Program Admission Requirements

A. Application Process:
1. Deadline: Complete and submit program application by April 15th prior to desired entry in the Fall semester. The application period is February 1st through April 15th of each year. Applications received after April 15 may be considered depending on space availability and the applicant’s qualifications.
2. Procedure: During the February 1st through April 15th application period, you can call 733-7359 to have an application mailed - OR - come by the Health Sciences Building, Room 208 or the Health Sciences Annex Building Room HSA 136 to obtain an application.
3. Criteria for Selection: High School and College transcripts or GED certificate, College Computerized Placement Tests for Sentence Skills, Reading Comprehension, and Arithmetic (through Elementary Algebra), typing skills, experience, communication skills, and personal interview with screening committee.

B. Physical Requirements: Include ability for prolonged standing, walking, sitting, bending, stretching, stooping, and lifting bundles of papers of at least 5 pounds. Must have correctable visual acuity sufficient to read handwritten reports, medical record information, and small (six point) font print styles such as the following:
Inflammation of one or more of the intracranial venous sinuses with the formation of a thrombus
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to speak, write, and comprehend the English language proficiently. They must also have the ability to communicate in a professional manner with the general public and health professionals, use problem solving skills, and function effectively under stress.
Applicants must possess entry level keyboarding/typewriting skills. This requirement may be fulfilled by evidence of passing a keyboarding/typing course in either high school or college with at least a 2.0 point or C average; OR, if no keyboard/typing experience, the student must enroll in keyboarding/typewriting.

C. Notification of Acceptance: Applicants will be notified by mail of their status in the program by June 30th.

D. Drug Testing for candidates initially selected for the program: Students who are initially selected as a candidate into a Health Sciences Division program will be required to pass a drug test for amphetamines, marijuana, cocaine, PCP and opiates, before final acceptance into the program will be granted.

E. NOTICE: Effective fall 2005, national Criminal Background checks and Sexual Offender checks are required. Students are responsible for the cost of these checks and will be notified of the time frame for the checks to be performed.

The COMPASS Assessment Test for Writing Skills, Reading Skills and the COMPASS Algebra MUST be taken prior to applying to the Program. The COMPASS Assessment is given in the Testing Center, Student Services Building, Room 210 from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Fridays (Summer hours vary, contact the Testing Center at (405) 733-7320 for information.). Students can only take the COMPASS Assessment twice during one enrollment period, eligibility for re-testing will be determined by the counselors in the  Student Services Building, Room SSB 100. A photo ID is required. Test results are available immediately and entered into your student file on the College data base. If the COMPASS Assessment scores are below the minimum standard required, you must seek academic advisement for remediation. Forms to take the COMPASS tests are provided in the Student Services Building, room 100.