Nursing Clinical Placement Accommodation

BN students should familiarize themselves with the Requirements for Nursing Practice Experience section of the Academic Calendar and the Requisite Skills and Abilities for Becoming a Registered Nurse in Alberta. This should be done well in advance of the start date of the course. Accommodations will not be granted for reasons covered by these requirements.

Situations that do not qualify for accommodations or exceptions to randomized allocation

Some common situations do not qualify for accommodations or exceptions to random allocation. Please review these before submitting your request. Accommodations will not be granted for reasons covered below. Of particular note, based on previous experience with student applications for exceptions, are the following:

1. Transportation

Students are responsible for arranging transportation to and from clinical practice sites and, in some cases, for travel that is part of completing clinical responsibilities during a clinical shift anywhere within the Calgary city limits. All travel and accommodation costs associated with practice experiences are the student's responsibility. 

2. Conflict of Interest

Assignment to a site where you work will not be considered grounds for accommodation.

3. Interpersonal Conflict with an Instructor

The ability to manage conflict is one of the requisite skills and abilities for becoming a registered nurse in Alberta. Interpersonal conflict will not be considered grounds for an exception to random allocation.

4. Financial Situation

Challenges concerning costs, including those associated with the program (transportation, living costs, equipment, uniforms, textbook costs, etc.), are not grounds for accommodation. Students are expected to take full responsibility for learning about and accessing loans, grants, scholarships, and other means of funding their education.

5. Fitness to Practice

Student accommodations and work accommodations are different. Students participating in clinical courses must be “fit to practice” at all times, regarding the Requisite Skills and Abilities for Becoming a Registered Nurse in Alberta. 

Submitting a Request

Please complete each step below. 

Accommodation requests will not be reviewed without submission of a Public Request form.

  1. Click here to submit a Public Request through Access and Inclusion Services.
  2. Click here to submit the Nursing Student Request for Exception to Randomized Allocation to Clinical Placement 

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Students must be aware that an approved accommodation request does not guarantee their placement, as placements depend on the availability and location of placement opportunities and the availability of preceptors.
  • Once a decision is reached, the student, Nursing Advisors, and Nursing Chair will be notified with an accommodation letter.
  • Clinical placements will be within Calgary City Limits unless the student is willing to be placed in a rural or remote setting.

Deadline to submit Nursing Accommodations Request

June 10, 2025 for all continuing Nursing Students. 

  • This request will pertain to the subsequent academic year, which includes the Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer semesters. For example, an accommodation request form submitted on or before June 10, 2025, is for Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026.

October 1, 2025 for all newly admitted Nursing Students. 

  • This request pertains to the current academic year, which includes the current Winter, Spring, and Summer semesters. For example, an accommodation request form submitted on or before October 10, 2025, is for Winter 2026, Spring 2026, and Summer 2026.