What is a WGU Affiliated Clinical Site?
A health facility with an active educational Affiliation Agreement with WGU
A health facility with an active educational Affiliation Agreement with WGU
Establishing an Affiliation Agreement
Establishing an Affiliation Agreement
NOTE: This is a legal contract negotiation process and can take up to 6 months to fully execute. Plan accordingly to avoid delaying your degree progression.
NOTE: This is a legal contract negotiation process and can take up to 6 months to fully execute. Plan accordingly to avoid delaying your degree progression.
If your site is requesting an affiliation agreement, please send the following to healthplacement@wgu.edu
Site name, address, and phone number
Contract Administrator name, email address, and phone number
Potential licensed registered nurse name, email address, and phone number
The WGU Contract Outreach Team will work with the Clinical Site Contract Administrator to negotiate an Affiliation Agreement. The negotiation of these agreements take time as they go back and forth several times before they are signed by both WGU and the Clinical Site.
The WGU Contract Outreach Team will work with the Clinical Site Contract Administrator to negotiate an Affiliation Agreement. The negotiation of these agreements take time as they go back and forth several times before they are signed by both WGU and the Clinical Site.
Fully Executed Affiliation Agreement
Fully Executed Affiliation Agreement
Once the agreement is complete, the WGU Contract Outreach Team will notify the Placement Support Coordinator of additional site-specific requirements or onboarding.
Once the agreement is complete, the WGU Contract Outreach Team will notify the Placement Support Coordinator of additional site-specific requirements or onboarding.
Students will receive notification from the Clinical Learning and Placement Support (CLPS) team, of additional site-specific requirements once the agreement has been fully executed and approved for student placement. These requirements include additional site-specific onboarding, orientation, or compliance-related items such as a Drug Screen or Physical Exam. Do not engage in any field experience hours until you have received a Clearance Confirmation email from the CLPS team.
Students will receive notification from the Clinical Learning and Placement Support (CLPS) team, of additional site-specific requirements once the agreement has been fully executed and approved for student placement. These requirements include additional site-specific onboarding, orientation, or compliance-related items such as a Drug Screen or Physical Exam. Do not engage in any field experience hours until you have received a Clearance Confirmation email from the CLPS team.
Site-Specific Requirements
Site-Specific Requirements
Depending on the Agreement that WGU has with your Clinical Site, there are additional requirements for you to complete.
Depending on the Agreement that WGU has with your Clinical Site, there are additional requirements for you to complete.
Clinical Learning and Placement Support(CLPS) will guide you through the steps required for placement at your chosen Clinical Site. Every site has different requirements, and requirements often change.
Clinical Learning and Placement Support(CLPS) will guide you through the steps required for placement at your chosen Clinical Site. Every site has different requirements, and requirements often change.
- 3rd Party on-boarding:
- ACEMAPP
- Castlebranch
- My Clinical Exchange
- Site-Specific Documents and Forms like:
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Compliance Attestations
- Site Orientation and Badges
Please note that many of these requirements of 3rd party sites have additional student fees associated with them.
Please note that many of these requirements of 3rd party sites have additional student fees associated with them.