To apply for acceptance into the Medical Sciences certificate program of Medical Assisting, your application file should contain:
- MTC Application for Admission [and nonrefundable application fee] and separate Medical Assisting program application form.
- Final high school transcript [or GED results] and college transcripts [if applicable]. Your high school/college courses should include successful completion of algebra.
- Successful completion of the Basic Skills Assessment [COMPASS] in reading, writing, and mathematics [elementary algebra].
- Minimum accumulative grade point average [GPA] of 2.5 in high school or college-level coursework [whichever is most recent], is required for program admission. Minimum accumulative grade point average [GPA] of 2.0 is required for program continuation and completion.
Additional requirements for entrance into the Medical Assisting Practicum course [MAS1050A] include:
- completion of health history form
- testing for infectious diseases and updated immunizations
- purchase of liability insurance
Clinical/Practicum sites may require:
- random drug testing
- HIV testing, if exposed to blood-borne pathogen
- submission to treatment/counseling, if exposed to infectious diseases
- criminal background check
If required, Foundation Courses are available to help you meet any specialized program admission requirements.
Students accepted to the program will be required to submit to a criminal background check facilitated by Marion Technical College and conducted by The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification. Students with certain felony, misdemeanor, or drug-related arrests as specified in Senate Bill 38 and House Bill 160, will be ineligible for admission into the program.
Accepted students will be required to submit to a drug screening prior to their practicum experience. Positive drug screening will result in forfeiture of the practicum. All Medical Sciences students may be subject to random drug screens for cause during the program. Any student who refuses/fails to cooperate, or complete any required drug screening will be considered "positive" and dismissed from the program.
A complete listing of all requirements and policies/procedures for the program is available in the Medical Sciences Student Handbook. |
