NURS 6613 Family Nurse Practitioner II: 336 hours to finish the program

Where NURS 6613 sits in your program

The catalog lists NURS 6613 as a 6-credit lecture and lab course on "health problems frequently seen in primary health care," with NURS 6612 as its only prerequisite. Both routes in the 2019 MSN plan of study end with it: spring of year two for full-time students, spring of year three for part-time students. For post-master's certificate students it is the largest of three courses and completes the certificate's 605 hours. Either way, you arrive with a NURS 6612 preceptor, a Typhon account and a semester of weekly reports behind you.

Spring 2027 classes open January 19 and the term closes May 13; finals fill the last week, from May 7, and commencement follows on May 14 and 15. Plan your 24-hour weeks inside that window, and check the academic calendar page for holidays such as spring break, March 15 to 20.

Growing responsibility, validated by preceptors and faculty

Among UTRGV's catalog descriptions for the FNP courses, this is the only one that names preceptors. It says students "will increase their responsibility for management of health and illness conditions as competence is validated by preceptors and faculty." In practice you begin the spring with close guidance and end it running visits yourself, from history and exam through diagnosis, plan and follow-up, with your preceptor reviewing your work.

That makes the preceptor's teaching style matter more than in any earlier course. Look for someone who lets you lead, gives feedback the same day and expects to be rated in return, since you complete an evaluation of your preceptor too. Faculty keep their own view through random site visits, which the spring syllabus repeats from the fall, and through a separate faculty evaluation of your clinical work. The site visits and evaluations page explains both.

New affiliations and preceptors for spring

The same syllabus has a section headed "NEW Affiliations and Preceptors" for students whose spring preceptor or practice is new to UTRGV. It lists a Typhon data sheet for each preceptor type, NP, PA and physician, and the Clinical Request Form, which travels by DocuSign.

1. Early fall: test your current practiceAsk your NURS 6612 preceptor whether they can take you for 24 hours a week in spring. If they can, confirm it in writing and move on.
2. If not: start from the affiliation listA practice already on UTRGV's Clinical Affiliation list has its agreement in place, which shortens the path to approval.
3. New practice: file earlyComplete the matching Typhon data sheet and the Clinical Request Form. UTRGV's PMHNP guidelines allow 30 to 90 days for an agreement, so in our planning view an October filing is far safer than a December one.
4. Before the first spring dayGet the preceptor agreement signed, share your course objectives and hand in your first weekly time report.

The Clinical Request Form page covers standard and non-standard agreements in detail.

How we help you finish NURS 6613

Your placement advisor plans the spring during the fall. We check whether your current practice can move to 24 hours a week, and if it cannot, we find a family practice NP, PA or physician who can, check the practice against UTRGV's list and prepare the data sheet details and Clinical Request Form information for a new site.

• A preceptor who hands over responsibility as your skills grow
• A 24-hour weekly schedule built around the Wednesday class
• Agreement and objectives in place before the first spring day
• A checklist for all eight Spring 2026 forms, so nothing is missing in May
• A fast replacement search if a preceptor drops

Send your spring dates through the placement request form, and we will begin with your current practice before looking anywhere new.