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Health Science Application (PDF)

Admissions Process

First, you must be accepted as a Roane State student.

1. Submit an application for general admission to RSCC and pay a one-time $20 application fee.
2. If you were born after 1957 or you have a GED certificate, you will need to submit proof of two MMR shots to the Center for New Student Admissions. However, if you graduated from a Tennessee high school after 1978 and have attended schools in Tennessee all your life, you only need proof of one shot. (The first MMR shot is assumed.) If you graduated from a Tennessee high school in 1999 or 2000, you do not need to submit any form. (The MMR shots would have been given before you entered the 12th grade.) 
3. Submit an OFFICIAL transcript from all high school(s) or college(s) you have attended to Records and Registration. An official transcript is one that is in an unopened, sealed envelope from the high school or college. 
4. If you are under 21, and have taken the ACT test within the last 3 years and your score on all parts is 19 or better, you will NOT be required to take the COMPASS placement test to determine if you need any remedial/developmental classes. If you are over 21, you WILL be required to take the COMPASS test. The RSCC Counseling Center (882-4546) can tell you the times and locations where the tests will be given. After you take the COMPASS test, you will need to meet with an advisor to determine your course of study. 
5. Students under 21 years of age must attain a composite score of 20 or above on the ACT taken within the last 3 years OR attain a GPA of 2.50 or better after completion of at least 8 semester hours of general education courses required in the program. 
6. Students 21 years of age or older must attain a GPA of 2.50 or better after completion of at least 8 semester hours of general education courses required in the program. 
7. All remedial and developmental courses MUST be completed prior to the program deadline. 
8. Apply to be considered for the program by completing a Health Science application and submitting it to the Allied Health Science/Nursing Admissions Office. (There is no fee for this application). They will begin building a file for you that must be completed before the program deadline date of the year for which you wish to enter the program. 
9. Some of the Allied Health Sciences programs will require additional testing and/or will require observation hours to be completed. Please consult the RSCC catalog to determine if the program you are applying to requires additional testing to be considered.

All students meeting minimum criteria will be considered competively, based on ACT score or GPA in required general education courses completed in some Allied Health Science programs. It will be to your benefit to complete as many general education courses as possible by the application deadline. MEETING MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS DOES NOT GUARANTEE ACCEPTANCE. Students that do not meet minimum requirements will only be considered under special circumstances and on a spaces available basis. Preference will be given to Tennessee residents.