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Health Career Program Admission

Admission to Parkland’s health career programs (Dental Hygiene, Dietetic Technician, EMT-Basic, EMT-Paramedic, Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Nurse Assistant, Nursing, Occupational Therapy Assistant, Radiologic Technology, Respiratory Care, Surgical Technology, and Veterinary Technology) involves special procedures and deadlines. Those considering applying to a health career program should obtain a copy of the brochure explaining admission procedures for their specific program from the Office of Admissions and Records.

Most programs require a $20 nonrefundable processing fee that must be submitted with the application for admission. The application will be processed only after this fee has been paid. This fee will be assessed only once, unless a period of five years or more has elapsed since the last fee assessment. NOTE: Students seeking admission to Kankakee’s Medical Laboratory Technology program must apply through Kankakee Community College.

Persons seeking admission to a health career program are encouraged to submit all required credentials as early as possible. Once the selection process begins, qualified applicants will continue to be accepted on a monthly basis until programs are filled.

Students considering application to a health career program need to be aware of potential legal limitations on licensure. Upon making application for the licensure exam, graduates may be required to complete the following personal history information:

1. Have you been convicted of any criminal offense in any state or in federal court (other than minor traffic violations)?
2. Do you now suffer, have you suffered from, been diagnosed as having, or been treated for any disease or condition which is generally regarded by the medical community as chronic, i.e., (1) mental or emotional disease or condition, (2) alcohol or other substance abuse, (3) physical disease or condition that presently interferes with your ability to practice your profession?
3. Have you been denied a professional license or permit, or privilege of taking an examination, or had a professional license or permit disciplined in any way by any licensing authority in Illinois or elsewhere?
4. Have you ever been discharged other than honorably from the armed service or from a city, county, state, or federal position?
5. Are you a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted alien of the United States?

The Illinois Nurse Practice Act and Rules state that the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation may refuse to issue a license because of any “deceptive statement in any document connected with the practice of nursing pursuant to this Act.” Students should also be aware that many health care institutions now require drug and alcohol screening as well as a national criminal background check.

Prior to registering for the nurse assistant (CNA) course (NAS 111), students are required to complete a live scan fingerprint background check.