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U of Texas Health Center at DNP support

DNP preceptors and project sites for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Our role for The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston DNP students is specific: identify a mentor, preceptor, or practice site that fits the current requirements supplied by the student. The program reviews the proposal, and no match is represented as approved before that review is complete.

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston DNP students: Texas practice environment and the 1,000-hour AACN post-baccalaureate floor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston sits in Texas. DNP practice environment and the 1,000-hour AACN post-baccalaureate floor.

U of Texas Health Center at DNP program snapshot

  • Program: Doctor of Nursing Practice
  • School: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Directory location: Houston, Texas
  • National accreditation evidence: CCNE
  • Roster verified: July 21, 2026
  • Approval authority: The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Treat this as an identity and accreditation snapshot, not as a statement of school policy. The official school website and the student's current course documents remain the sources for pathways, deadlines, hours, and placement rules.

Start with the current U of Texas Health Center at DNP requirements

As of the July 21, 2026 roster check, CCNE accreditation records include a DNP program at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Accreditation answers the inclusion question. Your current catalog and placement office must answer the separate questions about entry route, specialty, deadlines, and site approval.

Begin with the course number, term dates, required practice setting, mentor or preceptor credentials, location limits, and every form your program expects. If the course includes both a scholarly project and direct-care practice, separate those needs so each proposed person and site can be evaluated for the work they will actually supervise.

Make the scholarly project the placement spine

Project-site fit begins with the approved practice problem. A student needs a setting that can support the proposed intervention, provide appropriate access, and permit evaluation of the result. Depending on the question, that may be a health system, clinic, public agency, long-term care organization, or community service rather than a traditional clinical rotation site.

A willing professional is not automatically an eligible project mentor. The candidate needs experience that matches the project plus whatever education, licensure, independence, and conflict standards The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston currently applies. Our screen organizes that evidence for review without claiming to decide eligibility for the school.

Map supervised practice hours before sourcing

AACN describes the DNP as requiring at least 1,000 supervised post-baccalaureate practice hours. The total assigned within a particular pathway, and the treatment of qualifying prior master's hours, varies by program. Do not use a generic number as The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston's requirement. Confirm your own degree audit and course sequence first, then source against the remaining approved need.

Direct-care practice and systems practice do not always call for the same supervisor. Population-focused care may need a board-certified nurse practitioner or physician, while leadership or quality work may fit another qualified expert. Use the DNP clinical hours guide for the cumulative framework, then apply the program's current role criteria.

Build an approval-ready match in Texas

The directory places the school in Houston, Texas, which gives the search a useful geographic starting point. It does not establish where a student may complete hours. Confirm state authorization and location rules, then screen each site for course fit, mentor eligibility, conflicts, and willingness to complete the required paperwork.

The DNP placement guide for Texas describes the wider mix of project settings and supervised practice sites. Use it for search context, then apply the exact rules confirmed by the program.

Before the proposal reaches The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, we collect the facts that commonly drive review: who the candidate is, where the work would occur, what the person would supervise, and when the experience is available. The school may still require contracts, compliance checks, authorization, or other documentation that only it can approve.

What to confirm before outreach begins

  • Your exact DNP pathway and practicum course
  • The remaining approved practice hours shown by your program
  • Whether the need is a project mentor, direct-care preceptor, systems mentor, or a combination
  • Required credentials and disallowed relationships
  • Approved state, setting, population, and project parameters
  • Submission deadline and all site or preceptor forms

A prior term's instructions may no longer control the next placement cycle. Confirm the checklist with the current handbook or placement office, save the applicable forms, and send that version with the request. We do not fill gaps by borrowing policies from a different school.

Independent DNP placement support for U of Texas Health Center at students

If a suitable mentor or practicum site is still missing after you confirm the requirements, send us the course, dates, location, setting, population focus, project topic, and approval documents. Our placement process starts with that evidence, and the program retains final authority over every match.

PreceptorDNP is not affiliated with or endorsed by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and has no university authority to approve a site. Submitting a matching request begins candidate sourcing only; it does not guarantee placement, paperwork completion, or school approval.

Questions

Frequently asked

Does The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston approve the preceptor or project mentor?

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston makes its own approval decisions. We identify and document a candidate around the current requirements you provide, then the program reviews the person, site, and paperwork.

How many DNP practice hours does The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston require?

AACN sets a floor of at least 1,000 supervised post-baccalaureate practice hours, but the total and treatment of prior qualifying hours varies by program. Confirm your current The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston degree audit and handbook rather than relying on a generic number.

Can you find both a DNP project mentor and a clinical preceptor?

Yes, when the current course requirements call for both roles. We screen each candidate for the work that person will supervise and submit the match for program approval.

Are you affiliated with The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston?

No. PreceptorDNP is an independent placement service. We do not represent The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and we cannot guarantee that the school will approve a proposed mentor, preceptor, or site.

Request a preceptor

Tell us your program. We'll start sourcing.

No cost to request, and nothing is billed until a match is confirmed and your school signs off. We'll reply within one business day.

We do not guarantee placement. Final approval rests with your program.