Exemption Program for Clinical Preceptors and Their Children

Program Purpose

 

To encourage nurses to serve as Clinical Nurse Preceptors by providing partial exemption from tuition to them and/or their children.

 

Eligibility Requirements

 

Clinical Preceptors who:

• Are residents of Texas, and
  

• Unless attending a public community college (for which tuition is local revenue), have a statement on file with the institution of higher education indicating the student is registered with the Selective Service System as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service registration under federal law, and
  

• Are registered nurses, and
  

• Serve, on an average, at least one day per week under a written preceptor agreement with an undergraduate professional nursing program as a clinical preceptor for students enrolled in the program for;
  

• The time period the program conducts clinical during the semester or other academic term for which the exemption is sought, or
  

• The time period the program conducts clinical during a semester or academic term that ended less than one year prior to the beginning of the semester or term in which the exemption is to be used

AND

Persons who:

• Are residents of Texas, and
  

• Unless attending a public community college (for which tuition is local revenue), have a statement on file with the institution of higher education indicating the student is registered with the Selective Service System as required by federal law or is exempt from selective service registration under federal law, and
  

• Have not been granted a baccalaureate degree, and
  

• Are children of a Clinical Preceptor who serve, on an average, at least one day per week under a written preceptor agreement with an undergraduate professional nursing program as a clinical preceptor for students enrolled in the program for;
  

• The time period the program conducts clinical during the semester or other academic term for which the exemption is sought, or
  

• The time period the program conducts clinical during a semester or academic term that ended less than one year prior to the beginning of the semester or term in which the exemption is to be used
  
  Effective Fall 2014, students must be making satisfactory academic progress (SAP) in accordance with the institutions financial aid policy.  Specifically, this means that students must:
  

               - Maintain a financial aid GPA of at least a 2.0 (Financial Aid GPA includes grades
                 from developmental courses), and

 

              - Cannot be reported by the institution as having access hours according to Education Code 54.014

                SAP is run at the end of EACH semester.

Eligible Institutions

 

Available only for use at a Texas public college or university.

 

Award Amount

 

The preceptor may receive up to $500 or actual tuition, whichever is less.

 

The child of a preceptor my receive $500 or actual tuition charges, whichever is less for up to 10 semesters or until the student receives his/her bachelor’s degree*. Summer terms of less than nine weeks count as ½ a regular semester.

 

*This does not override the SAP limit of the published program hours plus 30 at any individual school. This is simply detailing the total time limit at all schools combined.

 

Application Process

 

Submit the following to the Financial Aid Office:

•  The Preceptor Exemption application form, and
  

           Note: if the student wishing to use the exemption is the CHILD of the preceptor, the CHILD answers
           all the questions on the application form in reference to themselves (not the parent) with the
           exception of the center section (Name of educational institution and Name of affiliating agency {the
           parent is associated with})

• Written proof of eligibility* from the Nursing Department through which the preceptor has (or had) a written preceptor agreement.
  

        *The letter must include the preceptor’s name, dates of employment, and that they serve (or served),
          on an average, at least one day per week under a written preceptor agreement with an undergraduate
          professional nursing program.

 

Additional Information

 

General questions may be emailed to the Nursing Department of your college.

 

        To read more about this program check out: Texas Education Code, 54.356