Athletic Training Students (ATS) enrolled in Clinical Education courses will be required to develop, with the help of their preceptor, a tentative weekly clinical education schedule. An example of a tentative weekly schedule has been provided in Appendix G. The tentative schedule be completed during the first week of the clinical assignment and uploaded in the athletic training student private portfolio on canvas.
It is expected that ATS will arrive for their assigned clinical education at the predetermined scheduled time. ATS required to get proper and reasonable advanced notice to their assigned preceptor if they will miss the regular assigned clinical education time or will arrive late. If an ATS tells to get proper and reasonable of advance notice of their absence or late arrival, it could be considered a breach of duty and the ATS may be subject to the UNL ATP Infraction or dismissal policy.
Each student is required to complete a minimum number of clinical hours to fulfill the requirements for each Clinical Education course (ATHT 247, 248, 347, 348, 447, 448). Students must obtain a minimum of 100 clinical per semester for each Clinical Education course. Students may not exceed the maximum of 500 clinical hours per semester for each Clinical Education course.
Students must have one day in every seven-day period with no obligations either assigned or assumed from the UNL ATP.
ATS are required to accurately record clinical hours from the last seven (7) days on Typhon. Failure to clinical hours accurately may result in programmatic and/or academic penalties in the clinical education course.
Preceptors assigned to ATS will verify the hours recorded in Typhon are documented accurately.