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Cardiovascular Perfusion Technology: Admissions
Students
with a minimum of 60 semester credits or 90 quarter credits may
enter this program, based on their completion of the following core
prerequisites:
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Semester |
Quarter |
| English
|
6 |
9 |
| Mathematics
|
3 |
4 |
| Physics
|
3 |
4 |
| General
Biology |
8 |
12 |
| Anatomy
and Physiology |
8 |
12 |
| General
Chemistry |
8 |
12 |
| Social
Science |
9 |
15 |
| Genetics
|
3 |
3 |
| Humanities |
3 |
3 |
| Medical
Ethics |
3 |
4 |
| Informatics |
3 |
3 |
| Elective
|
3 |
9 |
| Total
Credits |
60 |
90 |
- High
school graduate or GED;
- official
copy of high school transcript(s);
- official
copy of college transcript(s);
- minimum
college GPA of 2.5;
- three
references from individuals who have known the applicant in a
working or educational situation. If possible, one reference should
be from a perfusionist; and
- interview
at the applicant's expense.
Note:
The program is an extremely intense 21-month course that requires
personal and financial sacrifices and demands a high degree of
integrity, self-sufficiency, motivation, discipline and highly
developed study skills. Enrolled students will be expected to
live in the metropolitan Philadelphia area and may need to be
available nights, weekends and holidays, based on the rigors of
the surgical schedule.
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