Student Requirements

Health Professions Program students are required to fulfill all compliance obligations for new and returning students before commencing their individual programs. Applicants are advised to refrain from initiating this process until they have received an official offer of admission.

Non-compliance with any of these requirements may result in the rescindment of the admission offer, a postponement of clinical training or the inability to complete the program.

Requirements for incoming students (first year)

Background check and drug screen
Immunizations and health screen
Tuberculosis surveillance (one IGRA result within six months of program start date)
Flu vaccine (to be completed annually) *
Fit testing ^
COVID 19 vaccination (recommended)
Proof of health insurance
Basic life support (BLS) certification

Requirements for returning students (second year)

Background check and drug screen
Health screen
Tuberculosis surveillance (one IGRA result within six months of program start date)
Flu vaccine (to be completed annually) *
Proof of health insurance

* Flu vaccine should be completed after August 1 of each year.
^ Fit testing is a requirement for Paramedic Science, Radiography, Diagnostic Sonography and clinical Medical Imaging Technology students only.

Exceptions

Students in the Respiratory Therapy program complete requirements set forth by the Indiana Respiratory Therapy Consortium and may disregard these instructions.

Students in the Histotechnology program that are employees of their clinical site may disregard these instructions.

Compliance Deadlines

Medical requirements (immunizations/health screen), student health insurance, background check and drug screen must all be completed by June 1 in the year of program entry.

Background Check and Drug Screen

The requirement to complete a drug screen is not a school policy, but meets requirements as outlined in the school's clinical affiliation agreements with our various clinical partners. The drug screen is a 10-panel urine test.

New students
Within 10 days of receiving acceptance from your program, contact Castle Branch to register for a drug screen and background check. Use package code "IC91" for the rate of $95.75. You will place this code in the Place Order box at the top right corner of the screen.

Returning students
Prior to the start of your program, you must contact Castle Branch to register for a drug screen and background re-check. Enter package code number "IC91re" for the re-test rate of $60.

Medical Imaging Technology only
Returning medical imaging technology students who have internships with a clinical site or will be doing their clinical rotation while also fully employed at that site can provide a copy of their work-related background check and drug screen to meet this requirement. Please send proof of background check and drug screen to askhpp@iu.edu no later than 10 days prior to the start of your program. If you are not in an internship or employed in this manner, please proceed with the background check and drug screen as instructed above.

If you do not receive your results from the company within 8-10 days, particularly the drug screen result as this takes more time, please contact Castle Branch immediately. Our office will see the results online. You do not need to contact us regarding these results. If there is a problem, we will contact you.

Schedule a background check and drug screen with Castle Branch