What Kent State gives preceptors, and how to mention it when you ask
Kent State offers its preceptors continuing education through PreceptED, the Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award, application-fee relief and unpaid adjunct faculty status. Its preceptor pages mention no payment. Described accurately, these benefits turn a vague favor into a specific, credible request a busy clinician can weigh quickly.
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The benefits at a glance
Kent State describes what preceptors receive on two pages: the Become a Preceptor recruiting page and the preceptor benefits page. They mostly agree, with one conflict on the application fee.
| Benefit | What Kent State says | Worth knowing before you mention it |
|---|---|---|
| Continuing education | A CE library through PreceptED, built for Kent State preceptors | The College of Nursing is an Ohio Nurses Association-approved CE provider |
| Barbara Donaho award | More than 350 preceptors have received it | Full name: Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award |
| Application-fee relief | DNP fee reimbursed (benefits page); graduate nursing fee can be waived (recruiting page) | The two pages differ, covered below |
| Adjunct faculty status | Offered to preceptors | Unpaid, tied to the Kent Campus, with no tenure or vote |
| Research collaboration | Listed as a benefit | Kent State gives no further detail |
| Hour-verification forms | Faculty complete them at semester end | A record of the hours the preceptor taught |
| Preceptor tools | Links to the AANP Preceptor Toolkit and NONPF Preceptor Portal | Posted on the graduate preceptor page |
Continuing education through PreceptED
Continuing education heads the list. Kent State offers preceptors a CE library through PreceptED, built for the clinicians who teach its students, and the College of Nursing is an Ohio Nurses Association-approved CE provider. For someone who keeps a license and certification current, relevant CE is a concrete reason to say yes.
Describe it simply as continuing education through PreceptED and point to the College of Nursing's preceptor pages for how it works. Kent State names the library and the provider approval but publishes no count of hours or course list, so leave those details out rather than estimating them.
One practical note: when this page was checked on 2026-09-24, the PreceptED portal link redirected to a kent.edu outage page. If a preceptor asks for the link and it still fails, send them to your practicum faculty, who are their liaison to the college anyway.
The Barbara Donaho award and adjunct status
Recognition comes second. Kent State says more than 350 preceptors have received the Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Award. For a preceptor, it is a named honor from a university college of nursing, the kind of line that belongs on a CV or a clinical ladder portfolio.
Adjunct faculty status comes third, and Kent State's benefits page describes it with care: the status is unpaid, applies to the Kent Campus and carries no tenure or voting rights. It is a title and an affiliation with the college rather than a job, and describing it that way keeps your request accurate.
Both suit experienced preceptors who teach often and value a formal tie to Kent State. With a first-time preceptor, lead with continuing education and the support the college provides, and mention recognition after that.
Application-fee relief: two versions on two pages
Kent State describes this benefit two ways. The benefits page says the DNP application fee is reimbursed. The Become a Preceptor page says the graduate nursing application fee can be waived. One is narrower than the other, and neither page acknowledges the other version.
When you mention it, keep the wording general: Kent State offers preceptors relief on a graduate nursing application fee, and the College of Nursing confirms which form applies. That phrasing is true under both pages and avoids promising something the college may read differently.
It carries the most weight with a preceptor who is weighing a DNP or another graduate program at Kent State. If a clinician has mentioned further study, it is worth raising; otherwise it can stay a brief line in your request.
What the college handles for a preceptor
Workload is a fair question for any clinician, and Kent State's guidebook answers much of it. Each term begins with an email from faculty that hands the preceptor course syllabi, key links, contacts and a Typhon guide written for preceptors. Faculty act as liaison through the term, and at semester end they complete the hour-verification form.
The preceptor's own tasks are defined and short. They supply a current CV to the student's faculty member, review the student's calendar and entries in Typhon, and complete the end-of-course evaluation in it. Clinicians new to Kent State start with an interest form on Qualtrics, after which the college guides them through getting their employer's approval.
Kent State is specific about load, too: it recommends two students per preceptor when the preceptor is not carrying a personal patient load, and a single student when they are. Our precept a Kent State student page speaks to preceptors directly.
How to use the benefits in your request
- Lead with fitOpen with your course, for example
NURS 61292, its hours and why this clinician's practice suits the course objectives. Benefits support a yes; fit earns it. - Name two benefits accuratelyContinuing education through PreceptED and the Barbara Donaho award are the clearest. If you mention adjunct status, say it is unpaid.
- Phrase the fee relief carefullySay Kent State offers preceptors relief on a graduate application fee and the college confirms the details.
- Show the supportExplain that faculty send the syllabus and Typhon guide at the start of the term and handle hour verification at the end.
- Keep the request on teachingKent State's preceptor pages describe no payment, so build the request around teaching, recognition and continuing education.
- Check contact rules firstSome agencies bar students from contacting preceptors directly. Their list sits in the GSN Canvas course; follow its instructions for those sites.
Our no-direct-contact agencies page explains that last step, and the preceptor requirements page covers who qualifies before you ask anyone.
Why Kent State students let us make the ask
Asking clinicians you have never met to precept is the hardest part of Kent State's student-led model, and it is the part we do every day. We approach preceptors in your community with a specific request built around your course, Kent State's real benefits described accurately and the college's support spelled out, so a clinician can decide quickly.
When a clinician says yes, we collect the license, credentials and employer sign-off your faculty and coordinator need for their decision, which is theirs to make. Any site still missing an agreement with the College of Nursing is raised with you early. If a preceptor steps away partway through a term, we line up the next one and rebuild the same file, so your hours keep moving.
Our finding your own preceptor page explains the rule that puts the search on you. See how it works for our side of it, or send your course details through the request form on this page.
Questions Kent State students ask
Does Kent State pay its nursing preceptors?
Kent State's preceptor benefits page and its Become a Preceptor page mention no payment. What they describe instead is continuing education through PreceptED, the Barbara Donaho award, application-fee relief, unpaid adjunct faculty status, research collaboration and hour-verification forms completed by faculty. Build any request around those.
How does someone become a Kent State preceptor?
Kent State looks for an APRN, physician, PA, Certified Nurse Educator or healthcare administrator whose license and certification are active and unrestricted, who has a year or more of clinical practice behind them, and whose employer approves. The first step is the college's Qualtrics interest form; the College of Nursing handles the employer-approval conversation from there.
Can a preceptor get the DNP application fee back?
Possibly. Kent State's benefits page says a preceptor's DNP application fee is reimbursed, while its recruiting page speaks of waiving the graduate nursing application fee. Because the pages describe the relief differently, a preceptor thinking about a Kent State graduate program should confirm current terms with the College of Nursing before applying.
Where can preceptors find Kent State's continuing education?
Kent State points preceptors to PreceptED, its CE library for the clinicians who precept its students. The College of Nursing is an Ohio Nurses Association-approved provider. On 2026-09-24 the PreceptED link led to an outage page, so a preceptor who cannot reach it should ask the student's practicum faculty for current access.
Do preceptors have to learn Typhon?
Only a small part of it. Preceptors open Typhon to view the student's schedule and logs and to file the closing evaluation. A written Typhon guide reaches them from faculty as each semester opens, so instructions arrive before the student's first day, and the evaluation itself goes into the student's record rather than setting the grade.
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Last checked 2026-09-24
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