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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog

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2019 - 2020 FCC Academic Catalog

Admissions decisions for students applying

for the fine arts courses on the basis of

a professional recommendation will be

made in conjunction with the program

manager or department chair for that area.

Students approved for admission under

this criterion may only enroll in those

courses related to their particular talent.

Failure to comply with any portion of this

process will result in denial of admission. All

required documents must be submitted, and

all evaluation results in place, no less than

two weeks prior to the start of the semester

for which the student seeks enrollment.

E. Home School Students

Students who are home schooled and are 16 or

older follow the Enrollment Requirements and

Steps for Credit or Continuing Education Students

of this Policy and Procedures. Home schooled

students under the age of 16 must follow the

Special Admission procedures for Gifted and

Talented students unless enrolling in a Continuing

Education Home School Enrichment course

designed for specific age groups.

F. Students Without a High School Diploma

Persons without a high school diploma who are 17

years old or older, and who demonstrate college

readiness through placement testing are eligible for

admission and to register for credit and continuing

education courses.

Students without a high school diploma have

limited access to financial aid. Students should

meet with a financial aid counselor or advisor

to get information about financial aid. Students

should also visit the Office of Adult Education to

get information about how to earn a high school

diploma while concurrently studying at FCC.

VIII. Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare

Education Consortium

The Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare Education

Consortium (MMAHEC) is a state approved

consortium designed to increase the number of

allied health professionals in critical shortage areas.

The agreement is to share specific allied health

programs between FCC, Howard Community

College, and Carroll Community College. Regardless

of county of residence, students completing

credit programs in the MMAHEC must apply to

and be registered in the college granting the

program’s certificate or degree. Students must be

residents of Howard, Carroll, or Frederick counties

to be eligible for these programs. Applications for

MMAHEC programs are available on the respective

consortium school websites during application

periods. Applicants to these programs must meet

with an allied health advisor at their home school

to submit their application materials. Programs

offered through the MMAHEC require that the

student apply for and register at the institution that

grants the degree or certificate.

Students will need to take the placement tests

at their home institution to determine eligibility

for all courses and prerequisites for courses.

Developmental coursework may be required and

must be completed, in full, at the home institution.

When prerequisite requirements are complete

and students are considered ready for clinical or

program courses, students will need to apply to the

sponsoring institution directly.

The College’s official version of the Residency Policy

& Procedures is on its website (

www.frederick.edu

)

and may be revised annually.

Required Orientation,

Advising & Registration

Required Orientation, Advising &

Registration (ROAR)

All new students planning to attend FCC for

their first college experience will participate in

the ROAR program. Students must have applied

to the College and completed their placement

assessment (or submitted testing exemptions)

before they can schedule a ROAR appointment.

Three steps to ROAR:

• An online orientation featuring videos with our

current FCC students telling you exactly what

you need to know about attending college,

• An on-campus meeting with an Academic

Advisor to help you develop your academic and

career plan; and

• A registration lab where you’ll learn how to

enroll yourself into classes

For more information on ROAR, please visit http://

www.frederick.edu/admissions-landing/new-

student-orientation.aspx.

Special Programs of Study

Associate Degree Nursing

Enrollment in the clinical portion of the associate

degree nursing (ADN) program is limited by the

availability of staff and facilities. To be considered for

admission, students must:

i. Complete and submit an application for

admission and provide proof of residency

ii. Complete and submit an application for the

ADN clinicals by February 1 preceding expected

fall semester entrance and September 15 for

expected spring semester entrance. Clinical

applications are available online at www.

frederick.edu/nursing.

Residents of Frederick

County are given priority consideration for

admission.

iii. Register and complete the Test of Essential

Academic Skills (ATI TEAS) before application

deadline. Information on ATI TEAS may be

found at

www.frederick.edu/nursing.

iv. Submit official transcripts from all previously

attended colleges and universities to the

Welcome Desk/Registration & Records Office or

electronically through an approved vendor.

v. Complete FCC’s assessment testing unless

otherwise exempted.

vi. Arrange for an appointment with the allied

health advisor (recommended).

vii.To

be included in the pool of applicants for

admission to the clinical portion of the nursing

program (ADN), students must complete all

required developmental coursework, complete

BSCI 201, BSCI 202, and BSCI 223 by the end of

the semester in which they are applying and

send all official college transcripts from other

colleges and universities to the Welcome Desk

by January 25 for day option and September 15

for evening/weekend option.

viii.A point system is used to select candidates

for admission to the clinical portion of FCC’s

nursing programs (ADN and Transition-to-RN

Program). Each program has its own separate

pool of applicants, and students may apply

only to one program in any given semester.

Points are assigned for non-clinical courses

completed, residency, a math aptitude test,

cumulative grade point average (GPA) and

grades in the prerequisite science courses.

