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Emerging Health Professionals with LCTI

Emerging Health Professionals with LCTI

Emerging Health Professionals program is a must-consider for current juniors who will be rising high school seniors interested in the medical professions. This intensive, 12th grade, dual-enrollment program is designed to give students a head start on college and expose them to a variety of health care careers through hands-on training and clinical study at Health care facilities. To be eligible for this distinguished program, students must:

  • Reside in one of Lehigh County’s nine school districts
  • Current Junior with a GPA of 3.0 or better and an excellent attendance record
  • Have completed biology and chemistry, each with grades of B or better
  • Have either scheduled trigonometry or completed it with a grade of B or better
  • Meet academic prerequisites for Penn State Lehigh Valley

Course schedule:

Fall – BIOL 162 & 162 – Human Anatomy & Physiology 1

Spring – BIOL 163 & 164 - Human Anatomy & Physiology 2


Steps to Apply:

Step 1:

Complete application on Lehigh Career & Technical Institute website and notify your high school counselor of your application submission

https://www.lcti.org/prospective-student-course/emerging-health-professionals/

Step 2:

Request official transcript from your high school counselor and letter of recommendation from your counselor, teacher, or principal

These materials must be sent directly from your high school to LCTI

Step 3:

In February, you will be notified by LCTI of your application status. If admitted to a PSU session, you will need to complete the Non-Degree High School Dual Enrollment Form


Emerging Health Professionals Contact

Kristen Applegate                              Veronica DeBois
Teacher                                                Teacher
[email protected]                        [email protected]

Daniel Snyder
Counselor
610-799-1344
[email protected]

Michael Damweber 
Coordinator of Admissions Assessment and Data Analysis 
610-285-5035, then 2 
[email protected]

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