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ADMISSION INFORMATION

Students applying for admission to the Gaston College Therapeutic Massage program MUST meet the following requirements for General Admission to the college:

• Submit to the Admissions Office a completed Application for Admission.
• Request that your high school mail an official high school transcript to the Admissions Office at Gaston College, 201 Highway 321 South, Dallas, NC  28034.  The documentation listed below can be submitted in the place of a traditional high school transcript.
• Official Adult High School transcript
• Official copies of GED scores
• Official transcript from International Correspondence School
• Official transcript from Home School
• Request that all colleges previously attended submit official transcripts.
• Schedule and take the placement test.  The placement test may not be required of any person who has scored 500 on the verbal section and 520 on the math section of the SAT.  Students who score a 21 or higher on the English portion of the ACT will be exempted from the Writing and Reading portions of the college’s placement test.  Students who score a 21 or higher on Mathematics portion of the ACT will be exempted from the Math portion of the college’s placement test.  (All test scores must be less than five years old.)  A transfer student who has earned a “C” in both college level math and English from a regionally accredited institution shall have the test waived.
• Applicants from countries whose language is not English must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by scoring no less than 540 (207 on the computer) on the Test of  English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). United States resident applicants whose primary spoken language is not English will be required to demonstrate English proficiency. This may be established by scoring no less that 540 (207 on the computer) on the TOEFL.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PROGRAM:

1. Must have an overall grade point average of 2.0 or better in required college courses.
2. Must have grades of “C” or better in all related courses.
3. Must have completed the required Biology courses within 5 years from the date of application to the program.

 

The following criteria will be utilized by the Admissions Committee in the selection process of recommending applicants for admission to the program:

 

• The number of related courses completed by end of the fall semester prior to making application.
• Grade Point Average (GPA) in related courses.
• Completion of Pathways to Massage Introduction course (7-hour course offered through Gaston College Continuing Education).
• Interview with Therapeutic Massage Director.

 

The final selection of applicants into the program is made by the Department Chairman in consultation with the Dean of Health Sciences.  Required before entrance into the program by date to be announced by the Therapeutic Massage Chair:

 

1.  Criminal Background Checks, Annual Drug Screening and Finger Prints: In order to comply with current Student Facility Affiliation Agreements students admitted into the Therapeutic Massage Program will be required to complete successful Criminal Background checks and Drug Screens according to Gaston College procedures before being placed in a clinical facility.  The facility reserves the right to deny the student access to the facility. Completion of clinical experience is required for the satisfactory completion of the program.  More information will be provided upon conditional acceptance into the program.

 

2.  A completed health form documenting satisfactory emotional and physical health.

3.  A current Adult and Infant CPR certification.

 

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ESTIMATED STUDENT EXPENSES

Total Estimated Cost ** 3,070.00

*Registration Fees include tuition, lab fees, Student Activity Fee, and usage Fee.
**Estimated cost based on 2007 prices.

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