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Sentara College of Health Sciences is a great place to obtain your Associate Degree in Cardiovascular Technology or Surgical Technology. If you’d like to join our highly motivated student body, you’ll first need to acquire your general education prerequisite classes at an accredited institution of your choice. Sentara College focuses on the core classes of your major and does not teach general education courses. However, you can apply for our program before completing all prerequisites. We encourage you to apply as soon as you meet our minimum requirements, because our programs are very competitive.
Here’s how:
Step 1: Do you have your prerequisites?
Find out which classes you need by reviewing your program of interest:
Cardiovascular Technology
You can apply after you have completed:
- Anatomy & Physiology I w/lab
- One other science from the list below
- And two other courses from the list below
- Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab
- College Algebra
- College Chemistry w/lab
- English Composition I
- Fine Art or Humanities Elective
- Medical Terminology
- Social Science Elective
Note that you’ll need to finish all of the courses listed here with a “C-” or better prior to beginning class at Sentara College.
As you review your completed coursework, please note:
- All coursework must be completed with a grade of “C-” or higher from an accredited college or university
- Sentara College does not expire general education courses
- The general education courses listed here are not offered at Sentara College
Surgical Technology
You can apply once you have completed:
- Anatomy & Physiology I w/lab
- One other science from the list below
- And two other courses from the list below
- Anatomy & Physiology II w/lab
- College Algebra
- English Composition I
- Fine Art Elective
- Introduction to Psychology or Sociology
- Microbiology w/lab
Note that you’ll need to finish all of the courses listed here with a “C-” or better prior to beginning class at Sentara College.
As you review your completed coursework, please note:
- All coursework must be completed with a grade of “C-” or higher from an accredited college or university
- Sentara College does not expire general education courses
- The general education courses listed here are not offered at Sentara College
If you have any questions at all, please contact recruitment@sentara.edu or call us at the number at the bottom of this page.
Step 2: Submit your application and transcripts
If you've met the minimum requirements above, then you're ready to take the next step. Simply click here or anywhere you see Apply Now.
The deadline to apply and get your transcripts to us is May 15. You can send your transcripts to applications@sentara.edu or to the address at the bottom of this page.
Step 3: Take your pre-admission test
The pre-admissions test for Sentara College’s associate degree programs is called the ATI TEAS. You may take this test up to two times prior to the May 15th deadline.
To register for the ATI TEAS:
- Go to www.atitesting.com/teas/register
- Click “Register Now”
- Follow the registration guide for “In-Person” or “Remote Online”
Step 4: We take it from there
After you submit all of your application materials, test results, and transcripts, we’ll send you a confirmation note. If you’re accepted into the program, you will know by May 30. If accepted, a required non-refundable fee of $135 is due by June 15 to hold your seat.
Need to have your transcripts reviewed?
For transcripts reviews, please join us for an academic planning and information session or you can send your transcripts to recruitment@sentara.edu.
Please click here for information about local college general education equivalents
Any transcripts from schools outside the U.S. must be evaluated by a NACES approved organization first.
General Requirements
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required and you must be 18 years of age by the first day of class
- Applicants should possess basic computer skills
- You must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the USA
If English is your second language, see important information here.
Prospective applicants and students must demonstrate appropriate, responsible, respectful, and professional behavior/conduct throughout the entire admission process and in all interactions and communications with the College. The College reserves the right to deny admission or rescind acceptance to anyone who does not conduct themselves in this manner.
Admissions Note
Sentara College of Health Sciences seeks to admit qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, or disability, provided the applicant is qualified to perform the tasks necessary to meet the requirements of the Program/Course with or without reasonable accommodation.
Important Information About Associate Degree Prerequisites
1) General education courses are not taught at Sentara College and must be taken at an institution accredited by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education.
2) General education/prerequisite courses will be evaluated and will be accepted only on evidence that the course content and instruction meets the requirements for the Sentara College program of interest.
3) Course descriptions, and/or syllabi may be requested by the College to evaluate general education/prerequisite course requirements.
4) You do not have to submit an application to have your transcripts reviewed. There is no obligation or charge for this service. Send transcripts to recruitment@sentara.edu.
5) Before registering for general education courses, consult with an admissions representative at Sentara College to ensure you are registering for the appropriate general education courses.
6) There is no expiration on general education/prerequisite courses.
7) Dual enrollment courses taken in high school are acceptable. Official college transcripts of these courses must be produced for review and acceptance.
8) Each science general education course must reflect a minimum of 4 credits. Admissions will review the course if it does not reflect the credit minimum.
9) Courses are considered on a course-by-course basis instead of an hour-by-hour basis with regard to the content of the course. For courses taken in quarter hours, the credits will be converted to semester hours with one quarter hour being equal to two-thirds of one semester hour.
10) Applicants requesting approval for general education or prerequisite credits from institutions outside of the United States must obtain a foreign transcript evaluation by an approved NACES agency and submit the NACES review to the College along with the foreign transcript.
General Education Course Equivalents at Select Colleges
Here you can find out which courses at local and online colleges will satisfy Sentara College’s general education prerequisites. These lists are intended as helpful quick reference guides only. Sentara College has no control over the curriculums of other schools, so the information may change. Your review of this information does not take the place of a transcript review from Sentara College. Other courses at these colleges may satisfy our general education course requirements. We will assist you with approval of general education courses that do not appear on the lists here.
All coursework must be completed with a “C-” or higher.
Select your college to see which courses satisfy our general education prerequisites:
- American Public University System (APU-AMU)
- Blue Ridge Community College (BRCC)
- Christopher Newport University (CNU)
- CLEP, IB, AP, and DANTES/DSST Tests
- College of the Albemarle (COA)
- ECPI University (ECPI)
- Geneva College-Portage (GP)
- George Mason University (GMU)
- James Madison University (JMU)
- Norfolk State University (NSU)
- Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
- Old Dominion University (ODU)
- Radford University (RU)
- Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC)
- Tidewater Community College (TCC)
- University of Virginia (UV)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
- Virginia Peninsula Community College (VPCC)
- Virginia Tech (VT)
- Virginia Wesleyan University (VWU)
Please contact our Admissions Advisor at 757-388-3654 or by email at admissions@sentara.edu if your course, college, or university is not listed and you need assistance checking the transferability of a course.
General Education AP, CLEP, and DANTES Equivalents
Some general education courses may also be taken through Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, and DANTES exams.
- AP courses with a score of 3 or better will be accepted.
- Find out the transferability of CLEP, AP, DANTES, and IB tests here.
- Our code for CLEP scores is 5504
