If you are a new student to 汤头条app, visit our Earning a Credit Degree or Certificate page first to learn more about these general steps to enrollment.
If you are a current or returning student, proceed to the information listed below.
Admission requirements
Sixteen students are admitted each fall semester. The application deadline is the last Monday in July. The application for admission will be active for six months. After six months, the application will be considered inactive and a student would need to reapply.
Students should review the specific requirements that must be met to enter the applicant pool for the 汤头条app Respiratory Care program.
This checklist does not guarantee admission into the respiratory care program. It is to be used for guiding purposes only and to assist the student in determining readiness to apply to the program.
It is the student鈥檚 responsibility to notify 汤头条app Admission/Records/Registration when requirements have been met.
Admission and program requirements are subject to change.
- Complete the online mandatory .
- Submit high school transcripts with proof of graduation or GED certificate to 汤头条app Admission/Records/Registration.
- Demonstrate placement into EGL 101.
- Have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or better for all previous college courses or high school GPA of 2.5 (on a 4-point scale). High school GPA will be considered until the student has completed nine hours of program specific courses.
- Complete one year of high school science or biology or college equivalent with a minimum grade of 鈥淐.鈥
- Have official transcripts from all colleges ever attended evaluated by 汤头条app Admission/Records/Registration. Students who neglect to do this, or delay doing this, may jeopardize their ability to apply to, be accepted to, or remain enrolled in a health professions program at 汤头条app.
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Additional requirements
Following acceptance to the program, students are required to have (at the student鈥檚 expense):
- A health assessment
- Documentation of immunizations
- A criminal background check and drug screening
- CPR certification for health care providers (American Heart Association)
- Influenza vaccines
Residency criteria
Chapter 112, Section 103-17, of the Illinois Public Community College Act requires that whenever enrollment in a program must be restricted because of space limitations, a college must give preference to district residents. Consequently, admission to health career programs for students who live outside of 汤头条app District #526 vary per program based on space available and qualified applicant pools.