Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-032: In-person clinical hours changed mid-semester without notice (approximately 45-50 hours told by Dr. Fabry in October 2025 versus 84 hours actually required) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| High
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Policy Change Without Notice
! Date added
| 2026-05-04
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Program Chair / Clinical Coordinator
|}
'''Finding.''' In-person clinical hours changed mid-semester without notice, from approximately 45 to 50 hours as told by Dr. Fabry in October 2025 to 84 in-person hours actually required, causing multiple students to face semester-end hour shortfalls.

'''Evidence.''' MSN-DE DEC 2026 COHORT GroupMe. Student CN, on January 5, 2026, said Student CN had asked Fabry about it back in October and was told 45 to 50, state dependent, and that something must have changed since then. Student Y, on December 4, 2025, said the change was bullshit and that they changed it like half way through the semester.

'''Reported statement.''' A student pseudonym known as Student CN paraphrased that Student CN had confirmed the 45 to 50 hour figure with Dr. Fabry in October and believed something had since changed. Another student pseudonym, Student Y, described the mid-semester change as unacceptable.

'''Standards.''' ACEN Standard 4 requires that program requirements be published and consistently communicated. Handbook policy requires students to complete clinical hours as assigned; a mid-semester change leaves students who planned around the original requirement unable to meet the new one without additional institutional support.

'''Impact.''' Students who planned around the original 45 to 50 hour estimate could not acquire an additional 34 to 39 hours on short notice. Multiple students ended the semester with incompletes or withdrawal grades.

'''Notes.''' Multiple students also reported confusion about whether virtual hours counted toward a combined total or were separate from in-person hours. See {{HU|HU-033}} for related conflicting published totals.

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