Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
Admissions Checklists
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Click below for your program’s admission checklist:
Medical Imaging
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
- Bachelor’s Degree in Medical Imaging – Five start dates per year
- We always accept applications. Contact admissions@mchp.edu for your start date!
Associate Degree Programs
- Radiologic Technology Program
- Applications open September 5, 2023
- Early Action Deadline: January 15, 2024
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Regular Decision Deadline: March 29, 2024
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
Advanced Certificate Programs
- Computed Tomography Program
- Applications open September 5, 2023
- Deadline: March 29,2024
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography Program
- Applications open September 5, 2023
- Early Action Deadline: January 15, 2024
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Regular Decision Deadline: March 29, 2024
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Mammography Program
- Applications open September 5, 2023
- Deadline: March 29,2024
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
Nursing Programs
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
- RN- BSN Program – Five start dates per year
- We always accept applications. Contact admissions@mchp.edu for your start date!
Associate Degree Programs
- Traditional Day Program Associate Degree in Nursing – Fall 2024
- Application Deadline: June 1
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Application Deadline: June 1
- LPN/Paramedic to RN Bridge Program– Next start January 2024
- Application Deadline: November 1
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Application Deadline: November 1
Certificate Programs
- Practical Nursing Program – Next start January 2024
- Application Deadline: November 1
- All application materials must be submitted by the application deadline.
- Application Deadline: November 1
Healthcare Administration Programs
Bachelor’s Degree Program
- BS – HCA Program – Clinician – Five start dates per year
- We always accept applications. Contact admissions@mchp.edu for your start date!
Associate Degree Programs
- Clinical Health Sciences Program -Five start dates per year
- We always accept applications. Contact admissions@mchp.edu for your start date!
Transcripts should be mailed to:
MCHP Admissions Office
70 Middle Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Please review all application deadlines before submitting them. Late application materials will not be accepted and incomplete applications will not be considered.
Entrance Exam for all ADN Nursing programs
The HESI Nursing Entrance Exam is an admission requirement for all associate degree Nursing programs. The entrance exam provides evidence of an applicant’s academic skills in:
• Reading (ADN applicants must score 80 or above to meet admissions criteria.)
• Grammar (ADN applicants must score 80 or above to meet admissions criteria.)
• Vocabulary (ADN applicants must score 80 or above to meet admissions criteria.)
• Math (ADN applicants must score 80 or above to meet admissions criteria.)
• Anatomy & Physiology (ADN applicants must score above a 80 to meet admissions criteria.)
Entrance Exam for our LPN program
The HESI LPN Entrance Exam is an admission requirement for the LPN certificate program. The entrance exam provides evidence of an applicant’s academic skills in:
• Reading (LPN applicants must score above a 80 to meet admissions criteria.)
• Grammar (LPN applicants must score above a 80 to meet admissions criteria.)
• Vocabulary (LPN applicants must score above a 80 to meet admissions criteria.)
• Math (LPN applicants must score above a 80 to meet admissions criteria.)
Click here for additional information and HESI review information for LPN HESI Entrance Exams!
- Applicants must submit documentation of the HESI Entrance Exam results for consideration. Alternative exams, such as the TEAS, may not be substituted for the HESI exam.
- Applicants may take the exam at MCHP or another testing site. If not taken at MCHP, applicants must have an official copy of the test results sent to MCHP from the testing site or by ordering the results from HESI directly.
- Applicants may retake the HESI exam, for an additional fee, one time per admission cycle. Applicants may retake the entire exam or only the section(s) of the exam they decide to re-test. HESI test scores are valid for one year from the test date.
- Applicants may make an appointment to take the exam at MCHP by completing the registration form and sending it with payment to the address below. There is a $50 non-refundable fee for the test. Space for testing is limited and registration will be processed on a space-available basis. Registration confirmation will be sent by email.
Entrance exam dates and forms may be found here!
MCHP
70 Middle Street
Lewiston, ME 04240

Radiologic Technology Entrance Exam
The Accuplacer exam is an admission requirement for Radiologic Technology. The entrance exam provides evidence of an applicant’s academic skills in:
• Reading
• Writing
• Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra and Statistics

For Sonography Applicants Only
Job Shadow Verification
Download the verification form below and submit to:
MCHP
70 Middle Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
