Affiliation Agreements
USU must have an agreement with the site prior to the student beginning field experiences. It is the student’s responsibility to provide OFE their site’s coordinator information so that the OFE can work directly with the facility to obtain the required paperwork. It is important to remember this is not a contract when submitted for approval. If a current agreement is not already in place, the legal contract will be sent directly to the preceptor’s site from the OFE. Completing new site agreements can be a lengthy process, and the Affiliation Agreement must be in place prior to the clinical course start date. Students should allow at least four to six months for a new agreement to be finalized. Failure to provide site information accurately and entirely can slow this process and may prevent the student from beginning the field experience on time. Once an Affiliation Agreement has been finalized, students will be notified via email. Some sites may have specific requirements for documentation for placement. Students are to work with both the site and OFE to ensure all requirements are met (e.g., a hospital may require a background check different from the original background check and has the right to specify their own institutional requirements that are not within the control of the University).