• Waitlist: Qualified applicants not initially selected for conditional acceptance will be placed on a
waitlist in order received and notified of selection when a seat becomes available. Waitlisted
applicants not given a seat for the semester for which they applied will automatically be given a seat
in the next class.
Students who have completed the above requirements will be selected on a first come, first serve basis.
Email notification will be sent to students once selected via AACC email account.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. Direct all inquiries regarding the application process to Rachel Manning, Admissions Coordinator, via
email at ramanning@aacc.edu.
2. All Health Sciences students who are offered admission and/or clinical placement will be required to
submit a complete criminal background check and urine drug screen. All student applicants’ final
acceptance in the program shall be contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal background
check and of a urine drug screen.*
All letters of acceptance shall state that the acceptance is conditional and contingent on submission of
a criminal background check and urine drug screen–as may be required by the program–that results in
satisfactory reports. If an accepted student tests positive for an illegal or un-prescribed drug, the student
shall be denied admission or terminated from any Health Sciences program.
Separate, additional criminal background checks and urine drug screens may be required by clinical
sites prior to placements. Students with an unsuccessful background check or urine screening who are
denied by a clinical site that is required to meet program competencies shall be dismissed from the
program and their registrations shall be withdrawn from courses related to the program of study. If the
student tests positive for an illegal or un-prescribed drug, the student shall be denied admission or
terminated from any Health Sciences program even if a denied placement was not required to meet
program competencies. Successful reports of criminal background checks and urine drug screens do
not assure eligibility for specific clinical site placement, program completion, and/or eligibility to sit for
professional licensure/board examinations.
Students are reminded that licensing boards for certain health care occupations and professions may
deny, suspend, or revoke a license or may deny the individual the opportunity to sit for an examination
even if the individual has completed all program course work if it is determined that an applicant has a
criminal history or has been convicted of, or pleads guilty, or pleads nolo contendere or the like to a
felony or other serious crime.
Successful completion of a Health Sciences program of study at Anne Arundel Community College does
not guarantee licensure, the opportunity to sit for a licensure examination, certification or employment
in the relevant health care occupation.
Students may be automatically denied admission or, if enrolled, dismissed from the program if they have
not been truthful or have provided inaccurate information on the application or on any other form or
submission. Students who have questions or concerns are encouraged to contact the Health Sciences
Admissions Office at healthsciencesadmissions@aacc.edu.
* Notwithstanding the statements herein regarding urine drug screens, as of September 2010,
only certain programs will be requiring drug screening. AACC shall inform students which
programs presently require them. However, AACC, at any time, has the right, upon notice, to
require any and all students and any and all programs to comply with drug screening.