask.St. Louis and Kansas City sitesHow Mercy, SSM Health, BJC, Saint Luke's, University Health and CoxHealth take NP students, labeled by source, and how each fits Maryville's approvals.
Questions Maryville students ask
Which platform handles Maryville's clinical placements?
Maryville's online nursing programs use Exxat for compliance and site and preceptor requests. Older Maryville help articles from 2021 to 2023 also mention eValue for time logs and evaluations. The Exxat page explains what goes where.
Does Maryville find preceptors for NP students?
Maryville says preceptors are arranged by students and approved by program administration. Its placement assistance is a fallback, not a first resource. See what Maryville's assistance covers.
Where are Maryville's clinical forms?
Maryville keeps its clinical documents in the login-only Graduate Nursing Clinical Resource Center. The Resource Center page lists the forms research found by name.
Last checked 2026-09-23
We check these pages against Maryville's own sources. Maryville's current guides and your course faculty have the final word.
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Tell us your Maryville track, your county and your next start. We look for a preceptor and a site that fit what Maryville approves, and help you get the Exxat request right.
- Matched to your track's population and setting
- Checked against Maryville's preceptor rules before you submit
- In person near you, or a virtual option where your course allows it
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