Health Sciences Program Admissions

• Career Talk Session - Students planning to enter a Health Sciences program major must attend a Career Talk session. See Schedule »
• Advisor - All School of Health Sciences applicants must be processed and advised by their health program advisor. Enrollment services will refer applicants to the health program advisor at the appropriate time. Students will receive their advisor’s name, location and contact information.
• Physical examination - Because health program curriculums include “placements” in clinical agencies, all students must have a physical exam prior to clinical placement. The programs will provide applicants with deadline information and a physical examination form to be completed by a licensed, practicing physician, or nurse practitioner. Exam results must indicate the applicant is medically cleared to perform essential functions defined by the School of Health Sciences and the career being educated.
• Immunizations - The School of Health Sciences ensures students enrolled in health program curriculums comply with the requirements detailed in the affiliation agreements with clinical training sites. These affiliation agreements require students to complete and document immunizations and tuberculosis (TB) screening as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for healthcare personnel. The requirements reduce the risk of exposure to communicable diseases for students and their patients/clients.
• Criminal Background Checks & Drug Testing - Students enrolled in a program in the School of Health Sciences will be required to complete a criminal background check and drug test. Results of the criminal background check and/or drug testing may affect the student's ability to complete program requirements and/or become credentialed. (Conviction of a felony could make a student ineligible to take the credentialing/licensing exam(s) required by the profession upon graduation.) Only criminal background checks and drug testing conducted through the college-approved agency will be accepted. Random drug testing may be performed throughout the programs. 
• Special program requirements - Please refer to each curriculum outline and program overview charts for details. Advisors will also provide this information.

Once admitted to the college, qualified students will complete an online orientation. Upon completion of this online orientation, students will be prompted to schedule a planning and advising session where they will complete registration for their first semester and will be assigned an advisor. Students will make appointments with their assigned advisor prior to registration opening each subsequent semester. The School of Health Sciences has a School Advising Center that is located on the Barton Campus in Building 122 / Suite 100.

• Current radiographers who are interested in the Computed Tomography program should contact Lacy Kelly for advising.
• Current radiographers who are interested in the Magnetic Resonance Imaging program should contact Pam Anthony for advising.
• Current registered nurses who are interested in advanced courses through our Post-RN/Nursing Specialties courses should contact Barbara Nickles for advising.
• Registered Respiratory Therapists, Paramedics with and Associates Degree, and Licensed Practical Nurses who are interested in the Advanced Placement Nursing program should contact Heather Krinock for advising.

School of Health Sciences Student Handbook & Policy Manual

Criminal Background Check Policy 
Drug Testing Policy 
Immunization Policy 
Dismissal/Readmittance Policy
Risk Management Manual