* If the application deadline falls on a weekend, the applications will be accepted until the close of business on the next business day.
Before you meet with a health sciences academic advisor, apply to AACC and submit official transcripts from prior academic institutions. If you plan to transfer general education requirements, have your official transcripts sent directly to the college's records and registration office. Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions of higher education must be submitted.
If you are an international student, there may be additional requirements for you. Visit our International Student Admissions page to learn more about visa status and for other valuable information.
Foreign educated students must have their college and high school transcripts evaluated by one of the following credential evaluators:
International students who plan to obtain an F-1 visa and whose native language is not English must submit a satisfactory Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score. Review AACC’s TOEFL Score Requirement webpage for information, including exemptions for the TOEFL requirement.
If you do not have a Social Security number, you may not be permitted at some clinical rotation sites, and site availability could delay or inhibit your progression in the program. An international student admission specialist in AACC's Admissions and Enrollment Development office may be able to assist students with F-1 visa status to obtain a Social Security number through practical training. Call them at 410-777-2677.
Attendance at an information session is highly recommended prior to submitting the Histotechnician program application. Call 410-777-7310 for dates, times and locations, or view the schedule on AACC's online calendar.
You must demonstrate eligibility for ENG 101/ENG 101A. There are a number of ways this can be done:
See an academic advisor for information or visit our Determine Placement page.
You must demonstrate eligibility for College Algebra (MAT-137) and Statistics (MAT-135). There are a number of ways this can be done.
Note: MAT-145, MAT-151, MAT-191 or MAT-230 satisfies the MAT-137 requirement. (Former MAT courses MAT-121, MAT-131, MAT-141 or MAT-142 will also satisfy the MAT-137 requirement)
For information see an academic advisor or visit our Determine Placement page.
Applicants must have a minimum adjusted grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 at this college to be considered for selection to the Histotechnician program.
If you have taken program general education courses at a nationally recognized institution other than AACC, you must submit official transcripts with your application for review.
Learn more about transfer credit.
Note: A transcript/equivalency certificate is considered official when enclosed in a sealed envelope from the institution or sent electronically by the sending institution. It must also include a graduation/completion date, if applicable, and a school official’s signature. Your application will not be considered complete if the required documentation is not received prior to or at the time your application is submitted.
The required program courses for this program can be found in the Loading.... All students must receive a minimum grade of C or better in each program course and general education course and a mark of satisfactory in the clinical laboratory to proceed in the program.
Due to the selection process, the Histotechnician program cannot accept pass-fail as a replacement for letter grades in the required courses.
The criteria used to select candidates will be applied in the following order:
Applicants who have met the academic and admission requirements and have been selected will receive a message at their AACC email address offering acceptance into the program.
If you are granted acceptance, you must accept your seat in the program in order to secure a seat.
To meet additional program and clinical requirements, students must submit a completed health examination record, American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR and criminal background check by designated deadlines. Students who do not meet these deadlines will not be permitted in the program. Instructions on how to complete these items and the specific deadlines will be provided via email to selected students.
Qualified applicants not initially selected for acceptance will be placed on a waitlist in the order received and notified of selection when a seat becomes available. Waitlist applicants not given a seat for the term which they applied for must reapply for future consideration.
Applicants who are offered a seat but decline will have to reapply for a future seat. Seats will not be held.
Note: A urine drug screen may be required by specific clinical sites for clinical rotations.
Students accepted to this program must submit a health examination record completed by a physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant validating that the student meets the technical standard of good physical and mental health as established by the School of Health Sciences and verifying that the student is free of communicable diseases as evidenced by required immunizations/titers.
Learn more about the health examination record to include vaccinations and technical standards.
All students who are offered acceptance and/or clinical placement into the Histotechnician program are required to satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and possible urine drug screening. For complete details visit the Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening page.
Accepted students must successfully complete the American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR certification course. CPR certification must be valid through graduation.
Anne Arundel Community College and/or the School of Health Sciences reserves the right to revise requirements for admission into the Health Sciences programs, the selection criteria and procedures, and the required courses for programs of study as deemed necessary without prior notification.
