Wyoming: notice to the Board, a contract, then your rotation
Wyoming handles graduate nursing programs from other states through a written notice instead of an approval, provided the program is properly authorized. Florida International University (FIU) leaves Wyoming's licensing requirements undetermined for its programs, and its pages do not say whether online-track clinicals can happen outside Florida. Here is how Wyoming's steps fit with FIU's.
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Chapter 6: Wyoming's rules for out-of-state programs
The Wyoming State Board of Nursing starts with authorization. Under its Chapter 6 rules, a program from outside Wyoming must either sit on the Wyoming Department of Education's registry or be approved via NC-SARA, and FIU takes part in NC-SARA through the Southern Regional Education Board.
Graduate and other post-licensure programs, which the Board defines to include APRN and DNP programs, the MSN and the RN-to-BSN, skip Board approval. In its place come a letter telling the Board a student is coming for clinical learning (the Board even posts a sample) and, before that student starts, a signed written agreement with the facility, with a copy kept on hand for the Board.
LPN and RN pre-licensure programs face more: they must request the Board's permission and supply home-state approval plus license records for faculty and preceptors.
How Wyoming's sequence lines up with FIU's
- FIU agrees to a Wyoming siteStart with the Office of Clinical Education; FIU has not said whether its online-track clinicals may cross state lines.
- You find the preceptorOn the online AGPCNP and PNP tracks, FIU makes locating the site your responsibility.
- FIU writes to the BoardThe notice to Wyoming's nursing board comes from the program, never from the student.
- The contract is signedWyoming asks for a signed program-facility agreement before clinicals, and FIU begins no rotation without its own contract. See site contracts.
FIU's statements for someone living in Wyoming
Relocating to Wyoming during the program? Report the move before planning a site; learner location and moving covers the timing. The contract step alone can take weeks, so an early start protects your semester.
| FIU source | Wyoming meaning |
|---|---|
| Professional Licensure page | Florida: meets. Wyoming: not determined. Listed: BSN, MSN, DNP Nurse Anesthesia; not listed: DNP NP tracks and certificates. |
| MSN and DNP admission | Florida RN license before admission; nothing on whether a Wyoming multistate license suffices for the MSN. RN to BSN: Florida or multistate. |
| Policy 1370.001 | Your learner location is fixed at enrollment and changes when you report a move; it shapes clinicals. |
Full practice in a state of small cities
AANP puts Wyoming in the full practice group, so its NPs need no physician agreement. The state's cities are small by any measure, and a preceptor search there covers ground accordingly.
| Type | Names |
|---|---|
| Population centers (2025 census estimates) | Cheyenne metro (about 103,000); Casper metro (about 81,000); Gillette micropolitan area (about 48,000) |
| Hospitals and systems | Cheyenne Regional Medical Center; Banner Wyoming Medical Center, Casper (Banner Health, based in Arizona); Campbell County Health, Gillette; Ivinson Memorial Hospital, Laramie (a UCHealth affiliate); Sheridan Memorial Hospital |
| State health agency | Wyoming Department of Health |
Each hospital posts its own student terms. With towns this size, plan on a wider radius than a classmate in Miami would need, and start earlier than feels necessary.
Licensing: the NLC, the APRN Compact and Florida
Wyoming entered the Nurse Licensure Compact in 2018. It has also written the APRN Compact into state law (Title 33, Chapter 21, Article 3), joining Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota and Utah as the five enacting states; the compact switches on once a seventh enacts it.
FIU wants a current Florida RN license from MSN and DNP applicants before they are admitted, and it says nothing about whether a Wyoming multistate license would stand in for the MSN; the RN to BSN accepts either. The Florida RN license page has the rest.
Why FIU students in Wyoming choose us
When the next qualified preceptor may be a county away, thoroughness decides the semester. We map preceptors across your part of Wyoming who fit FIU's course, confirm their licenses, and bring you each one with the request form details ready and the facility's FIU contract status checked, so FIU's notice to the Board and the contract can move promptly. Approval of the placement is FIU's call, made by its clinical department and faculty, and our preparation makes that review quick. Contact the placement desk.
Questions FIU students ask
Does FIU need Wyoming Board approval for my clinicals?
For post-licensure programs such as the MSN, DNP and RN to BSN, Wyoming asks for authorization (a Department of Education registration or an NC-SARA route), a written notice and a facility contract rather than Board approval. FIU participates in NC-SARA, but FIU itself still has to agree to a Wyoming site.
Who sends Wyoming's Board the clinical notice?
FIU does, as your program, before the clinical learning begins, and the Board posts a sample cover letter. Tell the Office of Clinical Education about a Wyoming plan early so the letter and the facility agreement are both finished before your first day.
Must my Wyoming preceptor hold a Wyoming license?
Wyoming spells out a preceptor license rule (Wyoming or multistate) only for pre-licensure programs. For graduate students, FIU requires active licensure and national certification, so ask both the Board and FIU which license your preceptor should hold before you name one.
Can I use the APRN Compact from Wyoming yet?
Not yet. Wyoming enacted it, but it cannot operate until seven states do, and the count stood at five in 2026. Until then, APRN licensure in Wyoming runs through the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.
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Last checked 2026-09-26
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