Minimum Requirements for Selective Admission Programs

Minimum Requirements for ALL Selective Admission Programs:

• Minimum 2.5 GPA (High School or College)

Pathway 1

• ACT Composite Score of 18/SAT 960-980
• Science Reasoning Score 18
• College Ready (Placement in ENGL1101, ENGL1102, or ENGL1201 and MATH1200, STAT1150, STAT1150A, or MATH1200A) May be proved by ACT or Accuplacer

Pathway 2 (excludes Physical Therapist Assistant)

• Waived ACT with 20 credit hours of qualifying college coursework
• Specific coursework qualifications determined by each program 

Program Specific Admission Criteria:

Note: Students who do not have an ACT score may demonstrate science proficiency through coursework, such as high school/college science classes.

Nursing ADN

• Requires a composite ACT of 22 and an 18 in each sub category or take the TEAS and score a 70% or higher on composition and a 70% or higher in all four sections.
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Nursing BSN

• Requires a composite ACT of 22 and an 18 in each sub category or take the TEAS and score a 70% or higher on composition and a 70% or higher in all four sections.
• Must complete the first 3 semesters of pre-nursing coursework as outlined in BSN checklist, apply March 1st of freshman year for conditional admission
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Physical Therapist Assistant

• 20 hours of job shadowing in two different settings
• 18 composite on ACT
• Uses score-based ranking system to determine top 24 applicants
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Occupational Therapy Assistant

• Grade of “C” or higher in college or high school algebra, biology, chemistry
• Students with college credit will need to take at least 10 non-OTA required courses. Of those 10, at least 7 hours must be BIOL1130 (Anatomy & Physiology I) and STAT1150 (Intro to Statistics)
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Radiology Technician

• 10 hours of job shadowing
• Uses score-based ranking system to determine top 25 applicants
• Grade of “C” or higher in college or high school algebra and biology
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Dental Hygiene

• 12 hours of job shadowing in two different settings
• Grade of “C” or higher in college or high school algebra, biology, chemistry
• GPA of 2.75 or higher HS/College GPA for eligibility
• Uses score-based ranking system to determine top 27 applicants
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Respiratory Therapy

• Grade of “C” or higher in college or high school algebra, biology, chemistry
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Medical Laboratory Technology

• Grade of “C” or higher in college or high school algebra, biology, chemistry
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