Required Documents for Admissions and Enrollment
To ensure your health and safety and that of the of the clients in health care agencies that provide clinical learning experiences, the following documentation is required.
Note: Lack of compliance with any of these requirements will prevent a you from entering the program.
Records and Documents Required for Admissions
These documents must be submitted at the time you complete your application.
- Criminal Background Check
A criminal history background check is required. You should complete the background check online at http://www.certifiedbackground.com and submit a copy of your result summary. A national check going back seven years is required.
- Conviction/Criminal History Disclosure Form
- CPR for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association)
A current copy of CPR card must be submitted.
Note: Other types of CPR certification will not be accepted.
The CPR card must be issued by a person or facility qualified specifically to instruct CPR for Healthcare Providers (American Heart Association) that includes infant, child and adult.
** Bellevue College offers a CPR for Healthcare Providers course. For course schedules and registration information, please check Classes & Workshops for Healthcare Professionals.
- Immunization Records
You must submit the following immunization records. Your name must be on each piece of documentation.
Immunization/Test Details Tuberculosis (TB) Test
You must submit one of the following documentation:
Negative Tuberculin skin test (Two step PPD test) results:
A copy of two-step PPD test results within the past 12 months (Two injections & two readings given three weeks apart).
If you had a positive PPD test, you must provide the documentation of treatment/Chest X-Ray and current clearance from physician. This letter must be dated within the past 6 months.
Annual PPD test result:
A copy of your current annual PPD test and a previous year's PPD test
QuantiFERON TB blood test result
A copy of QuantiFERON TB Blood test within the past 12 months.Hepatitis B (HepB) You must submit one of the following documentation:
Complete 3-dose series of Hepatitis B vaccines:
A copy of three HepB vaccines. Please note that it takes 5-6 months to complete all 3 series
Positive HepB titer result:
A copy of Hepatitis B Antibody titer (blood test) result
Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) You must submit one of the following documentation:
Two doses of MMR vaccines:
A copy of two MMR vaccines
Positive MMR titer result:
A copy of Measles, Mumps and Rubella titer resultsTetanus/Diphtheria (Td) A copy of Tetanus/Diphtheria (Td) vaccine/booster within the past 8 years Varicella (Chicken Pox)
You must submit one of the following documentation:
Two doses of Varicella vaccine:
A copy of two Varicella vaccines
Positive Varicella titer result:
A copy of Varicella titer results** Disease history documentation is no longer accepted**
Documents and Records Required for Enrollment
Once you have been accepted into the Nursing Program, you must submit the following documents before your first day of class.
| Document | Details |
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| Proof of Military Duty Registration | All male students between 18 and 25 years of age must show proof of military duty registration. For information visit http://www.sss.gov/when.htm. |
| AIDS/HIV Training Certificate | A copy of AIDS/HIV 7 hour course Certificate of Completion. |
| Nursing Assistant Certification* | Before starting the nursing program, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate must be obtained and completed before the first day of the quarter. * CNA Program is offered at Bellevue College. To learn more about the program and application process, please visit http://bellevuecollege.edu/health/cne/nac.asp.
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