This Student Guide outlines the College Central Network clinical experience enrollment process for allied health and nursing students at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC). If you have already completed some of the steps, proceed to the next step in sequence as appropriate.

Step 1

Go to College Central Network (CCN) to activate your student account. If you cannot activate your CCN student account, create a new student account. Use your 7- digit PGCC student ID number as your User ID. Create a password and save it in a safe place for expedient site access.

Step 2

Once your CCN student account has been activated or created, complete the registration (account profile) data. Complete the registration data as if you were completing a job application. The registration data can be updated at any time. Use capitalization when appropriate. Remember, future employers will see your registration data. Add your major, availability, special skills, etc., as a part of your profile to appeal to future hiring employers. Allow your CCN student account to receive job announcements, career event notices, and information on special recruitments that match your profile and career interests.

Step 3 (Optional)

If you are seeking employment beyond your clinical experience, prepare a professional résumé and schedule an appointment with an academic and career advisor for a résumé critique using Navigate. Be sure to submit your résumé draft in Navigate when scheduling your résumé critique appointment. For résumé development guidance, listen to the CCN podcast on résumés and review the CCN Career Documents for tips on how to write a competitive résumé and cover letter. Free résumé builder tools are available here:

Submit your advisor-approved résumé in College Central Network for final review and activation by the Office of Career Development and Internships (CD&I) staff.

Step 4 (Optional)

Once your résumé is activated by a CD&I staff member, you may search for a career opportunity using CCN search engines (My School’s Jobs, Jobs Central®, and Intern Central®). Become career-ready by reviewing content from CCN interviewing podcasts, videos, and handouts. Attend CD&I career workshops for additional career insights and strategies.

Step 5

As an allied health/nursing student, your health science instructor will assign you to a clinical site in class. Once you receive your assignment, be sure to obtain/confirm the following information:

  • Site name.
  • Site supervisor name, email address, and phone number.
  • Number of clinical hours weekly.
  • The clinical experience course number (e.g., RAD-1530).

If you are not given your site supervisor’s name and/or contact information, use your instructor’s name and email address from your course syllabus.

Step 6

Once you have secured your clinical assignment information, log in to your College Central Network (CCN) student account. Go to the Dashboard and click on Experiential Learning. Scroll down the Experiential Learning Agreements list to locate your program. Select your program from the list and complete the associated Experiential Learning Agreement. Be sure to complete the entire Experiential Learning Agreement for your program before submitting it for review.

Step 7

Once your Experiential Learning Agreement is submitted, it will be forwarded to your department chair or program director for review and approval. You will receive emails from College Central Network (CCN) notifying you whether or not your Experiential Learning Agreement has been approved.

Step 8

Upon starting your clinical experience, keep track of the hours you were in clinical daily to ensure that you satisfy clock-hour credit requirements. Review the College’s Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination policies (see Appendix A) and the Statement of Responsibility, and Authorization Release and Indemnification Agreement (see Appendix B).

Step 9

In addition to documenting your weekly clinical hours, complete all coursework required for the clinical experience, as required in the course syllabus.

Step 10

At the end of your clinical experience, update your résumé and add your clinical experience and new skills to it. Inquire of your clinical contacts if they would agree to serve as a professional reference; if so, obtain their contact information. Also, be sure to complete the following tasks:

  • Provide your professional contacts with a copy of your updated résumé as a courtesy.
  • Keep a list of your professional contacts that you met during your clinical experience to use as references when you apply for future career opportunities.
  • Inform your professional contacts about your employment candidacy prior to submitting their names and contact information to a prospective employer, so they will be aware and prepared to provide the requested reference.
Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policies (Appendix A)

Prince George’s Community College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons to the end that no person, on the grounds of sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, qualified disabled veteran, or Vietnam-era veteran, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity of this institution. Under this policy, this institution will not discriminate against any person on the grounds of sex, race, age, color, religion, veteran’s status, disability, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, or national origin in its admission policies and practices or any other policies or practices of the institution relating to the treatment of students and other individuals, including employment, the provision of services, financial aid, and other benefits, and including the use of any building, structure, room space, materials, equipment, facility, or any other property.

