Policies and Procedures
Application procedures: Application forms with
instructions may be obtained from the Office
of Academic Admissions or may be downloaded from the Web. Early
application is recommended. An application fee of $30 is required.
Admission Criteria: All applicants for undergraduate degree programs
in the School of Allied Health Sciences must satisfy the requirements of the
University System Core
Curriculum for University System students. Applicants from
non-System schools must satisfy the requirements of the Medical College of
Georgia core curriculum for non-System students.
CPR certification and completion of a first aid course
are required prior to enrolling in the School of Allied Health Sciences.
Computer literacy is expected of all students, especially for word processing.
General selection criteria include:
Cumulative grade point average
Grade point average in math and sciences
References
Knowledge of the field
Completion of prerequisite general education coursework
Some departments pay particular attention to grades in
specific prerequisite courses; some are more concerned with over-all grade point
average. The importance of previous health-care experiences varies from program
to program. Some departments require a personal interview.
Complete information pertaining to application, admission, fees and expenses,
loans and scholarships can be found in the General
Information Section of the Catalog. Any additional requirements or financial
resources specific to programs will be found in each
Department's section of the Catalog.
ACADEMIC POLICIES
Technical Standards
Admission to and graduation from the School of Allied Health Sciences requires
satisfaction of the university's
technical standards and any specific programmatic standards.
Professional Liability Insurance
Insurance is required of all students enrolled in the School of Allied Health
Sciences. Costs of this insurance are included as part of tuition and fees.
Specific information may be obtained from the Office of the Dean.
Academic Probation, Dismissal and Suspension
The University's general policies for undergraduate students are contained in
the General
Information Section of the Catalog. Please refer to that section for the Academic
Probation, Dismissal and Suspension Policy. Departments may have more stringent
dismissal standards. Matriculating students may refer to
departmental student handbook for more information. Where more stringent
department dismissal standards apply, the faculty recommends dismissal to the
Dean.
Academic Probation
Any student in the School of Allied Health Sciences, whose GPA for any semester
is below 2.0 (on a 4.0 scale) or whose cumulative grade point average is below
2.0 at the end of the semester, will be on academic probation and may be subject
to a department recommendation to the Dean for dismissal.
Non-Academic (Administrative) Dismissal
Any student may be denied permission to continue enrollment in the School of
Allied Health Sciences if, in the opinion of the faculty, the student's
knowledge, character, or mental or physical fitness cast grave doubts upon his
potential capabilities as a practitioner in the field of training. The student
is subject to a department recommendation to the Dean for dismissal.
A student may be administratively withdrawn from the
Medical College of Georgia when in the judgment of the Dean it is determined
that the student exhibits behavior which: (a) poses a significant danger or
threat of physical harm to the student or to the person or property of others,
or (b) causes the student to interfere with the rights of other members of the
university community or with the exercise of any proper activities or functions
of the university or its personnel, or (c) causes the student to be unable to
meet institutional academic, disciplinary or other requirements for admission
and continued enrollment, as defined in the student conduct code, MCG Catalog,
Student Handbook and other publications of the university, or (d) casts doubts
upon a student's character and/or on the potential capabilities as a health
science or basic science professional.
School dismissal decisions may be appealed following established School
procedures.
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