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Student Services Office
312 South Wilson Street
Paris, TN 38242
Tiffany.McCutcheon@tcathenrycarroll.edu
731-313-7206
 

General Admission Requirements

  • Program enrollment is based on a first-come, first-served basis by date of completed application. (A completed application includes all items required for enrollment.)
  • Persons seeking admission to a college must be at least 18 years of age or have a high school diploma or equivalent. For full-time programs, the applicant must declare an occupational objective and demonstrate reasonable potential for achieving that objective.
  • All persons who are required to register for the Federal Draft under 50 U.S.C. App. Section 453 are not eligible to enroll in any post-secondary school until they have registered with selective service.

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Program-Specific Admission Requirements

Educational and admission requirements vary from program to program. 

Practical Nursing

Before You Apply, You Need to Know This:

Successful entrance test scores are required before an applicant can submit an application packet.

There are two ways to report entrance test scores.

1. For those applicants under the age of 20 with ACT scores less than one year old, you may submit official ACT scores if you have a 19 or greater in the Math and Reading portions of the test.  Contact the Student Services office at 731-644-7365 for instructions on how to submit these scores. 

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2. You must pass the HESI A2 admission exam. There is a $47 testing fee for the HESI, which is given monthly except for December (See schedule below). Once you have successfully passed the Reading and Math portions with a 70 percent, you will be given an application packet to complete and submit. Only after the completed application packet has been submitted will you be placed on the active wait list.

Additional information:

Items you will need to include in the packet are:

  • High School/GED transcript
  • Proof of 2 immunizations for both the MMR and Varicella

Applicants must be capable of passing a physical examination by a licensed physician or other approved health care professional. Applicants must be able to pass a drug screen and national background check. Applicants will be notified by the school when these must be conducted .

Upon acceptance to the program, applicants will be invited to attend a group orientation meeting with the Student Services Department and Nursing Director.  

Program start dates vary by location:

  • Paris full-time: January
  • Camden full-time: May
  • Dresden full-time: September
  • Paris part-time: Every 20 months (September 2024)

HESI Testing Schedule 2024

*********Applicants may call in to schedule the exam anytime after the 1st day of the month. **********


2024 Hesi A2 Entrance Exam Schedule

January 18th and 23rd

February 6th and 15th

March 12th and 19th

April 4th and 5th

May 14th and 16rd

June 6th and 11th

July 16th and 18th

August 6th and 8th

September 10th and 12th

October 8th and 10th

November 6th and 7th

December – No test dates

*********Applicants may call in to schedule the exam anytime after the 1st day of the month. **********

Please call 731-644-7365 on the sign-up date to register for the monthly test. You must be prepared with a debit or credit card to make payments over the phone. Cash is accepted in the business office. No checks are accepted. Once spot is secured with payment, no refunds are issued.

Cosmetology

Admission into the Cosmetology program requires each applicant to have completed and passed the 10th grade or scored at least 450 on the GED. Applicants must provide a transcript.

Prerequisites for the instructor trainee supplemental certificate include a high school diploma and a current Cosmetology license.