Any course(s) being repeated must be

completed by the end of the January term

in order to count in the GPA calculation for

the day option or summer semester for the

evening/weekend option. If a student is

completing a prerequisite science course

during the application semester, the midterm

course grade will be applied to the point scale

(including transfer courses). Students will be

allowed to repeat any pre-requisite science

course one time only, including withdrawals,

audits, and transfer credits. All science

prerequisites must be completed within

5 years of application.

ix. The students with the highest point total are

offered admission to the clinical portion of the

ADN program. Students with equal point totals

will be ordered by GPA from highest to lowest.

If an accepted student declines his/her seat

in the program or fails to meet the spring or

summer course requirements, the next eligible

student with the highest score is offered

admission to the program.

For information on the Criteria for Admission for the

Transition-to-RN Program, contact the Allied Health

and Nursing Advisor, 240.629.7935 or the Director of

Nursing Education, 301.846.2607.

Criteria for Admission to the Nursing

Program

Possible

Points

BSCI 201 (Anatomy and Physiology I)

• 8 points for A, 7 points for B, 6 points for C

• midterm grades are counted for courses

in progress

• course must have been completed within

5 years of the application deadline

BSCI 202 (Anatomy and Physiology II)

• 8 points for A, 7 points for B, 6 points for C

• midterm grades are counted for courses

in progress

• course must have been completed within

5 years of the application deadline

BSCI 223 or BSCI 263 (Microbiology)

• 8 points for A, 7 points for B, 6 points for C

• midterm grades are counted for courses

in progress

• course must have been completed within

5 years of the application deadline

Math Aptitude Test

• 95% - 100%: 2 points, 90%: 1 point

Cumulative GPA (including transfer credits)

• 3.500 or higher: 2 points

• 3.000 - 3.490: 1 point

Prerequisites completed or in progress:

• ENGL 101

• Mathematics General Education course

• PSYC 101

• SOCY 101

• EDPS 210 (Human Growth &

Development)

• Arts General Education course

• Humanities General Education course

• Speech course: COMM 103 or COMM 105

or COMM 107

Frederick County Resident • 3 points

TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS:

NOTE:

BSCI 201/104/120 may each be repeated

only once, including withdrawals, audits, and

transfer credits. Students repeating any of these

courses more than the allowed number of

attempts will not be awarded any points for the

applicable course, regardless of grades earned.

All sciences must be completed with a grade of “C” or

better within 5 years of the application deadline.

x. Once grades have been posted in May for day

option and January for evening/weekend option,

transcripts for those accepted conditionally will

again be evaluated. Any student who dropped

a course or failed to earn a “C” or better will be

re-evaluated. If, after re-evaluation, a student’s

new point total falls below the cut-off score for the

ADN clinical class, he/she will not be eligible for

the clinical portion of the program and the next

qualified candidate will be admitted.

x. A student who fails NURS 101 and wants to

return to a future clinical class will be offered the

opportunity to join the pool of applicants for the

following year.

Respiratory Care (RC)

To be included in the pool of applicants for admission

to the clinical portion of the respiratory care program,

a student must request consideration through the

Allied Health and Wellness Department by June 1. In

addition, you must:

i. Complete all required developmental coursework

prior to applying to the program.

ii. Complete Anatomy & Physiology I (BSCI 201) with

a “C” or better prior to applying to the program.

iii. Be in good academic standing (no academic alert,

no academic probation).

iv. Have a GPA of at least 2.000.

v. Have all official transcripts from other colleges/

universities sent to the Welcome Desk by June 1.

vi. Apply for admission to Frederick Community

College.

vii. Meet with the allied health advisor.

Points will be assigned only to those students who

have returned the“Student Application for the

Respiratory Care Clinical Class”and met the above

criteria. The point value for non-clinical courses

completed and residency are shown on the“Criteria

for Admission to the Respiratory Care Program”sheet.

The students with the highest point total will be

accepted conditionally into the clinical portion of

the program and will be informed of their status by

June 30.

Criteria for Admission to the Respiratory

Care Program

Course

Points

ENGL 101

PSYC 101

BSCI 201

2 points if passed first time course is

taken, 1 point if passed second time

course is taken, 0 points if passed on

three or more attempts. Only“C”grade

or better is accepted as passing for

Respiratory Care program.

BSCI 202

2 points if passed first time course is

taken, 1 point if passed second time

course is taken, 0 points if passed on

three or more attempts. Only“C”grade

or better is accepted as passing for

Respiratory Care program.

BSCI 223

Mathematics Elective

COMM 105

PHED, HLTH, or NUTR Elective

GPA: 3.000 or higher

Job Shadow (observe a therapist)

*Residency – Frederick County,

Carroll County, Howard County, or

Military Veteran

TOTAL

* Residents of Carroll and Howard Counties are awarded

the same point for residency as Frederick County

residents, as part of the Mid-Maryland Allied Healthcare

Consortium Agreement.