Professional Program Application Deadlines
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.
Name of Program | When the Program Starts | When Application Process Begins | When Applications are Due |
LPN – Warren Days | Every January (Yearly): Spring Semester | Application opens the Monday after the 1st Friday 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 Monday after the 1st Friday 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:
| Every August 12 months in length Fall Semester | Application opens the Monday after the 1st Friday in February. | Application closes at 12:00 noon on the first Friday in June of each year |
LPN-to-RN (ARNEC) | Every January (Yearly): Spring Semester | Application opens January 1 each year | Application deadline is August 31st. |
Medical Coding | January 2025 | N/A: No Application Process – | 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 |