A new dual admission agreement between BryanLGH College of Health Sciences and Southeast Community College aims to help students entering nursing and other health profession fields.
“The partnership is a benefit to our students,” said Charlotte Pasco, dean of the Health Sciences Division at SCC. “It provides a simplified admission process, expanded academic counseling to help students make the most of their education, and guaranteed placement in the appropriate bachelor’s degree completion program following graduation with an associate degree.”
The dual admission process is available to students in SCC’s Health Science Division associate degree programs such as Nursing (Associate Degree Nursing and Practical Nursing), Emergency Medical Services/Paramedic, Medical Laboratory Technology, Physical Therapist Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care, and Surgical Technology.
Students applying for and accepted under the dual admission process will be admitted to both colleges upon entry into a health professions program at SCC. Students previously admitted to SCC must apply for dual admission status by the completion of their first year of enrollment in their health science program.
Specifically, the dual admission process:
- Simplifies admission with a one-step application for associate and bachelor’s degree programs.
- Provides early and ongoing academic counseling from advisors at both SCC and BryanLGH College of Health Sciences to ensure that all requirements are met and courses are taken in sequence, saving students time and money.
- Expands access to services. Students can take courses at both institutions at the same time, use library services, participate in activities and other services.
- Reserves a place in the RN to BSN Completion Program or the Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Program for Health Professionals at BryanLGH College of Health Sciences, thus avoiding the possibility of delayed admission based on enrollments in the completion program. Students must graduate with their associate degree and a minimum 2.0 grade-point average. Nursing students also must have their registered nurse license for Nebraska.
“A 2010 report on the future of nursing issued by The Institute of Medicine and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation recommends higher levels of education and training for nurses through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression,” said Kay Maize, BryanLGH College of Health Sciences provost. “This dual degree option provides a seamless pathway for the associate-prepared health care provider to complete the baccalaureate degree. We are pleased to enter into this agreement with SCC for the continued development of health care providers.”
This is not the first time SCC and BryanLGH have partnered to enhance education. In 2010, a collaborative relationship established the Center for Excellence in Clinical Simulation.
“We saw the benefit and excitement amongst students and faculty with our previous partnership and recognized the value to continue to collaborate to benefit our students,” Pasco said.
The dual admission process begins January 2012 with students enrolling or entering the SCC academic year 2011-2012.