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to do so by the program director. Any students submitting a
premature request will be charge the fee.
Procedure
• Go to www.mystudentcheck.com and select the name of
the school, then select your Program from the drop down
menu.
• Complete all required fields and press Continue to enter
your electronic signature. Students will be provided an
order confirmation number and instructions on how to
check the status on the completion of their report by
email. (Students with a criminal record should disclose
the crime on their application.)
Most reports are completed within three business weekdays.
To obtain a copy of their background investigations, students
may log into www.mystudentcheck.com and click on “here”,
enter their SSN and DOB. If the application is complete, then
the student can click on the application number to download
and print a copy of his/her report. This feature is good for 90
days after submittal. After 90 days, students will be charged
$14.95 (subject to change) for a copy of their report.
Students needing assistance should contact PreCheck at
StudentCheck@PreCheck.com.
Students should not submit results of criminal
background investigations to any Oconee Fall Line
Technical College faculty or staff member.
The clinical/internship/practicum sites make the sole
decision whether students are accepted at their sites
based on the results of the investigation report. Students
who are advised by the clinical/internship/practicum site that
they have been denied acceptance at the site should contact
PreCheck. Call PreCheck’s Adverse Action hotline at 800-
203-1654. Adverse Action is the procedure established by
the Fair Credit Reporting Act that allows students to see the
report and to dispute anything reported.
Notification
Students agree that criminal history record information can
be provided to those persons with a need to know at the
affiliate clinical/internship/practicum institutions. The privacy
of individuals having criminal background investigation
conducted will be maintained consistent with the policies of
Oconee Fall Line Technical College. The program instructor
will be responsible for providing the roster of students to the
clinical/internship/practicum institution for consideration. The
affiliate clinical/internship/practicum institution will review the
results to determine whether the students meet requirements
of the affiliate clinical/internship/practicum site. Students
with unsatisfactory results will not be accepted at the affiliate
clinical/internship/practicum site and will not be able to
complete the course or program Oconee Fall Line Technical
College. Failure to follow the policies contained herein will
result in dismissal from the affiliate clinical/ practicum site
and dismissal from the program for one semester. It is the
procedure of Oconee Fall Line Technical College that any
student who is currently registered in an allied health clinical
course who violates any of the provisions set forth in this
procedure will receive a course grade of “W,” “WP,” or “WF”
or will be dropped as appropriate for the course(s) currently
registered. However, the student may continue to be enrolled
in a general education or core allied health course during the
term that they are tested.
If a student is rejected for cause by a clinical/internship/
practicum facility and the student self-discloses the criminal
history to the faculty member, it is then appropriate for the
faculty member to discuss the student information with the
clinical/internship/practicum facility. A clinical/internship/
practicum facility has the right to exclude any student, if in the
opinion of the site, the student could pose or potentially impose
a danger to patients. The clinical/internship/practicum
institution makes the sole decision whether students are
accepted at its clinical/internship/practicum site.
Behavior That Constitutes A Refusal To A
Criminal Background Investigation
Failure to submit to have a criminal background investigation
conducted within the required timeframe constitutes a refusal
and will be viewed as an unsatisfactory result. Students will
be dismissed from the program.
Fees
Fees made payable for drug screens and criminal
background investigations are nonrefundable. Students are
assessed fees for the drug screen and criminal background
investigation, and fees must be paid prior to the first day
of the semester of which fees are assessed. Failure to
pay fees by the required date will cause the student to be
dropped from the registered course(s).
Other
Students who withdraw or are dismissed from a program
that requires drug screens and who wish to reapply must
follow the competitive selection process and must have
another drug screen prior to being placed in a clinical/
internship/practicum setting. This requirement also applies
to students who transfer to a program that requires a drug
screen.
Students who withdraw or are dismissed from a program
that requires criminal background investigations and who
wish to reapply must follow the competitive selection process
and must have another criminal background investigation if
the student’s break in service from OFTC is greater than one
year or if the clnicial site requests an up-to-date background
check. This requirement also applies to students who
transfer to a program whose criminal background
investigations are older than one year.