AHS 146 — AHS 146
All Courses in this program require a C or better for program progression. All AHS Courses require a 77% competency for program completion. The Admission Review Committee has final authority in determining admission to all nursing programs. Criminal Record Check: All direct caregivers must obtain a criminal record check as designated by clinical agencies. Persons convicted of or pled no contest to, including, but not limited tochild or adult abuse, sexual assault, assault with a deadly weapon, neglect, or mistreatment or misappropriation of property, are not permitted to work as direct caregivers. More stringentrequirements are often enforced by individual clinical agencies. Students who have convictions as described above will not be allowed to attend clinical agencies. A “positive” finding on a criminal background check including, but not limited to, an arrest, conviction, or no-contest plea will automatically exclude a candidate from final admission tothe nursing program Candidates with any criminal history are responsible for having their records expunged prior to the running of a background check. Failure to do so and resulting “positive” finding will exclude that candidate from final admission to the program since that candidate will be ineligible to participate in clinical rotations. Candidates may reapply the following year after their record has been expunged. At any point in the program, a “positive” finding in a drug test that excludes an allied health student from