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- Health Education
Program Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting general admission requirements, Health Education
majors are required to meet the curriculum specific requirements outlined
below:
1. Students must complete recommended developmental studies courses
based on course placement criteria on either the ASSET or COMPASS.
2. Students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
3. Students must meet required Technical Standards.
4. Transfer students into associate degree programs must have a GPA
of 2.5 on previous college work.
5. Students are required to carry professional liability insurance,
which can be obtained through the College.
6. Certain clinical agencies require proof of personal health insurance.
This is the sole responsibility of the student. (Student health insurance
is offered by the College. Students may obtain further information through
the Student Affairs Division.)
7. Pre-Nursing Certificate is an additional admissions option.
- Additional Requirements
for ADN Nursing
1. SAT score of Critical Reading (Verbal) 450 or Math 420 with a total
of 920. Prior to April 1, 1995, a total of 800 with minimum 370 in one
area or ACT of 20.
2. Nursing Entrance Test (NET) with minimum score of 58 percentile
3. Cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for entry to clinical portion of
program
4. Nursing Preparation Certificate
- Additional Requirements
for LPN's transitioning to RN Program
1. Unencumbered LPN license
2. Decision score of 75 or higher on the National League for Nursing
Accelerating Challenge Exam I if graduation from LPN school is over
10 years or from a non-NLNAC accredited program.
3. Completion of ENG 101, MAT 120, and BIO 210
- Transfer Students
with Prior Nursing Credit
Students wishing to transfer a nursing course to Tri-County Technical
College must meet the following criteria:
1. Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or greater from previous college.
2. Have a letter of recommendation from the director of the previous
school.
3. Provide documentation of eligibility.
4. Complete satisfactorily return demonstration for NUR 111 skills under
supervision of Tri-County Technical College faculty.
- Health Education
Medical Requirements
Students admitted to health education programs (except Veterinary Technology) must present proof of immunization to measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella (chickenpox). (Health forms are available from the Division Office or Department Head.) All students in health education programs (except Veterinary Technology) must have documentation of Tuberculosis status. Immunization to Hepatitis B is expected and strongly encouraged as a means to avert serious illness and to meet clinical agency requirements. A student who refuses immunization to Hepatitis B is required to sign a declination form, which will be kept in the student's file. Veterinary Technology students are strongly encouraged to obtain immunization to rabies. Students who refuse immunization to rabies are required to sign a declination form that will be kept in the student's file. Note: Most Health Education programs require certification or licensure in order to use titles and/or practice the profession. Conviction of a felony or pleading guilty to a felony may make the applicant ineligible for certification or licensure. Many clinical agencies require state and/or federal criminal record checks for associate degree nursing, practical nursing and allied health students. Drug screens are also required. The results of criminal background reports and drug screen tests may determine if a student is eligible to enter clinical agencies. A student must be able to enter and/or remain in all clinical agencies to progress within a program. Inability to progress within a major for this reason will result in administrative withdrawal from the program.
- Health EducationWaiting
List
All Health Education students are placed into “pre” programs
(i.e. Pre-Associate Degree Nursing, Pre-Veterinary Technology, etc.)
according to the interest date filed in the Admissions Office by the
student. Students may elect to be placed on up to two program lists.
The Admissions Office will distribute specific prerequisite program
requirements to the student at the time the interest date is established.
It is the responsibility of the student, however, to track the progress
of his/her program prerequisites. Students should periodically check
with their program advisors to ensure that prerequisite changes have
not occurred. (Changes in program and curricular requirements can occur
from time to time.) Once prerequisite are completed, students should
go to the Admissions Office in person and submit a “Notice of
Prerequisite Completion” form to Admissions with all required
documentation. (The form is available in the Admissions Office.) The
date on which this form is completed then becomes the student’s
“Complete Date” and the student is placed on the “Complete
List” for a specific program. The “Complete Date”
indicates that the student is eligible to start the actual program classes
with the next available class as long as there is space available. The
minimum GPA must be maintained to continue on the “Complete List.”
Eligible students will receive a certified deposit letter that officially
offers a space in the program class. Failure to notify the Admissions
Office of decision to defer OR failure to pay the deposit fee by the
specified time will result in removal from the “Complete List.”
Upon payment of the non-refundable deposit, a space will be held for
entry into the next program class. The student must continue to retain
the minimum GPA even though the deposit has been paid. A student may
defer one time and is placed at the bottom of the “Complete List”
at the time of deferment. A second deferral will result in removal from
the “Complete List.” In the event that several students
have the same completion date, the College references the date of interest
in the program. The student with the earliest interest date would be
placed on the list in the earliest calendar order. A student may be
admitted into one particular program and return at a later date and
request placement on another list. (This action would result in a change
in the student’s “Interest Date” and be reflected
as a new admission date.) If an entrance policy changes for a particular
program, the student’s requirements would remain the same unless
he/she withdrew from enrollment or is not enrolled for two consecutive
terms. If such a withdrawal or non-enrollment occurs, the student is
required to meet new entrance policies in the current College catalog.
Once a student has accepted a space in a clinical course, the student
will be removed from any other “complete list” unless the
student notifies the Admissions Office.
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