Mandatory Student Compliance
Welcome to your comprehensive guide for Mandatory Student Compliance!
The UIC College of Nursing requires all students to meet college compliance standards established in our guidelines.
Requirements include immunizations, annual vaccines and/or tests, and routine AHA CPR basic life support training. Students enrolled in clinical practicum will be required, by the medical facility they participate in, to complete their own set of compliance requirements. CastleBranch is the primary platform used to track and report student compliance requirements for the College of Nursing.
Deadlines established by CastleBranch must be met at all times, both prior to and during enrollment.
What is compliance?
All students must complete their compliance requirements prior to registering for classes. Students who fail to meet ongoing deadlines will be restricted from their clinical classes and a “compliance hold” will be applied to their account.
Compliance deadline for fall 2025 admission: July 15
What is compliance?
If you are new to compliance or simply new to the College of Nursing, please watch the embedded introduction video, which explains the important concepts behind compliance and how it functions at the College of Nursing.
After watching the video, scroll down to access our self-guided compliance orientation for new students.
*You will also need to download the full compliance manual from this webpage.
New Student Compliance Orientation
Please download this self-guided orientation slide show before beginning your compliance requirements. This tool will help answer common questions related to meeting our health and safety standards. Once you have completed the slide show, you should download the full compliance manual located below. You can also attend an information session led by the College of Nursing Compliance Officer.
You can also attend an information session led by the College of Nursing Compliance Officer.
Full Compliance Manual
This guide will take you step by step to resolve all compliance requirements. Please make sure to retain this document for use throughout your program. Inside the guide you will find:
- A resource guide for determining costs of completing your compliance requirements
- Where to go for health services and trainings.
- FAQs for common compliance questions
- Who to contact for compliance related assistance.
CastleBranch
When you have reviewed the compliance policy, new students will need to purchase “UA08 (Background Check, Drug Test, and Medical Document Manager)”. Previous students at the College of Nursing may not require a new Medical Document Manager. Please consult the compliance manual for FAQs. For assistance using CastleBranch including what documentation to upload, please contact their service team.
HIPAA Certification
To complete your compliance requirements you must watch the embedded HIPAA video.
This training guides you through the important concepts of privacy and security for handling patient records.
When you have finished the video please download and sign the certificate from the link below.
By signing you will acknowledge that you accept the terms and understand the basics of patient security and privacy.
Once you have signed the file you will need to upload it to your CastleBranch account.
Attend a Drop-In Compliance Info Session
More questions about compliance? Please attend one of the Information Sessions below. These virtual sessions are provided on a “drop-in” basis throughout Spring and Summer.
Please click a link to register via Zoom. You do NOT have to attend the entire session. All events are from 6:30 – 8 p.m. CST (DROP-IN BASIS). A presentation of the Orientation Slide Show will be provided at the beginning of the session.