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.
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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 (late applications may be considered if cohort is not at capacity) |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Application closes at 12:00 noon on the first Friday in February of each year |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 – Open Enrollment Until Filled |
N/A: No Application Process; Open Enrollment Until Filled |
| OTA | Admissions for the OTA Program have currently been suspended. | N/A | N/A |
| 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 |
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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 |
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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 |