The Application Process
To be eligible for the Surgical Technology Program, applicants must be 18 years of age or older and have the following by the application deadline:
- A completed Chabot Las Positas Community College District application if the applicant has not attended Las Positas or Chabot Colleges previously.
www.laspositascollege.edu/admissions/new_students.php - Current and/or Returning students must submit copies of the Chabot Las Positas College transcript.
- Copies of transcripts of ALL required core courses; Required core courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher; OR if courses have been taken elsewhere, copies of transcripts from an accredited college attended must be provided.
- Ability to pass a background/criminal check and drug screening. Your placement will be contingent on passing the background/criminal check and drug screening.
- Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service firm such as the International Education Research Foundation http://www.ierf.org to show U.S. equivalency of completion of the college level required courses.
- A completed Las Positas College Surgical Technology Program Application (Form A) and related forms Physical Evaluation (Form B); Personal Essay (Form C); and Essential Functions Required (Form D).
Applications are accepted starting October 1st through October 31st of each year. A completed application (Form A), all college transcript copies, and Forms B-D MUST be mailed in a sealed envelope to the following address:
Las Positas College
Mailbox 431
3000 Campus Hill Drive
Livermore, CA 94551
The following guidelines provide applicant selection information:
Considered First: Those applicants with completed applications submitted by October 31st that show they have completed all the required courses. Those applicants with the highest GPA and/or Veteran status will be given priority.
Considered Next: Those applicants with completed applications submitted by October 31st that show they will successfully complete the required courses by the end of the first semester.
Not Accepted: Those applicants whose applications are incomplete, or submitted after October 31st.
Acceptance letters will be mailed by the application designated deadline . Fifteen (15) applicants will be accepted with five (5) Alternates accepted. Students on “Alternate” status must reapply during the application period the next year if no space is available to continue due to attrition.
If you are accepted into the program, all items below must be submitted NO LATER than the application designated deadline . Failure to do so will result in being excluded for enrollment in the program.
- Official Transcripts (may take 3-4 weeks);
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) program certificate;
- Background/Criminal Check Performed*;
- Drug Screening;
- TB clearance (2-step TB test, blood draw, or X-ray); and
- Proof of immunizations as outlined in the application.
*The background/criminal check and drug screening is the responsibility of the student (Fee: $90).
Admission to the program will be conditional upon the successful completion of the items above submitted by the application designated deadline .
