POLICY
Until formal acceptance into an associate degree program within the School of Health Sciences, students are enrolled as Associate in Science (AS.SCI) majors. Students must complete a supplemental admissions process and be accepted into the program. Programs that require a supplemental admissions process include Dental Hygiene, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Health Information Management, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care and Surgical Technology.
PROCEDURE
- Once accepted to the college, the student who applied as one of the above majors is enrolled as an AS.SCI major with a program specialization (Ex: XDHG for Dental Hygiene).
- Students who have already graduated from the AS.SCI major will be coded as undecided and should consult with his/her advisor for further discussion and with Financial Aid Office to understand how his/her financial aid may be impacted.
- Once a student is accepted into a School of Health Sciences degree program, the program will notify Student Records to activate the student's accepted major. NOTE: This change can only be handled by the Dean's office and program officials.
- The AS.SCI major will remain active.
- The program specialization will be closed.
- If a student falls out of progression in a School of Health Sciences program, the program will notify Student Records to close the student's major. Students who are out of progression should consult with their academic advisor to discuss next steps and contact the Financial Aid Office to understand any potential impact on financial aid eligibility.
- Students without an active major will be assigned an Undecided status.