To apply for admission to an Health Sciences Professional Program, applicants must have completed:
- All basic studies requirements.
- All prerequisite classes (or be currently enrolled in) as specified in the SouthArk catalog for each professional program.
See SouthArk catalog for specifics regarding each program's requirements and/or consult program advisor.
Program | Class Begins | Application Opens | Application Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
EMS:EMT (Basic) | Every August and January: Fall & Spring Semesters | N/A: No Application Process; Open Enrollment Until Filled | N/A: No Application Process; Open Enrollment Until Filled |
EMS: Paramedic | Every August: Fall Semester | Application open year-round (but note deadline for each August cohort) | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the last Friday in July of each year |
EMS: AEMT (Advanced EMT) | Varies as needed | TBA - contact EMS Program Director | TBA - contact EMS Program Director |
EMS: Community Paramedic | Varies as needed | TBA - contact EMS Program Director | TBA - contact EMS Program Director |
LPN – Warren Days | Every January (Yearly): Spring Semester | Application opens the first Monday in June | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the first Friday in October of each year |
LPN - El Dorado Days | Every May/June (Yearly): Summer Semester Start date = end of May or beginning of June, depending on college calendar | Application opens the first Monday in October | Due to inclement weather, the deadline to apply for the PN Day program has been extended to Friday, Feb. 11th, by 12:00 noon |
LPN - El Dorado Evenings: Fall Track | August of the years that the Fall Track program is offered (2023) 18 months in length Fall Semester NOTE: Fall and Spring Track programs alternate with each other | Application opens the first Monday in February | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the first Friday in June of each year |
LPN- El Dorado Evenings: Spring Track | January of the years that the Spring Track program is offered (2022) 18 months in length Spring Semester NOTE: Fall and Spring Track programs alternate with each other | Application opens the first Monday in June | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the first Friday in Oct. of each year |
LPN-to-RN (ARNEC) | Every January (Yearly): Spring Semester | Application opens at begining of each January Opended on Jan. 1, 2021 | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the last Friday in August each year |
Medical Coding | Every August: Fall Semester | N/A: No Application Process – | N/A: No Application Process; Open Enrollment Until Filled |
Phlebotomy | Every August and January: Fall & Spring Semesters | N/A: No Application Process - Open Enrollment Until Filled | N/A: No Application Process; Open Enrollment Until Filled |
PTA | Every Summer Semester Start date = end of May or beginning of June, depending on college calendar | Application opens at the beginning of each Spring Semester | Application closes at 5:00 p.m. on March 1st each year |
Radiologic Technology | Every August: Fall Semester | Application opens at the beginning of each Spring Semester | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the Monday following Spring Break each year |
Surgical Technology | Every August: Fall Semester | Application open year-round (but note deadline for each August cohort) | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the 3rd Friday in June each year |
