Background Check Policy
Criminal background checks (CBCs) are required by the VTN Program. Students must complete a CBC prior to each clinical externship placement. Students are responsible for paying the minimal fee (usually $10-20). University typically uses Certiphi as a CBC provider. Students entering clinical externship placements will receive an email from Certiphi at studentedition@certiphi.com and will be required to follow the instructions listed in the email to complete their Criminal Background Check prior to starting clinical externships. If you have not received an email from Certiphi within two weeks of the email notification, please check your spam first, then notify the Clinical Coordinator.
If you have received the email from Certiphi, complete your CBC within two weeks of receiving the email. If you are unable to do so, please let the Clinical Coordinator know. Based on the CBC results, students may be required to meet with the Clinical Coordinator and/or the Program Director in order to be permitted to move forward in the placement process or may not be permitted to engage in the externship. Registration for the clinical externship will not occur until the CBC is completed and concerns are addressed or resolved.
Proof of a background check is required of all students prior to enrollment in a student’s first clinical externship. Felonies and misdemeanors particularly drug related may affect eligibility to become licensed in your state and progression in the program. Please contact the Program Directors with any questions.
There is a feature to request a background check for students as their record is submitted in the Internship Inventory. It is processed through Certiphi. More information can be found under Background Checks and Drug Panels: careers.appstate.edu/faculty-staff-internship-resources.