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How Admissions Works

Brown College's admissions process has been designed with the student in mind. Our admissions representatives are ready to walk you through the process and answer any questions you might have. In order to begin classes, you must complete the following steps:

1. Meet with an admissions representative in a personal information session to help determine your desires, interests and needs, as well as your potential fit at Brown College.
2. Complete your introductory college student forms including your student information, laptop agreement and waiver and immunization record.
3. Pay your $50 registration fee.
4. Finalize tuition planning, including completing your overview, applying for your PIN, submitting your FAFSA, and finishing paperwork.
5. Submit your official High School Transcript or GED.
6. Request and submit college transcripts for credit evaluation (if applicable). Transfer credits will not be evaluated until official transcripts are received.
7. Complete your housing application and make your deposit (if applicable).
8. Attend mandatory new student orientation.

Admissions Testing
Effective November 1, 2011, all students starting school January 2012 and forward will be required to take and pass the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam prior to enrollment. This includes students who either cancel and re-enroll or move start dates and have not already taken and passed the Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam.

The Wonderlic Scholastic Level Exam (Wonderlic SLE) is a 12-minute short-form measure of cognitive ability.

Students must score a 13 or higher to be admitted to the institution (or minimum acceptable score for the program of interest).

If a student does not meet the minimum acceptable score on the exam after his or her first attempt, a student may attempt a first retake the same day and a second retake within 24 hours. If the student still does not meet the minimum score, the third retake must wait one year from the initial testing date. Tests scores are valid from one year (365 days) from last meeting their minimum acceptable score for their program.

For certain programs, successful performance on one or more entrance assessments may also be required. In cases where the number of potential applicants exceeds the total number of available seats, a rubric will be used to objectively assess applicants to the program who meet all of the enrollment requirements to determine the accepted class and to determine alternates to the class.

Background Checks
Many states, employers and agencies impose restrictions on the employment, registration, licensure, and/or certification of healthcare workers with certain criminal convictions, guilty pleas, and “no contest” pleas. These restrictions are not within the control of Brown College.

As a result, students applying to any program must submit a criminal background check and acknowledge the potential effects of the criminal background to be eligible to begin classes.

Convictions, guilty pleas or nolo contendere pleas for certain drug related, fraud based, or other serious crimes will automatically disqualify a prospective student from eligibility for these programs and as such their enrollment will be cancelled. A listing of the specific offenses that are considered can be obtained from the institution.

If a potential applicant believes that the results of the background check are incorrect, the institution will provide the student with the contact information to appeal the institution’s decision. However, the application process will not move forward until the appeal is complete and the student may need to re-apply for a future class if the appeal is accepted.

Agencies and institutions that accept our students for clinical rotation and/or externship placements and potential employers may require an additional criminal and/or personal background check and may reject a student based on criteria different than those applied to the student during the enrollment process. Additionally, some agencies and employers may require candidates to submit to a drug screening test. Students with criminal records that include felonies or misdemeanors (including those that are drug-related) or personal background issues such as bankruptcy might not be accepted by these agencies for externship or employment following completion of the program. Employment and externship decisions are outside the control of the institution.

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