NRSE 7230: Ohio University's last course before clinicals

Q: Can I take NRSE 7230 in the spring?

The Knowledge Center's tentative offerings table lists NRSE 7230 in fall and summer, and the posted OCI dates match those terms: fall 2026, summer 2027 and fall 2027. Your advisor registers you each semester from your program of study, so ask your advisor if your plan shows a different term.

Q: What grade do I need in NRSE 7230?

For certificate admission, Ohio University asks for NRSE 7210, NRSE 7220 and NRSE 7230 or equivalents with a minimum of a B. For MSN students, the Graduate Catalog bars any course graded below C from counting toward a degree, and the School of Nursing's own course minimums are in the Graduate Nursing Student Handbook, available from graduatenursing@ohio.edu.

Updated September 24, 2026 · Reviewed by the Ohio Preceptor placement team

NRSE 7230, Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing, is the 4-credit course that comes last before clinicals in Ohio University's MSN nurse practitioner tracks, and it carries a pre-clinical on-campus intensive in Dublin. On the 2026-27 calendar it is also the semester when your first preceptor has to be settled, because the next term's clinical packet falls due before the course ends.

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4credits in NRSE 7230

3MSN NP tracks whose first practicum requires NRSE 7230

Numbered steps. A preceptor timeline that fits inside NRSE 7230: 1 Week 1; 2 Weeks 1 to 3; 3 Weeks 2 to 6; 4 Weeks 6 to 9; 5 Before the packet deadline. — A preceptor timeline that fits inside NRSE 7230: 1 Week 1; 2 Weeks 1 to 3; 3 Weeks 2 to 6; 4 Weeks 6 to 9; 5 Before the packet deadline.

The course and where it sits

NRSE 7230 belongs to the shared core of the MSN FNP, PMHNP and AG-ACNP tracks. Its catalog requisites are NRSE 7220, Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing, and NRSE 7810, Foundations of Leadership and Organizations in Advanced Nursing Practice. The FNP courses page places its on-campus workshop in "your last class before clinicals."

Everything clinical depends on it. The first practicum in each NP track names NRSE 7230 as its requisite, and so does NRSE 7818, Advanced Diagnostics for Clinical Reasoning. Pass it and the practicum sequence opens; fall behind in it and the whole clinical calendar moves.

Courses that require NRSE 7230 (2026-27 catalog; Knowledge Center tentative offerings)
Course	Track	Offered
`NRSE 6840` FNP Practicum I	MSN FNP and FNP certificate	Fall, spring
`NRSE 6843` AG-ACNP Practicum I	MSN AG-ACNP and AG-ACNP certificate	Fall
`NRSE 6846` PMHNP Practicum I	MSN PMHNP and PMHNP certificate	Fall, spring
`NRSE 7818` Advanced Diagnostics for Clinical Reasoning	All three MSN NP tracks and the NP certificates	Check Course Offerings

The pre-clinical OCI in Dublin

Ohio University's FNP and PMHNP courses pages describe "the On-Campus Pre-Clinical Skills Workshop associated with NRSE 7230" as "a 1-2 day on-campus visit in your last class before clinicals." The Knowledge Center's Important Dates page lists it as a two-day event at 6805 Bobcat Way, Dublin, Ohio, home of the Dublin Integrated Education Center.

NRSE 7230 Pre-Clinical OCI dates on the Important Dates page
Term	Dates	As of 2026-09-24
Fall 2026	9/18 to 9/19/2026	Completed
Summer 2027	6/07 to 6/08/2027, or 6/09 to 6/10/2027	Upcoming; two sessions listed
Fall 2027	09/24 to 09/25/2027	Upcoming

The tentative offerings table runs NRSE 7230 in fall and summer, which matches those dates. An older OCI description page still points MSN students to the Athens campus, but the dated table says Dublin, and the dated table is the one to trust. Book time off work as soon as your section is set. The on-campus intensives page covers every OCI in the program.

Why your first preceptor gets settled during this course

Take a student in NRSE 7230 this fall. The semester runs 08/24 to 12/12/2026, and the first practicum would follow in spring 2027. The spring clinical packet is due 11/09/2026, eleven weeks after classes begin, and several hospital systems close their spring windows earlier still: Holzer on 8/31/2026 and Cleveland Clinic on 9/30/2026.

Summer students face the same squeeze on a shorter clock. Last year's fall packet, for reference, closed on 07/06/2026, mid-summer. For fall 2027, Holzer's posted deadline is 4/1/2027, before summer classes start on 05/10/2027, and the other listed systems close between 5/31 and 6/1/2027, within the first month of the term. All four systems' dates are on the hospital system applications page; watch the Important Dates page for the fall 2027 packet date.

Either way, a student who waits for NRSE 7230 to end before searching has already missed the packet deadline for the next semester. The packet deadlines page works backward from each date.

