New Hampshire nurses and Ohio University's online programs
New Hampshire is on Ohio University's 28-state graduate list as of September 2026. For clinicals, Ohio University's own licensure disclosure points you to a New Hampshire document, the "School Approval Needed Chart", and the rule behind it was drafted for pre-licensure programs, so part of your planning is sorting out which rules truly reach an NP student.
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What a New Hampshire RN can apply to
Ohio University's graduate programs admit residents of approved states who hold an unrestricted RN license, and New Hampshire has qualified since 2019. The RN-to-BSN differs, since none of its four state lists names New Hampshire. Check with Ohio University before applying; the approved states page holds the graduate list.
| Program | New Hampshire residents | Format | Clinical hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSN FNP, PMHNP or AG-ACNP | Approved | Online with brief intensives | 750 per track |
| Post-master's FNP, PMHNP or AG-ACNP certificate | Approved | Online with brief intensives | 750 |
| Emergency NP certificate | Approved for FNPs with ACLS | Online with intensives | 450 (catalog) vs 500 (web page) |
| MSN-to-DNP | Approved | Online with intensives | 1,000 after the BSN |
| Nurse Leader or Nurse Educator MSN | Approved | Online | 500 |
| RN-to-BSN | On no RN-to-BSN list | Online | 31.5 |
The School Approval Needed Chart and Nur 602.15
Ohio University's MSN disclosure marks New Hampshire "Yes" but, for clinical placements in the state, sends readers to New Hampshire's chart. The rule behind that chart, Nur 602.15(j), governs approved pre-licensure programs headquartered elsewhere that contract with New Hampshire facilities. Such a program files:
- a yearly Form A petition, telling the Board it plans to place students;
- a Part B clinical placement form for each rotation, lodged six weeks ahead;
- a Clinical Preceptor Agreement for each preceptor.
Out-of-state faculty who directly supervise those pre-licensure clinicals on New Hampshire soil also need an unencumbered New Hampshire license and an appointment form. Graduate programs look different: New Hampshire's licensing office, OPLC, lists RN-BSN and RN-MSN programs as outside Board regulation. Two loose ends remain. Ohio University's RN-to-BSN disclosure says New Hampshire programs "must register their intent", which sits awkwardly with OPLC's list, and one online code archive dates the rule's expiry to 1/23/2026 even though OPLC still cited it that January; whether it was readopted is unconfirmed.
The New Hampshire misstep: treating the chart as your own filing. Any registration is Ohio University's to make, so raise it with faculty early rather than sending forms yourself.
Full practice NPs and the state's systems
AANP rates New Hampshire full practice, so an NP preceptor here works without a required physician arrangement. Approval of each preceptor still rests with Ohio University faculty, and New Hampshire shows no preceptor incentive in the state data this guide draws on.
Manchester-Nashua, at 433,415 people, is the biggest metro contained entirely within New Hampshire, while 459,120 residents belong to the greater Boston metro and 158,078 to the Concord micropolitan area. Dartmouth Health, which includes Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, ranks among the largest systems, as do Concord Hospital Health System and Catholic Medical Center (HCA Healthcare). So do Southern New Hampshire Health and Elliot Health System, the two founders of SolutionHealth; in July 2025 their boards proposed winding that partnership up, so confirm student contacts on each hospital's own page.
The compact, and the Massachusetts line
Compact membership began for New Hampshire on January 19, 2018, and a multistate license issued here travels to other member states, Maine and Vermont among them. The APRN Compact is not enacted here.
Massachusetts is the catch for anyone near Boston. It passed the compact but has not put it into effect, and its Board is targeting May 2027; until then, a New Hampshire multistate license confers no right to practice there. Ohio University's pages are also silent on graduate clinicals outside your home state. See the Massachusetts guide and the RN license guide.
Why New Hampshire students choose us
New Hampshire students come to us for a search that settles the paperwork questions early. The chart question goes to your faculty on day one. Meanwhile your placement advisor works the Manchester-Nashua area, the Concord area or wherever you live for a preceptor whose caseload suits your Ohio University course, and verifies that the preceptor's license covers New Hampshire. Faculty then review a clinical packet with nothing missing. The form below starts the search.
Questions Ohio University students ask
Can I do Ohio University's MSN-to-DNP from New Hampshire?
Yes, as of September 2026. The DNP apply page uses the same 28-state list, and the provost's DNP disclosure marks New Hampshire "Yes". The degree needs 1,000 post-baccalaureate hours, with hours from your MSN counted case by case in a gaps analysis, and faculty work with you on choosing a preceptor-mentor and setting. See the DNP hours page.
Do I file a Clinical Preceptor Agreement with the New Hampshire Board?
No. That agreement is a program filing under Nur 602.15(j) for out-of-state pre-licensure programs, not a student form, and OPLC leaves post-licensure programs outside the Board's oversight. Your Ohio University paperwork is the clinical packet; the preceptor packet and clinical overview sheets come from graduatenursing@ohio.edu.
Does Ohio University's RN-to-BSN take New Hampshire nurses?
Not according to its current state lists: all four omit New Hampshire, and they disagree with one another about other states. Those pages are revised over time, so email the School of Nursing before ruling the program in or out.
Can a New Hampshire hospital NP precept an AG-ACNP student?
Ohio University's catalog describes AG-ACNP clinicals under acute-care physicians and advanced practice providers, in acute settings like intensive care, hospital medicine and the emergency department, so an acute care NP in a New Hampshire hospital fits that description. Faculty approve each preceptor; see the AG-ACNP page.
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Last checked 2026-09-24
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