Drexel clinicals in Utah: what R156-31b-609 asks
Drexel accepts Utah residents across its whole online nursing lineup. Utah's rule for schools based elsewhere reaches every clinical or practicum placement, graduate or not, and each preceptor must be licensed in Utah or a compact state. Utah has passed the APRN Compact too, though that compact is still dormant.
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Quick facts
- Drexel enrollment
- Open for NP, DNP and RN-to-BSN
- Out-of-state program rule
- R156-31b-609, for every level of nursing program
- Preceptor license
- Utah or another Nurse Licensure Compact state
- Nurse Licensure Compact
- Member since January 19, 2018
- APRN Compact
- Enacted 2022; waits on seven states
What Drexel offers Utah residents
Utah is missing from every Drexel exclusion list, so each online nursing program takes Utah applicants. Because Utah's out-of-state rule makes no split between pre-licensure and graduate study, the same state requirements shadow every one of those programs.
| Program | Enroll from UT? | Covered by Utah's out-of-state rule? |
|---|---|---|
| MSN NP tracks and NP certificates | Yes | Yes |
| Post-master's DNP | Yes | Yes, for practicum placements |
| RN-to-BSN | Yes | Yes, for clinical placements |
Utah's checklist for schools based elsewhere
R156-31b-609 of the Utah Administrative Code kicks in before a school from another state sends students into any Utah clinical or practicum setting. Utah's licensing division and nursing board both need to be satisfied on several fronts.
The program must carry its home board's approval, Pennsylvania's in Drexel's case, plus accreditation from a nursing accreditor recognized by the federal Department of Education. Its faculty are program employees who meet the accreditor's and home state's standards and belong to a college or university; any who supervise students in person need a Utah or compact-state license. There must also be a written plan for choosing and overseeing preceptors, faculty and clinical sites.
Every year, by August 1, the school files a report with its Utah student count, an attestation that its in-person faculty and preceptors carry Utah or compact licenses, and proof of accreditation. That filing is Drexel's job, but it's why Drexel may ask for your preceptor's license details early. Our research doesn't show Drexel's Utah filings, so ask your track director or sara@drexel.edu.
Every Utah preceptor must hold a license in good standing from Utah or a compact state; check it before you submit the preceptor to Drexel.
Two compacts, one that counts today
Utah became a Nurse Licensure Compact state on January 19, 2018. If Utah is your home state, your multistate license covers Utah clinicals and fits the option on Drexel's compliance page that replaces a Pennsylvania license. The program pages, though, make a Pennsylvania license a precondition for clinicals. Clinical Compliance can say which rule it applies to you, and our Pennsylvania RN license page compares the two.
The APRN Compact hasn't started. Utah signed it on March 24, 2022, but only five states have enacted it (Utah, Delaware, Wyoming and the two Dakotas), and it needs seven to take effect. Until then it changes nothing about who can precept you.
Preceptors who satisfy both lists
Drexel accepts three kinds of preceptor: nurse practitioners, physicians in a specialty Drexel approves, and certified nurse midwives. Each needs current board certification and more than a year of practice. Utah's regulator is the Board of Nursing and Certified Nurse Midwives, so CNMs sit squarely inside its licensing, which matters for WHNP students looking at midwifery practices. AANP rates Utah full practice. The wider Drexel checklist is on our preceptor requirements page.
Salt Lake City to St. George
Options cluster in the Salt Lake City-Murray metro and its neighbors to the north and south, Ogden and Provo-Orem-Lehi, with St. George the main southern market. The large systems are Intermountain Health, HCA's MountainStar Healthcare and University of Utah Health, and each runs its own student process. Our research found no Utah preceptor incentive.
Why Utah students choose us
We screen every Utah preceptor for a Utah or compact license in good standing before anything else, then match on your Drexel course, setting and schedule. Drexel's contracting and compliance reviewers get a clean, complete preceptor file. If a preceptor steps away during the quarter, a replacement search begins at once.
Questions Drexel students ask
Does Utah's out-of-state rule cover NP programs or only pre-licensure?
It covers both. R156-31b-609 applies to any nursing program from another state that places students in Utah for clinical or practicum experiences, with no carve-out for graduate study. Drexel's NP tracks, DNP practicum and RN-to-BSN clinical hours all fall within it.
Can a Utah NP precept me under the APRN Compact?
Not yet. Utah is among the five enacting states, and the APRN Compact only activates at seven. Today a Utah preceptor needs a Utah license in good standing or one from another Nurse Licensure Compact state, and Drexel separately wants them licensed and certified for the state where they practice.
Do I need a Pennsylvania RN license if I live in Utah?
Possibly not, but Drexel's pages conflict. The compliance page lets a Utah-issued multistate license stand in for Pennsylvania's, while the program pages call for Pennsylvania licensure ahead of clinicals. Settle it with Clinical Compliance before your first clinical quarter, and apply to Pennsylvania early if they want it.
Is a certified nurse midwife an option for my Utah clinicals?
Drexel's list includes certified nurse midwives, and Utah's nursing board licenses them directly, its full name being the Board of Nursing and Certified Nurse Midwives. Whether a CNM fits depends on your track: a natural match for women's health, less so for adult-gerontology acute care. Confirm the fit with your track director before you ask.
What does Drexel have to send Utah by August 1?
A yearly report to the Board with its count of students placed in Utah, an attestation that its in-person faculty and preceptors hold Utah or compact licenses, and confirmation of accreditation. It's Drexel's filing, not yours, but accurate preceptor license details from you make it straightforward.
Related pages
Last checked 2026-09-24
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