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Respiratory Care Program Fall 2010

The Respiratory program has a limited number of seats. Therefore, a selective admissions process is administered based on science grades, overall grade point average, and the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS) scores. Current and former MCC students must have and maintain a 2.5 grade point average by the close of wintersession. Please note: Developmental courses taken during wintersession will not affect your overall grade point average (GPA). Applications for the fall 2010 semester will be accepted between August 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009.

Check off each item below as you complete it:

SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION
Submit an application and $25 application fee between August 1, 2009 and December 1, 2009.

REQUEST TRANSCRIPTS
Request that all high school and college transcripts be sent directly from your schools to the Admissions Office. If you have received a GED, official scores must be sent. Transcripts must be received by January 5, 2010.

TAKE THE ESL EXAM
Take the English as a Second Language (ESL) exam if English is not your best language and if you have not completed four years of high school English courses in the US. Applicants who attended college outside the US need to have their transcripts evaluated by an accredited third party evaluator such as AACRAO or WES. If you have the evaluated equivalent of a US Bachelor’s degree you may submit TOEFL scores for review. Any required ESL courses must be completed by the close of the fall semester (December 2009) for the fall 2010 program. The College Placement Test must be taken after completion of ESL courses. Please click for testing times and days.

TAKE THE COLLEGE PLACEMENT TEST
Take the College Placement Test or receive an exemption. If you have taken the test at another New Jersey College, please have the scores sent to the Middlesex County College Testing Center. If you have SAT scores that are less than five years old, please submit them to the Admissions Office for possible exemption(s). All applicants with a college degree from a US institution are exempt from the test. Applicants who attended college outside the US need to have their transcripts evaluated by an accredited third party evaluator such as AACRAO or WES. If you have the evaluated equivalent of a US Bachelor’s degree you will be exempted from the College Placement Test. Please click for testing times and days.

COMPLETE PREREQUISITE AND CO-REQUISITE COURSES
Complete prerequisite courses of laboratory biology (MCC course BIO 010) and laboratory chemistry (MCC course CHM 010) with a grade of “C” or better by the close of wintersession (January 2010). Science courses are not offered at MCC during wintersession.

Complete MAT013 with a grade of “C” or better and reach the cut off score on the Algebra portion of the College Placement Test.

Complete all developmental courses, if necessary, as indicated by the College Placement Test by the close of wintersession (January 2010) with a grade of "C" or better.

Consult the attached checklist and complete the 43-45 credits of college level required to begin the clinical portion of the Respiratory Care program at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. This coursework must be completed by the close of the spring semester and cannot include more than two science courses .

TAKE THE PRE ADMISSIONS EXAM
Further information about this requirement will be sent to you after you submit an application to the degree program. Only students that have completed all of the pre-requisites will be permitted to take the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS.) Information about the test may be found at www.atitesting.com

Questions? Come to one of our Health Technology information sessions and find out all you need to know. Sessions are held on Wednesdays at 3:00pm in the Admissions Office in Chambers Hall. Reservations are necessary. To make your reservation, call (732) 906-4243.

(Rev. 7/10/08 HCU and LRG)

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