Catalog 2006-2007

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Technical Standards

Qualifications for admission to, and graduation from, any school of the Medical College of Georgia requires satisfaction of the following general technical standards:

1. Sufficient intellectual capacity to fulfill the curricular requirements.
2. Ability to effect multi-modal communication with patients, colleagues, instructors and/or other members of the health-care community.
3. Physical ability to learn and implement the various technical skills required by the faculty.
4. Sufficient emotional stability to withstand the stress, uncertainties and changing circumstances that characterize the respective health-care profession. Standards have been developed for individual programs for evaluation of prospective and enrolled students. These standards are admissions and graduation guidelines and are subject to continuing revision and improvement.

Readmission of Former Students

Former students of the School of Allied Health Sciences or the School of Nursing who wish to return to the same program previously attended may contact the registrar concerning readmission procedures. Other former students seeking readmission should contact the appropriate admissions office.

Transient Students

A student who has taken work in a college or university may apply for temporary registration at the Medical College of Georgia as a transient student. Such a student ordinarily will be one who expects to return to the college or university in which he/she was previously enrolled.

International Student Requirements

Before a formal application can be considered, international applicants to the Schools of Allied Health Sciences, Nursing and Graduate Studies must provide certain preliminary admissions information including an official evaluation completed by one of our designated evaluation services.  The designated services are Joseph Silny & Associates, Inc., World Education Services, Inc., and Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. 

Scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) must be submitted and, for undergraduate applicants to the School of Nursing,  scores on the SAT or the ACT  must be submitted, together with an estimate of the total amount of money which the student can apply toward his education for the upcoming year. Address all inquiries to the Office of Academic Admissions, 170 Kelly Building--Administration, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA 30912.

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April 07, 2004