All applicants admitted to the allied health programs at Seward County Community College must submit to a criminal background check (CBC). This policy is based on a standard of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), which requires healthcare organizations to verify criminal background information on students who provide care, treatment, and services to patients/clients during clinical activities. The cost of the CBC is a student responsibility and is non-waiverable and non-refundable. The CBC will be performed only by an external vendor designated by the SCCC business office. Student eligibility for clinical activities is determined by the affiliated clinical agencies based on the CBC. Inability to participate in clinical activities prohibits successful completion of clinical courses and therefore prohibits program progression, since the classroom and clinical courses must be successfully completed in the same semester.