{"id":37,"date":"2013-11-18T09:47:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T17:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2024-02-20T15:10:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T23:10:16","slug":"admission-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/apply\/admission-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/10\/BC-Health-Sciences-Bdlg-web160602_002-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Students studying in study area\" class=\"wp-image-1310 img-fluid \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/10\/BC-Health-Sciences-Bdlg-web160602_002-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/10\/BC-Health-Sciences-Bdlg-web160602_002-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/10\/BC-Health-Sciences-Bdlg-web160602_002-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2018\/10\/BC-Health-Sciences-Bdlg-web160602_002.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Application Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Applications accepted annually in January and February<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applications received are evaluated in March and early April<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interviews will be held in late April and May (interview candidates selected by discretion of selection committee)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Decision letters sent by early to mid-June<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Selected applicants attend two required orientations in June and August<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diagnostic Ultrasound program begins in fall quarter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please keep in mind that this is an approximate timeline.  These dates can change without warning based upon various factors involved in the application review process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admission Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Diagnostic Ultrasound application review is&nbsp;based upon the following point scale:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GPA &#8211; Grade Point Average &#8211; Prerequisites Only &#8211; Point Value: 3.2 to 4.0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum accepted GPA (Grade Point Average) of 3.2.  GPA calculated based upon the seven required prerequisite classes. Minimum accepted grade in any individual required prerequisite class is C (2.0).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Math and science prerequisites completed within five years of applying to the program. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previous or current professional experience (employment) in health care working directly with patients (minimum of 480 hours) <strong>OR<\/strong> completion of NAC (Nursing Assistant Certificate) program&nbsp;and pass the National Nurse Aide Competency Exam- 4 points<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Volunteer\u00a0experience\u00a0&#8211; 2 points\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Minimum of 50 hours volunteer experience required within 24 months of applying to the program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Job shadowing and clinical training hours DO NOT qualify as volunteer hours<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Healthcare or direct patient contact volunteer experience recommended but NOT required <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Video statement &#8211; 1 to 6 points per reviewer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal interview &#8211; Points awarded by each member of the selection committee (<strong>applicants selected for personal interviews will be individually notified, interviews are&nbsp;scored separately<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interview process may vary &#8211; second interviews may be required of applicants to this program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-mayflower-blocks-alert alert alert-danger\">\n<p><strong>Please note: Due to the competitive nature of this program, applicants who do not earn points in each admission criteria listed above may be considered non-competitive.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admission to the Diagnostic Ultrasound program is based upon the following:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":35,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2188,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/2188"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bellevuecollege.edu\/ultrasound\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}