College Catalog 2013-14

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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Acceptance Criteria To be considered for acceptance into the ADN program, the applicant’s file in the Admissions Office and the Healthcare Education Office must be complete. The student is responsible for ensuring that the data in the file is correct and by the application deadline. Qualified applicants will be considered by the admissions committee on a priority basis using the following criteria: 1. Applicants within the five county ECCC district or previous enrollment at ECCC will receive one (1) additional point. 2. Grade point average based on required courses for ADN curriculum. Students who have received grade of D or F in more than six hours in the required ADN curriculum receive a ten point deduction. College GPA on ADN Curriculum Courses: 3.5-4.0 4

3.0-3.49 3 2.5-2.99 2 2.0-2.49 1

OR High School GPA with no college courses taken: 3.5-4.0 4

3.0-3.49 3 2.5-2.99 2 2.0-2.49 1

3. ACT composite score

Above 27 6

24-26 5 21-23 4 18-20 3 <18 0

4. ADN curriculum courses completed with a grade of “C” or greater in which the student is enrolled full-time during the following coursework: Anatomy and Physiology I and II and Microbiology. Sciences Completed Points All three sciences 3 Two sciences 2 One science 1 Admission criteria and the expertise of the committee members are utilized in selecting qualified applicants. All Healthcare Education Division students must submit to and satisfactorily complete a criminal background check. Admission may be rescinded and reversed based on review of the students’ criminal background check. Students who refuse to submit to a criminal background check or do not pass the criminal background check review will be dismissed from the program. Students who are dismissed from a Healthcare Education Division program may seek admission into another educational program.