Health
Programs Selective Admissions Process
A.S. Degree in Dental Hygiene, Nursing*
& Radiography
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Important Information
Selective
Admission Process
The Selective
admissions process is designed to inform selected individuals sooner of
their acceptance and to provide them with more time to make necessary
preparation to be successful in their chosen academic program..
Please review the
following important information and contact the Health Education Center
with any questions you may have.
County
Preference
Pinellas county
resident will be given first priority for admission*. Should
there be positions available after exhausting eligible Pinellas county
resident applicants, the remaining applications will be considered based
on the point system.
Deadlines for Health Application
Process
There are TWO chances to be selected each
semester. However, there is only ONE application Deadline.
March 1 for the fall session (Nursing)
July 1 for the spring session (Nursing and
Radiography)
October 1 for the summer session (Dental Hygiene)
Health Application
Process
Important Information
Ø
All
required documentation and the Health Programs selective
admission application must be submitted by the student and
received by the college prior to the appropriate deadline in
order to ensure each student file is complete by the deadline
date, otherwise the applicant will be considered ineligible.
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All health program applications
must be submitted to the Health Education Center.
For fall admission, students whose
applications are complete on March 1st will be considered for
the first applicant pool. Seventy percent of the admissions will be
selected from the first pool and those students will be notified of
their status by April 1st. An applicant whose file is
incomplete on March 1st will be notified and will have until
May 15th to complete their application to be considered for
the second applicant pool. The remaining thirty percent will be selected
from the second applicant pool ending May 15th.
For spring admission, students whose
applications are complete on July 1st will be considered for
the first applicant pool. Seventy percent of the admissions will be
selected from the first pool and those students will be notified of
their status by July 15th. An applicant whose file is
incomplete on July 1st will be notified and will have until
August 15th to complete their application to be considered
for the second applicant pool. The remaining thirty percent will be
selected from the second applicant pool ending August 15th.
For summer admission, students whose
applications are complete on October 1st will be considered
for the first applicant pool. Seventy percent of the admissions will be
selected from the first pool and those students will be notified of
their status by November 1st. An applicant whose file is
incomplete on October 1st will be notified and will have
until January 15th to complete their application to be
considered for the second applicant pool. The remaining thirty percent
will be selected from the second applicant pool ending January 15th.
Students who are eligible but not selected
in the first pool will automatically be considered for the second
applicant pool.
Point System
Students will be admitted into a
selective admission program using a point system based on health
program GPA, and general education/support course work
completed, according to the following:
Ø
Sixty percent
(60%) of the points awarded will be based on the number of
health program general education and
support coursework completed.
Ø
Forty percent (40%) of the
points awarded will be based on the number of health program GPA
(grades earned from general education and support courses applicable to
the designated health program).
Applicants who are not eligible or not
selected must re-apply for a future admission date.
**Preference may be given to Pinellas
County residents for filling specialty courses. A resident must be a
"resident for tuition purposes" as defined in Florida Statutes
(hereinafter referred to as F.S.) 240.1201 and must have been a resident
of Pinellas County for at least 12 months immediately prior to the
student's application to the program. Slots may be available to
non-residents; however, residents of the College's service area for each
program may be given preference over non-residents for these slots.
Please contact the Health
Education Center (727)341-3687 for additional information.
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