Program Prerequisites

• ENG 1010        
• MATH 1410       
• BIO 2331        
• BIO 2341        
• DMS 1071        
• DMS 1303        
• DMS 1320        
• DMS 1351        
• Shadowing Form        
• TOEFL (Non-native English speaking applicants)

When scheduling or while in the admission courses, keep the following in mind:

• Plan when you will take your admission courses taking into consideration that some of the courses have prerequisite or co-requisite requirements or may be offered only once a year. DMS 1320, Introduction to Scanning is only offered in Spring semester due to lab availability.
• Biology and Math requirements should be scheduled early in your course plan; delaying them delays your application from being complete.
• Health Career programs do not accept Pass/No Pass grades for admission courses taken at Tri-C.
• A letter grade of "C" or better must be achieved.
• Only two of the admission courses may be repeated once to improve from a previous attempt. A "W" is counted as an attempt.
• Admission GPAs calculated using only the Tri-C specific admission course credit hours listed.
  
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA for DMS 1303, DMS 1320 and DMS 1071 (total 5 credits).
  • Minimum 3.0 GPA for BIO 2331 and BIO 2341 (total 8 credits).
• If you transferred in college courses, such as English, Math, Physics, Psychology, or Anatomy & Physiology, you will need an override to register for the some of the admission courses. Contact a counselor or program director to request the override; provide them your Tri-C student ID number and the course section number (CRN).
• There are no time limits for required courses; due to their importance, the course content is built upon (not reviewed) in the remaining Program courses.
• Minimum Tri-C cumulative GPA of 2.4 must be maintained during the entire length of the Program.
• Schedule an 8-16 hour “shadowing” experience with a hospital. Information is in the DMS Program packet. If you want to do your shadowing at a Cleveland Clinic Health System hospital, contact Amy Graska at amgras@ccf.org or 440 695-4297 who will assist you in making arrangements.
• Students required to take the TOEFL should consider taking the following coursework to assist them in attaining the minimal scores: ESL Speaking English III and Special Topics in ESL: TOEFL Preparation.