Health Professions: Polysomnography
An exciting three
semester program providing
the student with a solid foundation
of classroom,
lab,
and clinical training to perform diagnostic testing in the study of sleep.
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Training to become a
Registered Polysomnographic Technologist
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Get Started
Application/Admission Process
The following steps must be completed by April 15 to be eligible
for
Fall admission: Checklist
- Apply to Tidewater Community College. Admissions process
Checklist
- Complete a Health Professions Application indicating Polysomnography as your program choice. Submit to the Domicile
Health Professions and Records Office (Virginia Beach Campus),
Princess Anne Building, Room A-100A, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia
Beach, VA 23453.
- Applications will be time and date stamped. Applications can be
mailed or hand delivered to:
Gloria Singleton
Domicile Health Professions and Records Office, A-100A
Tidewater Community College
1700 College Crescent
Virginia Beach, VA 23453
- To receive transfer credit from previous colleges
attended, contact the Registrar at each college attended
and have official transcripts sent directly to the Central
Records Office.
- Submit online form, Request for Evaluation
of
Previous Educational Experiences SS-033
Data
must be received by the Central Records Office
in order to evaluate your transcripts and assign transfer credit.
Verify receipt of all transcripts and forms by contacting the Central
Records Office.
- If you have not yet successfully completed a college-level English, you will need to take a placement test. This test
determines the appropriate English developmental classes
a student must take before enrolling in the general education
requirements of ENG 111. Locations, times, costs, etc. on the testing website.
- Courses may require pre-requisites or a pre-test.
Prior to signing up for classes check with Jennifer Ferguson,
the program advisor, by email.
- Prospective students are considered and ranked according to the Health Professions Admissions priority scale
and date of application.
- Only fully qualified applicants will
be considered for the program.
- Program admission consideration
will be based on the academic record, date of application,
and area of residence.
- All in-service region students will
be given first priority.
- It is strongly recommended that applicants
apply early and make sure all transcripts are received before
the program application deadline.
- Prospective students are required to attend an “Open
House” presentation. The Polysomnography Program holds
a program information Open House on the third Thursday of each
month on the Virginia Beach campus. You may come to Room MN 206 In the Regional Health Professions Center, Bldg M at 4:00 p.m. to ask any questions that you may have.
Admission
Requirements Checklist
The
following
steps
must
be
completed
as
soon
as
possible.
Please
check
each
item
as
you
complete
it.
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1.
Obtain
a Polysomnography
Information
Packet.
Packets
are
available
at
the
Welcome
and
Entry
Service
Center on
the
Virginia
Beach
Campus
(757-822-7172),
the
Counseling
office
(757-822-7211), or
TCC
Information
Center
(757-822-1122)
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2.
Complete
and
return
an Application
for
Admission
to
Tidewater
Community
College to
the
TCC
Virginia
Beach
Campus
Welcome
and
Entry
Service
Center
in
the
Princess
Anne
Building,
Room
A-111.
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3.
Learn
more
about
the
program,
including frequently
asked
questions.
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4.
Attend
the Polysomnography
Program
Open
House held
on
the
third
Thursday
of
each
month
from 4:00
p.m.
to
5:00
p.m.
located
in
the
Regional Health Professions Center, Bldg M, Room MN206
on
the Virginia
Beach
Campus.
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5.
Take
the
TCC
English
and
math placement
tests if
required.
It
is
recommended
you
take
them
as
soon
as
possible
to
allow
adequate
time
to
take
any
developmental
courses
required
prior to
taking
any
PSG
courses.
Consult
the Counseling
Center for
information
concerning
your
need
to
take
these
tests
and
for
times
given.
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6
Submit
the Health
Professions
Application
form for
the
Polysomnography
Program
to
Gloria Singleton, Domicile Health Professons & Records Office, A-100A,
Tidewater
Community
College,
1700
College
Crescent,
Virginia
Beach,
VA
23453
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7.
Have
official
college
transcripts
sent
directly
to
TCC Central
Records
Office.
Student
copies
are
not
acceptable.
Missing
transcripts
are
the
greatest
cause
of
delay
in
the
application
process
and
are
the
applicant's
responsibility.
Any college
course
work
transferred
to
TCC
requires
a
transcript
evaluation.
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8. Submit online form: Request for Evaluation
of
Previous Educational Experiences SS-033
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9.
Please
bring
this
completed
form
with
you
to
the
information
session.
Notice:
Prospective
students
are
hereby
notified
that
there
is
a criminal/sex
offender
background
check performed
by
the
Virginia
State
Police.
This
background
check
is
required to
attend
clinical
rotations
at
the
Children’s
Hospital
of
the
King’s
Daughters.
The
cost
is
the
responsibility
of
the
student
and
is
included
with
the
additional
fees
for
the
program.
Tidewater
Community
College
maintains
and
promotes
equal
opportunity
without
regard
to
ethnicity,
color,
gender,
age
(except
where
gender
or
age
is
a
bona
fide occupational qualification),
religion,
handicap,
national
origin,
or
other
non-merit
factors.
Disclosure
of
social
security
number,
age,
gender,
and
ethnicity
is
optional.
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