Application Information

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This policy and procedure describes the requirements, selection process, and admission status types
for the respiratory therapy program at NPCC.

General Statements

Curriculum is offered on a full-time basis only. There is no provision for part-time study. Only applicants that have the status of full admission are allowed to begin the course work. Curriculum always begins in the fall semester and runs continuously for the following 22 months culminating in May graduation. Admission is only granted for the calendar year. If an applicant with the status of full admission does not enter the program they have to re-apply for the following calendar year. Admissions are competitively based. Admissions may proceed up to August until the incoming class is
full.

Admission Requirements

Application process for the Respiratory Therapy Program is selective. The deadline to apply is May 1st of the calendar year. A student who applies to the Respiratory Therapy Program must meet all of the following requirements:

1. a. Gain college admissions.
2. b. Be in good academic and financial standing.
3. c. Complete the prerequisite courses prior to taking any respiratory therapy classes:
   1. i. College Algebra, Anatomy and Physiology I and II, Chemistry of Non-majors, and Microbiology. A grade of C or better is required in ALL perquisite classes.
4. d. Complete a TB skin Test. This is necessary for the professional observation experience as well as for access to clinical sites while progressing through the curriculum.
5. e. Complete a minimum 2 hour observation : “Professional Observation Verification Form” experience at a local facility and complete the Shadowing Experience’ form. Division of Health Sciences Administrative Secretary will arrange this shadowing experience when the completed application is on file.
6. f. Attend all orientation meetings.
7. g. Following acceptance, students must have a clear background check and drug screen on file.
8. h. Following acceptance, students must have appropriate documentation for all required medical test and required immunizations.
   1. i. General education courses required for degree completion: English Composition 1 and
   2. ii, Introduction to Computing I and II, Introduction to the Internet, and General Psychology. A grade of C or better is required in ALL general education classes.

Required Documents

A student who applies for the Respiratory Therapy Program must have all of the following
documents on file for consideration:

• Completed Respiratory Therapy Application with all supporting documents which
  includes unofficial transcripts and “RT Application General Education Attachment”
• Completed “Professional Observation: Respiratory Therapy Shadowing” form
• Applicants are informed of their admission status by June 1.

Selection Process

1. a. All forms, documents and requirements complete.
2. b. Priority is given to applicants that have successfully completed all prerequisites the first time they enroll in the course.
3. c. For those applicants that have priority status, they will be ranked by their cumulative GPA on the following classes: College Algebra, Anatomy and Physiology I, Anatomy and Physiology II, Chemistry, Microbiology, English Composition I, English Composition II, Computing I, Computing 2, Introduction to the Internet, and Psychology.

Admission Status

1. a. Full Admission
   1. i. To gain full admission all forms must be fully completed and received by the Division of Health Sciences.
   2. ii. The cumulative GPA on the ranked classes needs to be a 3.0 or greater.
   3. iii. Full admission is offered starting at the highest ranked candidate and continues sequentially with the next highest ranked candidate until all available slots are filled.
   4. iv. If there are slots available after all full admission candidates have been ranked, the process continues with the Alternate candidate pool.
   5. v. Only applicants that have full admission and met the Program requirements can begin the respiratory therapy course work.
2. b. Alternate Admission
   1. i. Applicants will be admitted with the status of ‘Alternate’ if they have not completed all required prerequisite but can complete the remaining prerequisites by the fall semester or their GPA on ranked courses in less than 3.0 but greater than 2.75. All other requirements must be met. Alternate admission does not guarantee Full admission status will be granted. Candidates with the Alternate Admission status will only be granted full admission if there are seats available and they meet all other admission requirements. Otherwise there status is changed to denied.
3. c. Denied Admission
   1. i. Applicants that do not meet the requirements of Full, or Alternate status will be denied admission.
   2. ii. Once Full, or alternate status has been granted, the program reserves the right to change the status to Denied if any of the requirements are not completed or were obtained fraudulently.
4. d. Accept/Decline STATUS Admission
   1. i. Once the applicant has been offered the status of Full or Alternate admission they can accept or decline their status.
5. e. Withdrawn Admission
   1. i. This is an applicant initiated process. This allows the applicant to withdraw their application for the calendar year.