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APPLICATION PROCEDURE

MINIMUM ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must:

  1. • meet general admission requirements for vocational students.
  2. • be a high school graduate or have a satisfactory GED score.
  3. • score minimum of 10th grade level on TABE or Compass testing.
  4. • submit a signed, notarized Healthcare Criminal History Background Affidavit.
  5. • take COMPASS test
PROCEDURE:


Applicants must have the following documents on file in the Health Sciences office by June 1 to be considered for admission to the fall class and by November 1 for the spring class.

  1. • MDCC application for admission or readmission
  2. • MDCC application to the CNA Program (Health Sciences Application packet).
  3. • An official high school transcript from an approved high school or GED equivalency score
  4. • An official college transcript, if college work has been completed
  5. • Signed, notarized Healthcare Criminal History Background Affidavit.
  6. • COMPASS test score

Students are encouraged to submit all parts of the application well in advance of the deadline. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed for admission.

SELECTION:


No applicant will be considered unless the minimum admission requirements are
met. Requirements are based on the application and transcript. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission into the program. The number of applicants accepted is limited due to the nature of the program.
All applicants are considered on a competitive basis. Admission is tentative based on:

  1. • satisfactory background check (see Policy on Admission to Health Science
  2.   Program)
  3. • acceptable pre-admission drug screen
  4. • health evaluation form completed by a physician or nurse practitioner
  5.   indicating no restriction for lifting or transfer

Applicants will be notified by letter of their acceptance or non-acceptance to the program.

 

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES:

Students who are accepted into the program must:

  1. • attend a health care assistant orientation
  2. • be aware that, in addition to the regular college fees, Health Care Assistant students will incur expenses for such items as uniforms, books, supplies, liability insurance, physical examination, Hepatitis B vaccine series, background check, CPR certification and certification examination fees.
PROGRESSION:
    • • Students must maintain a “C” average (grade of 75) in each component of the course of study in order to complete the program
    • • A minimum of 368 hours including class and clinical time is required to complete the program