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2020 - 2021 FCC Academic Catalog

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.

Criteria for Admission to the Licensed Practical

Nursing (LPN) 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

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

• EDPS 210 (Human Growth &

Development)

Frederick County Resident, Active-Duty

Military or Legal Dependent, or Veteran

TOTAL POSSIBLE POINTS:

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 Health Science 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

Registration and Records 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

Math 120 or higher

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.