Health Sciences Admissions Information
Thank you for your interest in the Sandhills Community College Health Sciences programs Please read more about our programs by following the links on the left.
COVID-19 UPDATE: We are still offering the HESI A2 exam on campus. Click on the link to the left for more information.
Application Deadlines
| Early Consideration – all requirements below must be completed by the last Friday in January (January 28, 2022) |
Late Consideration – all requirements below must be completed by the last Friday in April (April 29, 2022) |
| Submit an application to the College, send official transcripts to the Admissions office, and submit the online Health Science application | Submit an application to the College, send official transcripts to the Admissions office, and submit the online Health Science application |
| Complete all prerequisite courses with a C or better. (See below) | Complete all prerequisites with a C or better. Students who will complete prerequisites in Spring Semester may apply. (See below) |
| Take the HESI A2 exam and achieve a 75+ cumulative score. (See below) | Take the HESI A2 exam. Students with scores less than 75 may apply at this time. (See below) |
| Students will receive a letter informing them of acceptance within 30 days of the early consideration deadline. | Students will receive a letter informing them of acceptance within 30 days of the late consideration deadline. |
Prerequisites
Prerequisite classes must be completed with a C or better. All Health Sciences programs require the following:
- Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite, or complete any required prerequisite or co-requisite courses.
If you have completed or received transfer credit for ENG 111, you have met this requirement.
- Place out of or complete math modules DMA 010 through DMA 050, OR MAT 003 Tiers 1 and 2, OR have credit for MAT 060 and MAT 070.
*EMS requires only DMA 010-030 or MAT 003 Tier 1.If you have completed any of the following MAT courses, you have met this requirement: MAT 080, MAT 140, MAT 143, MAT 151, MAT 152, MAT 161, MAT 171+.
- Complete science prerequisites as required by the program. Prerequisites can be either high school or college courses. There is no time limit on courses you have previously taken. A prerequisite taken in high school may meet the requirement to apply to the program, but will not give the student college credit.
- Take the HESI A2 exam.
All applicants must achieve at least a 75+ cumulative score in order to apply to any Health Science program in Early Consideration.*EMS does not require the HESI A2 exam.
- All applicants must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher in order to be considered for admission.
| PROGRAM | ENGLISH | MATH | SCIENCE PREREQUISITES | SCC COURSE
If you did not take the science prerequisite in high school |
| Emergency Medical Science | Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite | Complete or place out of DMA 010-030 or MAT 003 Tier 1 | none | |
| Medical Laboratory Technology | Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite | Complete or place into MAT 143 without a co-requisite | Complete 1 Anatomy & Physiology course OR 1 Chemistry course with a C or better |
BIO 094; or BIO 163; or BIO 165 AND BIO 166
OR CHM 130 AND CHM 130A |
| Ophthalmic Medical Personnel | Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite | Complete or place out of DMA 010-050 or MAT 003 Tiers 1 and 2 | Complete 1 Anatomy & Physiology course with a C or better | BIO 094 or MED 120 |
| Radiography | Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite | Complete or place into MAT 143 without a co-requisite | Complete 1 Anatomy & Physiology course AND 1 Physics course with a C or better |
BIO 094 or BIO 165 AND PHY 110 and PHY 110A |
| Respiratory Therapy | Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite | Complete or place out of DMA 010-050 or MAT 003 Tiers 1 and 2 | Complete 1 Anatomy & Physiology course AND 1 Chemistry course with a C or better |
BIO 094 or BIO 165
AND CHM 151 |
| Surgical Technology | Place into ENG 111 without a corequisite | Complete or place out of DMA 010-050 or MAT 003 Tiers 1 and 2 | Complete 1 Anatomy & Physiology course AND a computer or online course with a C or better | BIO 094 or BIO 163 |
Conditional Acceptance
Students who are offered seats in a Health Science program must complete additional requirements such as CPR certification and other requirements detailed below prior to beginning clinical training. The clinical training onset varies by program. Specific dates and details will be communicated in your acceptance letter.
PROGRAM ORIENTATION
Attend the mandatory program orientation where all conditional acceptance requirements will be detailed. Failure to attend may result in your acceptance being revoked.
DRUG SCREEN & CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
Drug screens and criminal background checks are required by our clinical affiliates in order to attend clinical rotations. Students with positive drug screen, criminal charges, or criminal convictions may not be able to attend clinicals, and therefore will be unable to progress within the program. Complete information regarding the procedure will be provided at the program orientation.
VACCINE REQUIREMENTS
Exceptions are not permitted except in rare, medically documented circumstances. Proof of all childhood vaccinations and other specific vaccines, including:
Tdap (Tetanus, Diptheria, & Pertussis)
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
MMR (Measles, Mumps, & Rubella)
Hepatitis B* (six month series)
Tuberculosis Skin Test
Influenza: required annually
COVID-19: see below
*Some vaccines require a series of injections that take place over the course of several months. Students may need to begin a vaccine sequence prior to application to meet the deadline. If you are applying to Radiography and have not had the Hepatitis B vaccine series, you must begin the series in January to meet the clinical deadline.
Sandhills Community College does not require specific vaccines in order to enroll or attend classes on campus. However, Health Sciences and Nursing programs require clinical hours. Students admitted to an SCC Health Sciences or Nursing program must comply with the requirements set by outside clinical agencies, which may include a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and/or specific vaccines. Decisions about an individual student’s presence in the clinical environment are made by the clinical agencies.
With regard to the COVID-19 Vaccine, this is an evolving topic, and clinical agencies in NC are reviewing and revising policies and procedures across the state. We are guests in our clinical facilities and in order to have clinical privileges, must abide by their requirements for students and faculty. Notice of changes of agency requirements may or may not provide us with much notice. If vaccination becomes a requirement at one of SCC’s clinical agencies, lack thereof may affect students and their completion of a course and program.
If requirements are made by a SCC clinical agency and a student chooses not to comply, they may not be eligible to complete the clinical requirements of the program and thus become unable to complete a course and the program.
PROGRAM CLINICAL ONSET
EMS: First semester of EMS classes. All conditional acceptance requirements must be met by July 1 or November 1 before taking EMS 110
MLT: Fourth semester of MLT classes. All conditional acceptance requirements must be met by July 1 before taking MLT 252
OMA: Second semester of OMA classes. All conditional acceptance requirements must be met by July 1 before taking OMA 115
RAD: First semester of RAD classes. All conditional acceptance requirements must be met by July 1 before taking RAD 151
RCP: Fourth semester of RCP classes. All conditional acceptance requirements must be met by July 1 before taking RCP 139
SUR: Second semester of SUR classes. All conditional acceptance requirements must be met by November 1 before taking SUR 123
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