Dr. Carolyn Stewart
Division Dean
(803) 327-8024
cstewart@yorktech.com

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HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DIVISION

The goal of the Health and Human Services Division is to educate students to provide high- quality services in the Nursing, Allied Health, and Early Childhood Development fields. This Division offers credit programs and numerous continuing education programs to help meet the employment demands for health and human service professionals in the community.

Each program consists of a fully integrated curriculum including general education courses as well as technical courses in the major which are taught by qualified professionals in cooperation with local hospitals, health care agencies, and child care settings. Courses in the major include classroom and laboratory learning experiences on campus in addition to clinical experiences at affiliating health and child care settings.

Credit programs in the Health and Human Services Division have criteria for admission in addition to the general requirements for admission to the College. The admission requirements for each program are outlined on the following pages. Admissions criteria are also available in Student Services. Students should contact an admissions counselor to get information about admission requirements. Applicant qualifications for admission may be individually reviewed when exceptional circumstances exist.

Applicants for limited enrollment programs must maintain a grade point average of 2.00 on the general education courses and electives required for their program in order to be eligible for entry. Applicants for associate degree programs in the Health and Human Services Division who do not have qualifying SAT or ACT scores must complete all the required general education courses and electives (if needed) with a minimum grade point average of 2.50 in order to meet eligibility requirements. For those programs which require proof of high school or GED completion, evidence must be on file before applicants can be placed on the list of qualified students.

Technical standards are published for each program in the Health and Human Services Division to identify the essential non-academic requirements that students must meet in order to successfully complete program competencies. Students in the Health and Human Services Division programs review the technical standards and assess their ability to meet them. Students are encouraged to make known any special needs requiring accommodations that would assist them in meeting the technical standards. Copies of the technical standards for each program are available in Student Services and through the Health and Human Services Division Office.

Most Health and Human Services programs begin once a year and are limited in enrollment. Admission to these programs is on a first-qualified, first-served basis. All applicants for Health and Human Services programs are encouraged to begin the necessary general education courses for their program while they are working on the qualification requirements and/or awaiting a slot for entry. During this time, students are accepted into the Pre-Health Science program. When students obtain a slot for their Health and Human Services program and are ready to begin, their programs will be changed from Pre-Health Science to the chosen Health and Human Services program.

New trends in the delivery of health and child care services provide many avenues to explore for a career. Exciting and challenging employment opportunities await the person who is

prepared for one of these careers. Let York Technical College assist in preparing you to become a member of one of these dedicated teams which provide vital, caring services to the community.