Terms of service
These terms apply when you use this site or ask Clarkson Preceptor to help with a clinical placement. By using the site or our service, you agree to them. Please read them alongside your Clarkson program's own requirements.
Get your placement plan
Tell us your Clarkson program and where you live. A placement advisor replies with the preceptor and site options that fit your course.
The service
Clarkson Preceptor is an independent placement service for Clarkson College nursing students. We search for preceptors and clinical sites that fit a student's Clarkson course, prepare preceptor and site information for the student's submission to Clarkson, and help find a replacement if a preceptor steps away.
Clarkson does not run this service, and the information on this site is not an official Clarkson statement. In these terms, "we", "us" and "our" mean Clarkson Preceptor, and "you" means the person using the site or the service.
Clarkson's role and final approval
Clarkson College's nursing faculty and clinical staff review and approve every preceptor and clinical site its students use, and that approval is final in every case. Clarkson's catalog, program pages, handbooks, course syllabi and faculty set the rules for your program.
Where anything on this site or in our communications differs from Clarkson's current requirements, Clarkson's requirements apply.
No promise of placement, approval or dates
We work hard to find a suitable preceptor and site for you. We do not promise that one will be found, that one will be found by a particular date, that Clarkson will approve a site or preceptor we identify, or that you will start or finish any course or program on a particular timetable.
Preceptors and sites make their own decisions and may change or withdraw their availability at any time, including after Clarkson's approval.
Your responsibilities
You remain responsible for meeting Clarkson's requirements and deadlines, whether or not we are helping you. In particular, you are responsible for:
- submitting the documentation Clarkson asks for, including your preceptor and site paperwork, your compliance items and anything your course asks you to record, on time;
- holding an active, unencumbered RN license wherever a practicum site is located;
- completing background checks, drug screens, health clearance, immunizations and any site requirements before patient contact;
- logging hours and encounters accurately and following each site's rules;
- staying in contact with your program and course faculty;
- giving us accurate information and telling us promptly about any change.
Fees
Our fees are quoted individually, based on your program, course, location and timing, and your quote sets out what it covers. Charges made by a clinical site or other third party, and Clarkson's own tuition and fees, are separate from our fee. Clarkson's handbooks describe the clinical requirements and costs that sit with the student.
Information on this site
Our guides summarize Clarkson's public catalog, program pages, published nursing documents and other official sources as of the date shown on each page. They are general information, not academic, legal or professional advice, and Clarkson's rules can change. Check your syllabus, the current handbook and your course faculty before relying on any detail.
Communications
Sending us your details means you consent to our contacting you about your enquiry and placement by email, phone call or text message, as our privacy policy describes. Reply STOP to any text to opt out of text messages.
Acceptable use
Please use this site for its intended purpose. Do not submit false information, misuse the forms or chat, or copy the site's content for commercial use without permission.
Limitation of liability
To the extent the law allows, Clarkson Preceptor is not liable for losses that arise from the decisions of Clarkson, a preceptor or a clinical site, from delays in approval or course progression, or from reliance on the general information on this site. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have that cannot be limited by law.
Changes and contact
We may update these terms from time to time. Each revision carries a new date at the top of the page. Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page or the chat.
Last checked 2026-09-25
Clarkson asks you to find your preceptor. We make the search the easy part.
Tell us your Clarkson track, your city and your next clinical course. We line up preceptors who fit the NRS course and Clarkson's rules, gather the details the site and preceptor agreement asks for, and flag early whether the site needs a new affiliation agreement.
- Preceptors matched to the course: all-ages primary care for FNP, acute care units for AGACNP, psychiatric providers for PMHNP
- License, experience and site details checked against Clarkson's rules before the agreement is filed
- Every clinical course planned in sequence, close to home in a state where Clarkson's graduate nursing meets requirements
Start your placement plan
Track, city and next clinical course is all we need to begin.