Students interested in any BCC Nursing, Allied Health, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education or Human Services program of study should be aware of the following:
Health Care Programs and Nursing
Most Nursing and Health Care programs at BCC have specific entrance requirements listed in the Programs of Study section. These programs include the Practical Nurse and Massage Therapy certificate programs; and the associate degree programs in Health Science (except Physical Fitness), Nursing, Physical Therapist Assistant and Respiratory Care.
Admission to these programs is restricted to applicants who meet the requirements, and also depends upon available space in the program. Students applying to these programs use the same application form as other students plus a matriculation form specific to each individual program. In addition, the Respiratory Care and Physical Therapist Assistant programs are offered on a cyclical basis.
For the associate degree in nursing program, applications and matriculation forms must be received by the Admissions Office by June 1 to be considered for the fall semester. This program has a selective admissions process. Decisions are mailed to students by mid-June.
All students in Nursing and Health Care programs (except Physical Fitness) must comply with state legislation (Chap. 76, Sec. 15C, General Laws of Massachusetts) and provide proof of inoculation to contracted agencies that serve as clinical sites. Students should refer to the matriculation form for their program, which will outline immunization requirements and deadlines.
Students must provide proof of a physical examination and proof of disease or laboratory testing for immunity by the deadline established by their program.
To allow for clinical experience, proof of immunization will be shared with the Dean of Nursing, Health and Social Sciences, the Director of Nursing (DON), the department chair and contracted agencies.
BCC will not admit students concurrently into any two of the following degree or certificate programs: Physical Therapist Assistant, Respiratory Care, LPN or Nursing.
Criminal and Sex Offender Record Information Checks (CORI/SORI)
Students interested in participating in an academic, community or clinical program that involves working with a vulnerable population (children, the disabled or the elderly) will be required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check and a Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check. Students found to have certain criminal convictions or pending criminal actions will be presumed ineligible to participate in such activities unless cleared by BCC’s CORI Review Committee following procedures set forth by the Commonwealth’s Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS). The College is authorized by the DCJIS, pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, Sections 167A, 172, Chapter 30A, and regulation 803 CMR 2.00 to review and assess criminal history records. Sex Offender checks shall be performed pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 6, and Section 178J.
For more information regarding the College’s CORI/SORI check process, please contact Mary Martin, CORI Administrator, at 413-236-1602. If you are enrolled in a program which requires a CORI authorization, paperwork may be completed in the Student Engagement Center (A-113).