Congratulations on your provisional approval to progress to discipline courses with the School of Health Sciences. Please follow the steps below in order to complete the progression process. You must complete all of the steps at least 2 days prior to your scheduled Orientation.
Complete All Steps Below:
- Response and Pay
- To submit your Response please visit the link in Progression email you received.
- $800 Seat Deposit must be received by Bursars office within 5 business days of the date of your provisional acceptance letter.
- You must complete the Program Acceptance & Deposit Agreement Form and send all requested information to jhernan7@mdc.edu
- Level Two Background Screening
- Complete and clear the Interstate Background Research (IBR) Level Two criminal background screening. The cost for the background screening is $62.25. You will need to schedule an appointment for the background screening.
- Student Health Record (Due April 1 st , 2025)
- The **Student Health Record must be taken to a health care provider (Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant) to be completed.
**All necessary guidelines regarding the completion of the student health record can be found on the front page of the student health record. - If you have received the COVID-19 Vaccine please submit copy of your vaccine card with the student Health Record form.
- The **Student Health Record must be taken to a health care provider (Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant) to be completed.
- Titers/Tests/Vaccines (Due April 1 st , 2025)
- Provide supporting documentation for the following:
- Varicella (Chicken Pox), Mumps, Rubeola (Measles), and Rubella (German Measles) blood titer lab results
- Two current (within the past 3 months) consecutive TB skin tests (at least 7 days apart) or the QuantiFERON test
- A minimum of a 10-panel drug screening results
- Hepatitis B vaccine series
- Tdap vaccination within ten (10) years
- Provide supporting documentation for the following:
- American Data Bank (Complio)
- You must create an account IMMEDIATELY with American Data Bank.
- You must submit the requested documents mentioned in Steps 2, 3, 4, and 5, to American Data Bank using the Complio system. Step 2 must be completed at least 2 days prior to orientation and Steps 3, 4, and 5, must be completed by April 1st, 2025. You are also required to fulfill the additional requirements contained within the Complio system. This includes ordering a 10-panel drug screening from American Data Bank in the amount of $35.
- The MDC PA program will only accept a 10 -panel drug screening from American Data Bank.
- American Data Bank's "Complio" is an online system used by MDC's Medical Campus for tracking immunizations and other requirements. The cost is $24 for one year or $45 for two years. We suggest you only purchase the subscription for one year for now, further instructions will be provided by the program.
- It is strongly recommended you review the videos in the MDC Complio Instruction Sheet.
- If additional information is needed, please review the Complio Help Guide.
- American Data Bank's "Complio" is an online system used by MDC's Medical Campus for tracking immunizations and other requirements. The cost is $24 for one year or $45 for two years. We suggest you only purchase the subscription for one year for now, further instructions will be provided by the program.
- You will receive your first semester class schedule at your Orientation following determination that you are "fully compliant" within Complio.
- Matriculation Date - Specific dates to follow:
- MDC- PA/NSU curriculum begins as follows:
- NSU starts the first week of April.
- MDC-PA starts in the summer term.
- MDC- PA/NSU curriculum begins as follows:
- Must attend the following mandatory orientation. Carefully plan your calendar accordingly.
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- Information regarding orientation will be emailed to you by the program. Please
be prepared to attend two orientations (One for the MDC PA program & the
other for the NSU Master's program) - Typically, NSU orientation is mid-March, and MDC-PA orientation is the first week
of classes during the summer semester.
- Information regarding orientation will be emailed to you by the program. Please
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- By the first day of class for the PA program
- Pay all outstanding tuition
- Purchase required books and uniforms by referring to the MDC Equipment List and Fees document
- Have a mobile device (Laptop or Tablet). View the PA Laptop Minimum Requirements.
- NSU Information
- Students Accepted to the MDC are then required to apply to NSU no later than
March 1st. - Master of Health Science (M.H.Sc.) | NSU College of Health Care Sciences (nova.edu)
Admission Requirements:
All students applying to the NSU M.H.Sc. Program must do all the following by March 1.
- Complete an NSU M.H.Sc. Program application form with prevalent application fee: https://apply.nova.edu/
- IMPORTANT NOTE: During the application process, when asked about concentration, please choose No Concentration in the drop-down menu.
- Provide evidence of acceptance into the Miami-Dade College Physician Assistant Program
- IMPORTANT NOTE: MDC will provide proof of acceptance.
- Provide evidence of a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale
- Provide official college, certificate and/or diploma-based transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended, sent directly from the institutions to NSU
- Send transcripts and all required documents to:
Nova Southeastern University
Enrollment Processing Services (EPS)
3301 College Avenue
P.O. Box 299000
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33329-9905
All coursework from international institution(s):
- The applicant is responsible for contacting one of the evaluation services listed below. The evaluation must be course by course including a cumulative GPA The official evaluation must be sent directly from the evaluation service to the NSU EPS address shown above for all documents:
- Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 415070
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 289-3400
www.ece.org - World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
(855) 665-1722
www.wes.org
- Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
For questions about the Master of Health Science program at NSU, please contact the following individuals:
Debra A. Dixon RDH, MS, DHSc
Associate Professor and Master of Health Science Director
(954) 612-3865
dd1026@nova.edu
Danielle White
Admissions Counselor
Graduate Admissions
Enrollment Management and Students Affairs (EMSA)
(954) 262-1121
dw1396@nova.edu
- Students Accepted to the MDC are then required to apply to NSU no later than
- Helpful Information
- Students are encouraged to apply for financial aid and scholarships as early as possible. We recommend applying for financial aid through NSU as this may provide higher financial assistance.
Note: Failure to complete the entire above requirements by the stated deadline forfeits your seat in this program.
Should you have any questions please contact Student Services Assistant:
Jacqueline Martinez
305-237-4124
jhernan7@mdc.edu