2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

Validation Procedures
Some programs require completion of prerequisites and a validation
process before registration in restricted enrollment programs. Currently
these programs are:
Health Programs
• Dental Hygiene
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography
• Nursing RN (Full-time and Part-time)
• Nursing Transition Track (Licensed Paramedic or
Practical Nursing to RN)
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Practical Nurse
• Radiography
• Respiratory Care
• Surgical Technology
Application and Validation
1. Complete all prerequisite courses as specified in this catalog. All
waivers and incomplete course work must be posted on your transcript
prior to application for validation. Transcripts from transfer
institutions must be received within two weeks after the semester
ends.
2. Obtain the Validation Application form from the Registrar’s Office,
Counseling, or online at www.delta.edu. Other documents may be
required, such as observation forms.
3. Complete and submit the Validation Application to the Registrar’s
Office or online at www.delta.edu anytime during the semester in which
you will complete your prerequisites.
You may be validated and eligible for one program only.
4. Registrar’s Office personnel will process your completed Validation
Application.
5. Validation Applications will be validated only by Registrar’s Office
staff and processed no later than 30 days after the application deadline.
a. Qualified students will be assigned a semester and year of validation
which will be entered into the student's computer record
(e.g., 11F or 12W or 12S).
b. Nonqualified students must submit another Validation Application
after successfully completing all required prerequisites and
other qualifications.
6. The semester and year of validation will be valid for three years if
renewed each year with the Application for Continuation. This form
will be mailed to the address on file with the Registrar’s Office.
You need to attempt to gain entrance into a program within three years
to be maintained on the validation list. If the wait to enter a program
exceeds three years, you must gain entry within the earliest possible
time frame by attempting to register for program entry. Notification
will be sent indicating when you will be dropped from the validation
list.
After your validation eligibility expires, a new Validation Application
must be submitted prior to attempting to register for the clinical
sequence. You must have successfully completed all prerequisites/
qualifications required at the time the new Application is submitted.
Should you not register within the three-year period, it may be necessary
to retake some prerequisite courses.
Delta College reserves the right to modify validation and registration
procedures for programs based on demand for enrollment.
Registration
1. A special registration will be held for validated students to enter the
restricted enrollment courses of these programs. Check online at
www.delta.edu/regis for special registration dates, times, and offerings.
Special registrations are usually held June for Fall semester, October
for Winter semester, and March for Spring/Summer semester.
2. For the registration process, every student will waitlist themselves
and at the end of the registration period the computer system will
rank order students based on several criteria. A cumulative score will
be obtained by ranking the semester of validation, grades earned in
selected courses as required in your program, residency status, giving
preference to in-district students, total credits taken at Delta College,
and overall GPA earned at Delta College. If a tie exists, the higher
overall GPA will break the tie. Students will be registered based on
the computer ranking.
Individual faculty cannot add to published course capacity by accepting
first-time enrolled students as overloads.
3. Each validation program semester and registration must be certified
before being considered official.
4. Students not making payment by the due date (same as the first due
date specified for all other students participating in registration) or
voluntarily cancelling will be deleted from courses.
5. Open positions that result from the above deletions or cancellations
will be filled by students on the registration waiting list.
6. Students will retain their validation through the first week of class
and may not validate for another program during this time. After the
first week of class, students who remain in the program, as well as
students who drop, lose their validation and must resubmit a new
Validation Application Form.
Special Health Program Procedures
1. Repeat students will be admitted in compliance with program re-entry
procedures as outlined in specific program handbooks.
2. After completion of the special registration, registered students
may be required to attend clinical orientation sessions.
Alternates may be invited to these sessions. Orientation information
is listed online at www.delta.edu.
8. You are responsible for completing all clinical courses and requirements
in effect on the day the clinical sequence begins.
On the Web: www.delta.edu.
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