The costly habit is treating NRSE 7230 as a skills course to finish before thinking about placement. On the 2026-27 calendar, the next term's packet is due while the course is still running.

Certificate and Emergency NP applicants

Post-master's certificate students usually meet NRSE 7230 as a prerequisite rather than a course. The FNP certificate catalog page asks for NRSE 7210, NRSE 7220 and NRSE 7230, or equivalents, with a minimum of a B, and says students missing them may take them as non-degree students before admission or inside the certificate; the PMHNP certificate catalog page lists the same three. The AG-ACNP certificate catalog page, and the admission tables on all three certificate web pages, still show the older numbers NRSE 6210, NRSE 6221 and NRSE 6230. The FNP certificate page covers the gaps analysis that sorts this out.

The Emergency NP certificate lists NRSE 7230 together with "NRSE 7230L - Advanced Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing Lab" among its admission prerequisites, yet the 2026-27 graduate catalog has no course entry for NRSE 7230L. If you are applying with a health assessment course from another school, check with graduatenursing@ohio.edu on how it maps to these numbers before you apply.

A preceptor timeline that fits inside NRSE 7230

Week 1Confirm your first practicum and its term with your advisor, who registers you from your program of study.
Weeks 1 to 3Check whether the site you want belongs to a hospital system with its own application window, and write that date down.
Weeks 2 to 6Get a preceptor's yes for the full 250 hours and for weekly days you can both keep.
Weeks 6 to 9Collect the preceptor's credentials and license, the site details and every item the clinical packet asks for.
Before the packet deadlineSubmit a complete packet so faculty can review and approve the preceptor and site before the practicum begins.

Keep the pre-clinical OCI days clear in the middle of all this; they are part of the course, and missing them is not a trade worth making for a preceptor meeting.

Why students start with us during NRSE 7230

This course is the point where a placement service does the most good, because there is still time to search properly. We look for a preceptor and site close to home that suit your first practicum, confirm the hours and weekly schedule, and track any hospital application window tied to the site you want.

Then we assemble what faculty examine before approval, so your clinical packet can go in complete while you are still studying for the course itself. Every preceptor and site still goes to Ohio University faculty for approval; what we control is that the submission arrives with nothing missing and nothing out of line. If the preceptor you lined up changes plans before the term, your placement advisor goes straight back to the search. Tell us your NRSE 7230 term in the form below.

Questions Ohio University students ask

Does NRSE 7230 include clinical hours?

The 750 practicum hours in each MSN NP track sit in the three practicums, not in NRSE 7230. The course carries the pre-clinical on-campus skills workshop in Dublin, and its syllabus sets what that workshop requires. If you are unsure whether any skills time is logged, ask your course faculty.

Can I take NRSE 7230 in the spring?

The Knowledge Center's tentative offerings table lists NRSE 7230 in fall and summer, and the posted OCI dates match those terms: fall 2026, summer 2027 and fall 2027. Your advisor registers you each semester from your program of study, so ask your advisor if your plan shows a different term.

What grade do I need in NRSE 7230?

For certificate admission, Ohio University asks for NRSE 7210, NRSE 7220 and NRSE 7230 or equivalents with a minimum of a B. For MSN students, the Graduate Catalog bars any course graded below C from counting toward a degree, and the School of Nursing's own course minimums are in the Graduate Nursing Student Handbook, available from graduatenursing@ohio.edu.

Do I need a preceptor before I start NRSE 7230?

Not before, but during. The 2026-27 calendar puts the next term's clinical packet deadline inside the NRSE 7230 semester, so a realistic goal is a confirmed preceptor by about the middle of the course. If your site belongs to a hospital system with an early window, start sooner. The finding your own preceptor page covers the search itself.

CalendarOn-campus intensives (OCIs) in DublinOhio University's nursing on-campus intensives in Dublin, Ohio: which courses require one, the 2026-27 dates, and how to fit clinical days around each visit.DeadlinesClinical packet deadlines 2026-27Ohio University's clinical packet deadlines of 07/06/2026, 11/09/2026 and 03/08/2027, a work-back plan for each, and why hospital windows close first.HoursFNP clinical hoursHow Ohio University's FNP reaches 750 direct care hours: 250 in each of NRSE 6840, 6841 and 6842, in primary care settings, one practicum per semester.HoursPMHNP clinical hoursOhio University's PMHNP needs 750 direct care hours in mental health settings: 250 each in NRSE 6846, 6847 and 6848, mostly at community-based sites.HoursAG-ACNP clinical hoursOhio University's AG-ACNP requires 750 acute care hours in NRSE 6843, 6844 and 6845, each run once a year, plus a listing conflict over NRSE 6845.UrgentNeed a preceptor fastOhio University's next clinical packet deadline is 11/09/2026. How to find a preceptor quickly when packet dates and hospital windows are closing in.

Last checked 2026-09-24

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