Transportation Information

Travel to and from the clinical site is the responsibility of the nursing student. If you do not have a car, you will need to arrange transportation. Some clinical assignments are attended by a single student at various times of the day or night. Do not expect to always be able to carpool or take bus transportation.

Many local clinical experiences are between 5 and 20 miles of campus; however, some may require traveling up to 35 miles. Faculty members do not make clinical assignments based on carpool requests or geographic location of student residence.

Evening, Night, or Weekend Learning Experiences

Students may be assigned to practicum or “clinical” experiences during evening, night or weekend hours based on availability of clinical site opportunities and qualified faculty. Also, at the beginning of a semester, a faculty member may notify students of mandatory Saturday class sessions. One reason for such sessions is the increased availability of some experts to make guest presentations on days outside of the typical workweek.