International health credentials/licensure will not be accepted. Students seeking admission into Allied Health, Healthcare Leadership & Administration, Dental Hygiene, Health Science, Nursing, Paramedic, Physical Therapist Assistant, Physician Assistant Studies, Radiography, and Surgical Technology who possess a health credential awarded from an educational institution outside the United States should contact the appropriate program director to discuss possible options to have a health credential reviewed by an appropriate foreign health credential evaluation agency in order to determine eligibility to take the U.S. health credentialing exam.
Although international health care credentials may not meet the admissions requirements of your desired Nursing & Health Sciences major, the opportunity to attend Penn College may still be available. The Admissions Office may offer admission into one of our pre-nursing & health science majors. This option requires a student to choose a nursing or health science major offered at Penn College and complete at least an associate’s degree in that field. Please be aware that acceptance into a specific nursing & health science major will include Selective Admission Requirements. For instance, if you choose to pursue the associate’s degree in Nursing, you would first be considered a pre-nursing student. By completing the required sciences, math, and other pre-program courses, you work toward selection into the in-program phase of the major. Selection of candidates is based on specific selective admission criteria identified for each major. There is no guarantee of acceptance into the desired major.
In addition to restrictions on international health credentials, we do not accept for transfer any international sciences or math courses to satisfy pre-program or in-program requirements in any Nursing & Health Sciences major. However, once registered, a student may pursue credit-by-examination for one of the required math or science courses. The credit-by-exam process for these courses is directed by the School of Business, Arts & Sciences.