Attendance Requirements
Clinical Attendance
Prelicensure Clinical Courses
Attendance is required for all clinical, skills, simulation, or lab learning experiences. The student must notify the clinical instructor of an absence within the hour prior to the learning experience. Failure to do so will constitute an unexcused absence.
- Absences that are unexcused will result in a clinical warning.
- Students who miss clinical, skills, simulation, or lab learning experiences will be required to make this up to meet course and clinical objectives.
- Two or more unexcused absences within the same semester from clinical practice will result in clinical failure.
If a student fails a clinical course, their attendance in that specific clinical will be immediately suspended. If the clinical failure is overturned by appeal, students will receive an incomplete and make up the clinicals missed. Make-ups will be determined by course and clinical faculty with program dean approval.
*Anyone who is doing a 1:1 preceptorship should work with their assigned preceptor to make up hours.
CLINICAL MAKE-UP is defined is:
1. A full clinical day made up on an alternate clinical day if allowed by the clinical agency.
2. A simulation that meets course and clinical objectives.
Clinical make-up dates and times will be determined by faculty
Advanced Practice Clinical Courses
• Attendance is required for all clinical experiences including OSCEs. The student must notify the clinical preceptor and practicum faculty within 24 hours’ notice but at least one hour prior to the learning experience. Failure to do so will constitute an unexcused absence.
• Unexcused absences will result in a clinical warning.
• Students who miss advanced practice clinical hours will be required to arrange make up hours with their assigned preceptor to meet course requirements. If the preceptor is unable to make up hours, students must meet with seminar faculty to determine next steps.
• Two or more unexcused absences within the same semester from clinical will result in course failure.
Master of Science-Leadership in Nursing Education
Clinical hours, including direct (patient care) and indirect (teaching practicum), for Master of Science, Leadership in Nursing Education are self-scheduled by the student in collaboration with their assigned preceptor during their clinical practicum experience. Schedules for these hours are flexible with the understanding they must be faculty assessed and occur during the time frame of the educational program. If insufficient clinical hours are documented by the scheduled program completion date, the student will need to continue as an enrolled student until the clinical hour requirement is met.
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Clinical hours for DNP students are self-scheduled by the student and can involve both direct and indirect practice experiences. Schedules for these hours are flexible with the understanding they must be faculty assessed and occur during the time frame of the educational program. If insufficient clinical hours are documented by the scheduled program completion date, the student will need to continue as an enrolled student until the clinical hour requirement is met. Students must accrue 1,000 post-BSN clinical hours.
[Revised July 2023]