CSC: Health Programs Selective Admission Preparation
Program Specifics
Meets most of the pre-admission requirements for the selective admission health professions programs offered at VWCC. Students may focus course selection based on these programs of study:
- Emergency Medical Technician Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Dental Hygiene Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Medical Laboratory Technology Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Nursing Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Occupational Therapy Assistant Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Occupational Therapy Assistant Pediatrics Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Physical Therapist Assistant Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Practical Nursing Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Radiation Oncology Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Radiography Career Studies Certificate
- Health Professions: Introduction to Surgical Technology Career Studies Certificate
- Phlebotomy Career Studies Certificate
Benefits to Students
- Earn college credits while in high school
- Gain valuable knowledge of exciting careers in healthcare industry
- Access to state-of-the-art labs
- Engage with and learn from seasoned faculty with significant experience
- Interact with Virginia Western and other high school students
- Greater transfer opportunities into Virginia Western Health Science programs
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must meet the general requirements for admission to the college
- Students must complete the Academy Application and submit all supporting documentation noted in the application.
- Students must meet the prerequisites for BIO 141 by
- completing high school biology with a C or higher and successfully passing the AP or CLEP exam for BIO 141 or
- completing BIO 101 with a C or higher through dual enrollment or on campus
NOTE: Students that do not meet the prerequisite for BIO 141 may complete BIO 101 during the summer session to be eligible for the Academy in the fall. BIO 101 is a four-credit course (lecture and lab) that prepares students for upper level biology courses and is transferrable.
In the first fall semester of the Academy, students will identify their career paths through the SDV 101 course. Based on the path chosen, the instructor will discuss which elective is appropriate for the spring semester (either the PHI 220, ENG 111, BIO 142 or MTH 161 course).
Pre-Health Curriculum
Contact Us
John McLaughlin
Dual Enrollment Coordinator
jmclaughlin@virginiawestern.edu
Fishburn Hall F125C
540-857-7235
Fax: 540-857-6478
Mailing Address:
3093 Colonial Ave SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
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