Allied Health

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for consideration for admission to an allied health program, the applicant must, except as may be provided for by a specific program, meet the following minimum requirements:

  1. Be granted degree admission status at Southwest Tennessee Community College.
  2. Submit an application for admission and all required credentials by the published deadline.

Note: Download a printable version of the Admissions Application packet, the printable application requires Adobe Reader.

  1. Complete all prerequisite courses as may be specified for the program to which one is applying prior to the beginning of the term for which admission is being sought.
  2. Have a cumulative GPA of no less than 2.0 on any attempted college level courses.
  3. Complete all prerequisite testing required for the program to which one is applying.
  4. Provide evidence of physical and/or emotional ability to carry out the essential requirements of the program and evidence of freedom from communicable diseases and from drug and alcohol addiction.

Procedures and Criteria of Admission

  1. Admission to allied health and nursing programs is granted by the Admissions Committee of each specific program.
  2. The Admissions Committee of each program reviews and certifies the eligibility of all applicants.
  3. The Admissions Committee next calculates the earned Admission Index of each eligible applicant and ranks all applicants accordingly.
  4. The Admission Index is derived by multiplying the earned score on each of the applicable variables by the assigned weight and then summing the results. The particular variables applicable to each program are listed under each program heading.
  5. The Admissions Committee shall consider the highest ranking students up to the maximum number admissible as admitted to the next official class. All other students shall remain alternates until the published last day to enroll for the term in which the class is scheduled to begin.
  6. The Admissions Committee shall notify in writing each applicant and each alternate of his or her admission status.
  7. Each admitted applicant must formally accept admission in writing by the specified date.
  8. If an admitted applicant declines admission or fails to notify the Admissions Committee of acceptance by the designated date, the student’s position in the class will become vacant and offered to the highest ranking alternate.
  9. Eligible applicants who fail to gain admission to a given class may reapply for admission to the next official class. Those who do so will be evaluated and ranked in accordance with the above procedures and without consideration to previous evaluation and ranking. Rank in one admission process does not establish any right to the same or similar rank in another admission process.

Appeal of Admission Index and Ranking

If an applicant does not agree with the Admissions Committee’s calculation of his or her Admission Index or assigned rank, the applicant may request a review by the department head and, subsequently, by the appropriate Dean. Such appeals must be made in writing within fifteen (15) working days of the date on which the notice of the appellant’s admission status was mailed.

Malpractice Insurance Requirement

All students admitted to an allied health science or nursing program are required to purchase and maintain malpractice insurance while enrolled in the program.

Career-Related Course Requirements

Specific career-related course requirements are described for each degree program under the department that sponsors the program. 

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