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GENERAL INFORMATION
Applying for any of our programs is simple. As you complete the application, please follow the instructions and submit or mail the application with required fees before the admissions deadline.
Please find below the minimum requirement for each program before beginning your application process.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS Practical Nursing Program: High School/GED or higher education Nursing Assistant Program: There are no minimum requirement to enroll in this program, however, we strongly recommend that students are proficient in the English language. Phlebotomy Program: High School/GED or provide evidence of some high school education or obtain permission from the Director of Education. Medication Aide Program: Certified Nursing Assistant or must have completed 40 hours DIRECT CARE OR STAFF CARE TRAINING
ADMISSION PROCESS FOR PRACTICAL NURSING PROGRAM
Walk in, call or visit our website to obtain information about the program.
- Complete the application form online or download form from our website at www.ultimatehealthschool.com. Attach the required registration fees if you complete the form by hand and mail your application to the address below:
Ultimate Health School The Admissions Office 3431 Carlin Springs Road Suite C Bailey's Crossroads VA 22041
NOTE: If you apply online then you have to either pay the registration fee by phone or make provision to do so the day you come and take your entrance examination.
- NOTE
Registration fees-------------------------------------------------$75.00
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
All interested applicants must take an entrance examination and achieve a GED level one in both the quantitative and verbal portion of the exams. Students can take the entrance examination only twice. Please call our front desk(Tel: 703-933-9430 ext 0) and request for sample questions before taking the examination.
Entrance examination fees----------------------------------$30.00(per exams)
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED:
- Valid I.D. (e.g. passport, driver’s license, state ID)
- Social security card
- High School Transcript or GED Transcript or Higher
- Valid CPR (American Heart Association or Red Cross, school provides service at a fee).
- Mandatory Criminal Background Check
- Mandatory Drug Test
- Two (2) letters of recommendation (please find below or click attached the instruction for the recommendation letters)
- Sign an enrollment agreement form (includes payment options and other cost student will incur)
- Submit the Health Requirements
- TB (PPD test/ chest X-ray) - No more than 1 year
- Hepatitis B (Must be waived in writing)
- MMR (MEASLES, MUMPS RUBELLA)
- Varicella (CHICKEN POX)
Please click here to download immunization record form
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSCRIPTS
Ultimate Health School will only accept original transcripts from applicants. Unofficial transcripts may be accepted while waiting for the original transcript.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSCRIPTS
All international transcripts must be evaluated by one of the following agencies below.Each agency listed charges a fee for its services; the fees vary. The cost for this service is the student's responsibility. Suggested agencies for international transcript evaluation are:
- International Education Research Foundation, Inc.
Credentials Evaluation Service P.O. Box 66940 Los Angeles, CA 90066 Web site address www.ierf.org Fees - $280.00
- Education Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 92970 Milwaukee, WI 53202-0970 Web site address - www.ece.org Phone Number - 414-289-3400 Fees - $85.00 to $250.00
- International Consultants of Delaware, Inc.
109 Barksdale Professional Center Newark, Delaware 19711 Email address - icd@icdel.com Phone number - 302-737-8715 Fees - vary
- World Education Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 745 Old Chelsea Station New York, New York 10113 World Education Services, Inc. P.O. Box 57206 Washington, DC 20037-72006 Web site address - www.wes.org Phone numbers - 202-331-2925 or 1-800-937-3897 Fees - vary
- Global Credential Evaluators
P.O. Box 36 28 Westhampton Way Richmond, VA 23173 Web site address - www.gcevaluators.com Phone number - 8040-639-3660 Fee - $75.00 to $200.00
TRANSFER STUDENT
Applicants with an academic letter grade of B or better can transfer only the following courses:
Introduction to Nursing, English Proficiency I and II, Anatomy and Physiology, Nutrition & Diet Therapy, and Pharmacology & Medication Administration
All other courses are not transferable.
NOTE: Applicants who submit transferable courses with a letter grade of C may ask permission from the Director of Education to take a challenge exams. Based on the applicant's performance, the challenged course may be transferred..
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE TWO RECOMMENDATION LETTERS
Ultimate Health School requires two (2) letters of recommendation from all students admitted into our practical nursing program. A reference can come from an employer, a clergy/Imam/Rabbi etc, a colleague, or any reliable person [preferably an adult friend] that knows applicant at least 2 years or more.
NOTE: FAMILY MEMBERS AND RELATIVES EXAMPLE (FATHER, MOTHER, AUNT, UNCLE, SIBLINGS, AND GUARDIAN, ETC.) CANNOT PROVIDE REFERENCE LETTERS.
The person providing the reference must include in their letter:
- How long they have known the student
- Their relationship with the student
- Why they believe the student can be a nurse
- Please address this letter to the Director of Education[Arangu Lydia Ngundam, RN, MBA]
ADMISSION PROCESS FOR ALL SHORT PROGRAMS
Applicants interested in our Nursing Assistant program, Medication Aide Program, Personal care Assistant program and Phlebotomy program must:
- Visit our website, walk in or give us a call to obtain information about our programs
- Request application form from the school or download form from our website at www.ultimatehealthschool.com. Fill the form and submit it with the appropriate registration fee
- In addition applicants must furnish the school with the following documents:
Valid I.D. (e.g. driver’s license, state ID, Valid Passport) Social Security card
All applicants interested in mailing their applications must send it with the correct associated fees to:
Admissions Office Ultimate Health School 3431 Carlin Springs Road Suite C Baileys Crossroads, VA 22041
NOTE: Registration fee for C.N.A./ Med Aide/Phlebotomy program -----$50.00
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
C.N.A / MEDICATION AIDE
- Mandatory Criminal Background Check
- Valid CPR (American Heart Association or Red cross: school provides service at a fee )
- TB Test (PPD test/ chest X-ray) - No more than 1 year
PHLEBOTOMY PROGRAM
- High School/ GED preferred or some High School transcript
- Mandatory Criminal Background Check
- Valid CPR (American Heart Association or Red cross: school provides service at a fee OPTIONAL)
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