Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-170c: Clinical preceptors at the reporting student's facility are typically assigned the morning of each shift, making it structurally impossible to provide a comprehensive signed preceptor list in advance as a pre-condition for clinical hour approval ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| Medium
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Structurally Impossible Pre-Condition for Clinical Hour Approval
! Date added
| 2026-06-15
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Professor Heather Gregg (Clinical Course Faculty) / Herzing Clinical Affairs
|}
'''Finding.''' The reporting student states that preceptors at his clinical facility are typically assigned the morning he starts each assignment, not in advance. Requiring a pre-signed preceptor agreement listing all preceptors before approving clinical hours therefore creates a requirement that cannot actually be met at the time of submission for any given shift, because the preceptor's identity is not known until that morning. Dr. Powell's clarification, that only the faculty member, Frazier, needs to be listed on the log, resolves this for the log itself, but the underlying design of requiring a pre-signed preceptor list is noted as impractical in the context of how clinical assignments are structured.

'''Evidence.''' The reporting student's email: "It's so unfortunate that the university is requiring us to get a list of all of my preceptors even though they're typically assigned the morning that I start the assignment. I'm not really sure how to proceed. I'm kind of at a loss for words." Student: The reporting student. Source Group: Canvas message from Dr. Heather Gregg to the reporting student (Jun 15, 2026, 10:01 AM); email thread among the reporting student, Professor Troy Frazier, Dr. Heather Gregg, Dr. Rachel Powell (Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance, National/Online), Dr. Raywattie Prashad, Dr. Stephanie Black, Dr. Danielle Laban; June 15, 2026; provided by the reporting student.

'''Reported statement.'''
<blockquote>It's so unfortunate that the university is requiring us to get a list of all of my preceptors even though they're typically assigned the morning that I start the assignment. I'm not really sure how to proceed. I'm kind of at a loss for words.</blockquote>

'''Standards.''' 34 CFR 668.14 (administrative capability, including reasonable and workable clinical documentation requirements), HLC Criterion 2.A (fair process), and ACEN Standard 4 (clinical evaluation methodologies should reflect the realities of practice) are implicated. A documentation requirement that is structurally impossible to fulfill based on how clinical assignments are organized at the placement site is an administrative design concern. Lead: {{HU|HU-170}}.

'''Impact.''' If the preceptor agreement list were strictly enforced as a blocking condition in the future, the reporting student would have no practical path to having his clinical hours approved, since the preceptor's identity is not known until the day of the shift.

'''Notes.''' Sub-issue of {{HU|HU-170}} (lead). Powell's clarification resolves the immediate issue by directing that only Frazier be listed; the broader structural concern is noted for the record. Documented 2026-06-15.

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