An individual who believes they or any other individual or group of individuals have been subject to prohibited discrimination may, on their own or through a representative, file a written complaint with the College’s Vice-President for Equity, Culture and Talent, Chanelle Whittaker (Kent Hall, Room 132, 301-546-0050, whittacm@pgcc.edu).

Shaundricka Ranel, the College’s Senior Director, Compliance, Policy and Title IX (Kent Hall, Room 133, 301-546-7011, ranelsm@pgcc.edu), coordinates the College’s efforts to comply with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.

Sabrina Thomas (Annex B, Room 19, 301-546-5211, thomassm@pgcc.edu) serves as the College’s ADA Coordinator, and is responsible for coordinating the College’s overall efforts to comply with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. She is responsible for processing ADA accommodation requests from College employees.

Thomas Mays (Lanham Hall, Room 101G, 301-546-7594, maysto@pgcc.edu), the College’s Director of Disability and Support Services, is responsible for processing accommodation requests from College students in accordance with the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which addresses students with disabilities in post-secondary educational settings.

Keith Murvin (Annex B, Room 9, 301-546-0606 murvinek@pgcc.edu) addresses reports of accessibility issues with facilities.

Inquiries regarding compliance with these laws may also be directed to the Office of Civil Rights for the United States Department of Education.

Under provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, this material is available in alternative formats by contacting either of the employees listed above who process ADA accommodation requests.

Statement of Responsibility, and Authorization Release and Indemnification Agreement (Appendix B)

By enrolling in the clinical course(s), you affirm the following statements and accept associated responsibility:

As a/an Allied Health/Nursing student at the Prince George's Community College ("PGCC" or the "College"), I am required to participate in the clinical education course(s). I agree to all the terms and conditions in this document (and those incorporated within this document), without which agreement the College would not be willing to allow participation.

  1. Conduct Agreement. I acknowledge that I have read and hereby agree to abide by all the rules of conduct as stated in the PGCC Student Handbook and the respective program student handbook. The College's program faculty have the full authority to act on behalf of the College in enforcing rules and behavior suitable to making the educational experience worthwhile for all concerned. I am aware that, since I will be identified with the College and that my behavior reflects back upon the College, I must behave responsibly. I acknowledge that any disciplinary action taken against me may include termination of my participation in the clinical(s), in addition to any other actions provided for in the Student Handbook.
  2. Independent Travel. I agree that if I engage in travel, I will assume full responsibility for my own safety.
  3. Changes. I acknowledge that the College reserves the right to make changes to the clinical(s) at any time and for any reason, with or without notice, and that the College shall not be liable for any loss whatsoever to participants by reason of such cancellation or change. I will be responsible for any additional expenses resulting from such changes.
  4. Insurance.
    1. Health and Accident - I affirm that I am and will be adequately covered throughout the clinical(s) by a comprehensive health insurance policy, providing coverage for injuries and illnesses sustained.
    2. Liability - I understand that the College provides professional liability insurance while I am enrolled and participating in a clinical education course as a PGCC student.
  5. Additional Expenses. Any unusual expense or obligation incurred by me, or on my behalf by the College or its agents, will be paid solely by me.
  6. Release and Indemnification. READ CAREFULLY --- YOU ARE WAIVING IMPORTANT RIGHTS. I, individually, and on behalf of my heirs, assigns, and personal representatives, hereby release and forever discharge, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, the College and its employees, agents, officers, and trustees (individually and in their official capacities) from and against any and all liability whatsoever for any and all damages, losses, or injuries (including death) including but not limited to, any claims, demands, judgments, damages, expenses, and costs (including attorney's fees), which arise as a result of or connected in any manner to my participation in the clinical experience. I further acknowledge that the College will not be responsible or accept liability for the actions of third parties, such as Employer Sponsors, airlines, hotels, or common carriers, which cause me loss, damage, or injury, or for circumstances beyond its reasonable control, such as inclement weather, acts of God, or accident.
  7. Other Acknowledgments. By enrolling in the clinical course(s), I hereby acknowledge that I have read this entire document, that I understand its terms, that I will abide by each of the terms and conditions that by enrolling, I am giving up substantial legal rights I might otherwise enjoy, and I have enrolled knowingly as a requirement for my Allied Health/Nursing program.

*Parents of a minor student enrolling in clinical(s) accept these terms on the minor student's behalf upon the student's enrollment in the course.