Bradley University NP study from Arizona

Updated September 25, 2026 · Reviewed by the Bradley Preceptor placement team

Bradley University's current state table lists Arizona as meets in the FNP, PMHNP, AGACNP and AGPCNP columns, and three of those answers are new: the psychiatric and both adult-gerontology tracks read does not meet in a March 2025 copy. Arizona's nursing board, for its part, must approve a school from another state before that school's APRN students train in Arizona, so put that question to Bradley early.

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3Bradley NP tracks that changed to meets for Arizona after March 2025

Bradley University's online nursing state table for Arizona: FNP meets requirements; PMHNP meets requirements; AGACNP meets requirements; AGPCNP meets requirements. The leadership MSN and DNP are not in the table. An RN license in the state is needed for clinicals there. RN license: in the compact. — Arizona in Bradley's state table: FNP meets requirements; PMHNP meets requirements; AGACNP meets requirements; AGPCNP meets requirements; leadership programs not listed; RN license in the compact; NP practice full (AANP).

Arizona in Bradley's table, then and now

Bradley's professional licensure table for online nursing, reached from its State Disclosures page, now gives Arizona a clean sweep across the NP columns. Set beside an archived copy dated March 28, 2025, the PMHNP, AGACNP and AGPCNP cells have flipped from no to yes, part of a nine-state shift that also touched Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon and Washington.

Arizona in Bradley's online nursing table
Track	Current answer	Note
FNP	Meets	Unchanged from the 2025 copy
PMHNP	Meets	Read does not meet in March 2025
AGACNP	Meets	Read does not meet in March 2025
AGPCNP	Meets	Read does not meet in March 2025
MSN Nursing and Healthcare Leadership	Not listed	Outside the table in every state
DNP Nursing Leadership	Not listed	Outside the table in every state

If your specialty once ruled Bradley out, look again; the state table page walks through the document.

AZBN approval comes before Arizona clinical hours

The Arizona State Board of Nursing (AZBN) oversees APRN education as well as pre-licensure programs, and its reach extends to schools based elsewhere. A November 2020 revision of its advisory opinion makes approval the first step: a school from another state applies, and only after approval may its APRN students begin Arizona clinical experiences. When the APRN track already holds home-state board approval and the school is nationally accredited in good standing, the review is streamlined.

Approval carries upkeep. The school tracks who is licensed where, from its director and faculty to preceptors and students, keeps a log of placements, and answers AZBN's yearly survey or any audit. A separate rule, R4-19-217, expects a distance program's clinical supervising faculty to hold a license where the clinical activity happens. Bradley's public pages do not describe its AZBN status, so ask your academic advisor or the Office of Online and Distance Education before you lock in an Arizona site; the clinical placement process shows where that fits.

Bradley's meets answer is about licensure education; AZBN program approval is a separate clinical gate, so ask about both.

Full practice, Arizona credentials and where to look

AANP lists Arizona as full practice. The AZBN opinion also sets a bar for your preceptor: APRN preceptors must be certified as APRNs by Arizona and hold a clean RN license, whether Arizona's own or a multistate one, and physicians who precept are held to a clean Arizona medical license. Bradley layers its own standard on top, explained on who can precept a Bradley NP.

Most options sit in greater Phoenix, a metro of over 5.2 million: Banner Health, whose Banner - University Medicine centers are academic, Scottsdale-based HonorHealth, Phoenix Children's (worth knowing for pediatric FNP hours) and the Arizona arm of Mayo Clinic. Tucson's anchor is TMC Health, and the smaller metros center on Prescott and on Lake Havasu City and Kingman. They show where Arizona NP students search, not places with a known Bradley agreement.

Arizona's graduate preceptor grants under A.R.S. 36-1806, routed by ADHS through statewide professional associations such as the Arizona Nurses Association, rewarded unpaid preceptors, rural primary care first; the FAQ below explains why the program now looks inactive.

Your compact license and Arizona's neighbors

Arizona's Nurse Licensure Compact membership dates to January 2018. AZBN lets APRN students of out-of-state schools train on an Arizona license or a multistate one, provided nothing encumbers it, so the multistate license you hold as an Arizona resident already meets the Board's requirement. Bradley's license rule for clinicals lands in the same place for Arizona residents. The APRN Compact has no Arizona enactment.

Borders are trickier. Nevada and California sit outside the compact, and California reads does not meet for PMHNP and both AG tracks in Bradley's table, with a pharmacology footnote on its FNP; see the California guide. New Mexico and Utah are compact states marked meets in every column. Whatever the state, the handbook wants a bordering-state rotation cleared with your advisor or the department chair before the semester.

Why Arizona's Bradley students choose us

Your placement advisor searches greater Phoenix, Tucson or your own corner of Arizona for a preceptor whose license and Arizona certification already clear AZBN's bar, then assembles the license, CV, malpractice coverage and site address that Bradley's DocuSign packet asks for. We keep a pipeline running for each of your courses, so the next practicum is arranged while this one runs, and when a preceptor withdraws partway through a course, your advisor is already working through the next names. Tell us your city, track and first clinical term below.

Questions Bradley students ask

Are the PMHNP and AG tracks open to Arizona residents now?

Bradley's current table says yes: the PMHNP, AGACNP and AGPCNP columns all read meets for Arizona, where a March 2025 copy said does not meet. Because the table is undated, confirm with Bradley admissions before you apply, and ask at the same time how Bradley stands with AZBN for Arizona clinicals.

Does my Arizona preceptor need Arizona credentials?

Yes, according to AZBN's advisory opinion. Nurse practitioner preceptors need Arizona APRN certification plus an RN license, Arizona-issued or multistate, carrying no encumbrance, while physician preceptors hold a clean Arizona medical license. Bradley then applies its own rules on top, which accept NPs, MDs and DOs and leave out physician assistants.

Could I train in Nevada or California from Kingman or Lake Havasu City?

Only after your academic advisor or the department chair agrees, before the semester starts, as Bradley's handbook requires for bordering-state rotations. Neither Nevada nor California is a compact state, so you would need that state's own RN license, and California reads does not meet for PMHNP and both AG tracks.

Is Arizona's preceptor grant still paying out?

It appears not. In its FY 2027 appropriations report, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee shows no appropriation in either FY 2026 or FY 2027, and money left from earlier years goes back to the General Fund once June 2026 closes. It is not worth mentioning when you approach a preceptor.

GuideBradley clinicals by stateDoing Bradley clinicals outside Illinois? Fifty state guides: Bradley's state table for each NP track, RN license needs and how precepting works there.StatesState disclosure tableBradley's state table: FNP meets requirements in 49 states, PMHNP and AG in 46. New York's clinical rule, the California and Ohio notes and the 2025 changes.LicensureRN license for clinicalsBradley wants an active RN license in the state where you do clinicals. How that works with Illinois outside the compact, bordering states and approved states.PMHNPMSN PMHNPBradley University's online MSN PMHNP: a 150-hour simulation course, three psychiatric practicums, the move to 750 hours and finding mental health preceptors.State guideCaliforniaBradley's table clears only the online FNP for California, with a Schedule II footnote. The BRN's out-of-state NP rule, license needs and where to search.State guideNew MexicoAll four of Bradley's online NP tracks meet New Mexico's requirements. The board's one-semester placement rule, its preceptor definition and your license.

Last checked 2026-09-25

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