Admission Procedures
All requirements for entrance must be completed or be in final process in order for the application to be reviewed. The first 24 (maximum) applicants meeting all requirements (both academic and documentation) will be assigned to the next available class. Upon review of the application the Program Manager will notify eligible candidates with a letter of acceptance and the applicant is placed in the next available program opening. NOTE: Submission of a program application to the Heath Career Enrollment Center (HCEC) DOES NOT indicate acceptance into the program.
1. Apply to the College: Complete General Cuyahoga Community College application online: www.tri-c.edu/apply.
2. Send the following to Cuyahoga Community College, Office of the Registrar, PO Box 5966, Cleveland, Ohio 44101-0966:
- Official high school transcript or GED certificate.
- Official transcript(s) from all colleges/universities previously attended. (Request that the institution forward one (1) to Registrar and one (1) to you so that YOU can also submit one with your completed Health Careers application packet to the Health Careers Enrollment Center).
Note: It may require 8 weeks to evaluate transcripts once they are received. Your application to the Health Career Program will not be complete until transfer credit for core course equivalents is complete.
3. Core Courses/Prerequisites Completion: Successfully complete Core Courses/Prerequisites, Assessment Test or transfer of equivalent with at least a 2.5 GPA, with no course grade lower than a “C”. Core courses may be repeated once to improve a grade. Science and Math courses may be no more than seven years old at time of application to the program. The seven year rule does not apply to applicants holding biology and or chemistry degrees/certain allied health degrees. Contact the Program Manager.
Core Courses:
- ENG-0990 Language Fundamentals II*
- MATH-0955 Beginning Algebra I*
- BIO-1050 Human Biology, lecture only***
- MA-1020 Medical Terminology I
* or eligibility for these courses by sufficient score on the English or Math Placement Test
*** BIO-1221, BIO-2341 or BIO-234A may be substituted by submitting substitution form to Program Manager.
In order to meet the program competencies, a student must possess these characteristics.
4. Complete the Health Careers Program Application (when enrolled in final core courses), and mail along with one copy of your transcript(s) from any other colleges/universities attended to:
Health Careers Enrollment Center
Cuyahoga Community College
2900 Community College Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
The student needs to notify the Health Careers Enrollment Center (HCEC) of course substitutions/waivers either by submitting a copy of their approved substitution form or a note along with their program application letting us know which substitution/waivers are in place. Please label all credentials with your current and maiden name, student number, and date. The responsibility for credential receipt and follow up rests with the applicant. Applicants can readily check the status of required credentials by phone (216-987 4247).
After the application is received, requirements are met and verified; the applicant's folder is dated and forwarded to the Program Manager. Students will be notified of their acceptance via an email acceptance letter no later than the semester prior to the program start date. Students must keep contact information current for this purpose.
5. After the student has replied to the acceptance letter from the program by the Program Manager, the student must successfully complete a background check, fingerprinting and Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) records search. A student may be admitted to the Allied Health Career Program at Cuyahoga Community College even if a felony has been committed. However, there may be instances where a student will not be permitted to test for licensure/certification or be admitted to a clinical setting depending on the guidelines of the outside Accrediting/Certifying Agency or the clinical site affiliate. There is no guarantee of placement at a clinical site. Admission is not complete until receipt of a clear background check by the Associate Dean of Health Careers. Drug screens may be required to enter a clinical site. Admission is not complete until the results are approved by the associate dean of health careers. Rev. 6-7-16