Special Advisement

Nursing and Allied Health Programs Advising

Bladen Hall, Room 145

301.322.0150

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Prior to registering for classes, it is strongly recommended that nursing and allied health program applicants meet with Health Technology Advisors to review special admissions procedures.

Selective admissions programs (see list below) have clinical phases of coursework that must be completed to earn a degree or certificate. The courses in the clinical phases are open only to those students who have completed the selective admission process and are officially admitted to the clinical phase. Students officially admitted will be notified by letter from the Admissions Office.

Students who are interested in selective admissions programs are first enrolled in prerequisites and are designated as "petitioners" for their program of choice. The majority of students spend at least two or more semesters taking prerequisites, or preparatory courses, to become eligible for admission to the clinical phase of their program.

Selective, or limited enrollment, programs are:

• Nursing
• Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
• Health Information Technology
• Nuclear Medicine Technology
• Radiography
• Respiratory Therapy

Please contact the Health Technology Advisors for more information. They are available on a walk-in basis. For a check list of the entrance requirements to the Allied Health and Nursing Programs, click here. We strongly recommend that you attend an Advisement Session, in order to obtain additional information about our Health Technology Programs.

International Student Advising

Bladen Hall, Room 145

301.322.0150

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Academic advising is available to help international students (those on F-1 Visas, those who graduated from high school overseas or those whose U.S. education began in grade 7 or after) with program requirements, educational options, transfer information, test interpretation and course placement.

Testing:

The Accuplacer Test is taken if the student’s education was started at the elementary school level and continued through high school

The Michigan Test is taken if the student’s United States education began in grade 7 or thereafter, or if the student never attended school in the United States.

Other Services:

• Education concerns
• Registering for classes
• Declaring or changing your major
• Changing your class schedule
• Balancing your class schedule
• Balancing your work and class schedule
• Unofficial review of graduation requirements
• Class withdrawal
• Choosing an appropriate mode of course instruction
• Understanding academic policies and procedures
• Orientation groups for freshman students
• Placement test interpretation (Michigan Test of English Language Proficiency)
• Individual academic advising sessions

If you are a new student you are welcome to visit with an academic advisor to discuss the steps to enroll, available majors and program requirements.

If you have attended another college or university, bring your grade report or transcript with you when you come to see an advisor. An advisor can review this information to help determine your course placement.

If you are attending another college or university and are planning to take Prince George’s Community College courses to transfer back to that institution, bring a transcript to show an advisor that you have satisfied course prerequisites

Majors and Degree Requirements | International Student Admissions and Registration Information

Distance Learning Advising

Academic advisors can help you with information about distance learning, or courses that are delivered to your home via television, computer or other technologies .If a work schedule or personal situation prevents you from attending classes on a regular basis, you might want to consider distance learning. However, distance learning classes are not for everyone. If you can answer "YES" to all the following questions, distance learning may be for you:

• Am I self-directed, highly motivated and self-disciplined?
• Can I set a personal schedule and complete assigned work by the required dates?
• Are my writing and communications skills better than average?
• Do I try to solve problems and work through difficulties independently?
• Can I read and follow detailed instructions on my own?
• Am I comfortable using the Internet as a means of communication and research?
• Do I own or have access to a computer with Internet access and e-mail?

If you do not have access to a computer, you may want to consider Telecredit courses. Call the Telecredit Offices at 301.322.0785 or you may call the Advising Center at 301.322.0150 to speak to an advisor or e-mail an advisor. Also, for additional information about Distance Learning click here.

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