Professional Compliances

PROFESSIONAL COMPLIANCES 

All graduate nursing students are required to meet minimum compliance requirements. These requirements ensure the safety of both you as a student and the various populations that you may encounter during your educational experience at The Pennsylvania State University. This is a requirement that you must fulfill annually while enrolled in the program, by August 1 of each year. You must use your @psu.edu email for this process. As a graduate student, you represent the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing and The Pennsylvania State University. Incomplete compliances may result in an inability to register for the upcoming semester. Students may not attend any courses unless all requirements are completed and approved.

The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing utilizes a third-party service called American DataBank (http://psucompliance.com/) to monitor and track your compliances. You will be charged a fee to utilize this service. This does not include fees paid to the Department of Public Welfare for your Child Abuse History Clearance and FBI Fingerprints. Students will receive notification via email from the Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing about the process to register with American DataBank. Compliance documents can be uploaded to American DataBank electronically. It is the student’s responsibility to upload documents. The Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing cannot accept or maintain any hard copies of compliance records. Please note that certain background clearances may take at least four weeks for processing, so please plan ahead and allow a sufficient amount of time. Required Compliances are outlined below. 

STUDENT COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS

Ph.D. students will have basic requirements open at the time of purchase of American DataBank. 

COMPLIANCE DUE DATES

All compliances are due on August 1st each academic year. This ensures that the student is compliant throughout the entire academic year. 

EVIDENCE OF CURRENT NURSING LICENSE

All students are required to present a valid RN license in their home state or country. 

UNSUCCESSFUL CLEARANCE PROCEDURES

Any unsuccessful compliance requirement will be addressed by the Program Director.

POLICY FOR NON-COMPLIANT STUDENTS

All students are expected to meet compliance requirements by their assigned due date. Students who fail to complete their compliances by their assigned due date will not be permitted to begin or resume their coursework. It is the student’s responsibility to monitor and upload any compliances before they expire so that there is no interruption.