2007-2008 (PDF) - Delta College

Health Program ProceduresClinical Application and Validation1. Complete all prerequisite courses as specified in this catalog. All transfercredit, waivers, and incomplete course work must be posted onyour transcript prior to application for validation.2. Obtain the Validation Application for Health Clinical Programs fromRecords and Registration, Counseling, or online at www.delta.edu/regis.Other documents may be required, such as observation forms, employmentverification, and proof of licensure.3. Complete and submit the Validation Application to Records andRegistration from mid-term to the end of the semester in which youwill complete your prerequisites.You may be validated and eligible for one program only.4. Records and Registration personnel will accept and date your completedValidation Application.5. Validation Applications will be validated only by Records and Registrationstaff and processed no later than 30 days aer the applicationdeadline.a. Qualified students will be assigned a semester and year of validationwhich will be entered into the student's computer record(e.g., 07F or 08W or 08S).b. Nonqualified students must submit another Validation Applicationaer successfully completing all required prerequisites andother qualifications.6. The semester and year of validation will be valid for three years ifrenewed each year with the Application for Continuation. A formwill be mailed to the address on file with Records and Registration.To be considered for an extension of your validation expiration duringyour third year of validation eligibility, you must aempt to registerduring the special clinical registration and, if the program is full, addyour name to the wait list. This extension will only be considered ifyour program is full and you are on the wait list.Aer your validation eligibility expires, a new Validation Applicationmust be submied prior to aempting to register for the clinicalsequence. You must have successfully completed all prerequisites/qualifications required at the time the new Application is submied.Should you not register within the three-year period, it may be necessaryto retake some prerequisite courses.3. Each validation program semester and registration must be certifiedbefore being considered official.4. After completion of the special registration, registered studentsmay be required to aend clinical orientation sessions.Alternates may be invited to these sessions. Dates and times fororientations are listed in the Academic Class Schedule booklet andonline at www.delta.edu/regis.5. Students not making payment by the due date (same as the first duedate specified in the Academic Class Schedule booklet for all otherstudents participating in registration) or voluntarily cancelling willbe deleted from courses.6. Open positions that result from the above deletions or cancellationsin first semester clinical courses will be filled by students on theregistration alternate list.7. Students will retain their validation through the first week of classesand may not validate for another program during this time. Aer thefirst week of clinicals, students who remain in the program, as wellas students who drop, lose their validation and must resubmit a newValidation Application Form.8. You are responsible for completing all clinical courses and requirementsin effect on the day the clinical sequence begins.On the Web: www.delta.edu/regis.Delta College reserves the right to modify validation and registrationprocedures for programs based on demand for enrollment.Clinical Registration - First Semester1. A special registration will be held for first semester clinical courses inthe Health and Nursing Programs. Check each semester's AcademicClass Schedule booklet or online at www.delta.edu/regis for specialregistration dates, times, and offerings. Special registrations are usuallyheld June for Fall semester, November for Winter semester, andMarch for Spring/Summer semester. Other than Nursing, all healthprograms normally start in the Fall semester only.2. Your registration priority for special registration is according toyour program and semester and year of validation. Once the clinicalcourses are full, a waitlist of qualified students will be developed toinclude those students who registered when specified. The waitlistis valid only for the semester and will not be carried over to thenext registration.Individual faculty cannot add to published course capacity by acceptingfirst-time enrolled students as overloads. Repeat students will beadmied in compliance with program re-entry procedures.Delta College 2007-200833