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There is no application for the medical assisting (MA) program.

PLEASE NOTE: Our clinical sites require a completely clean drug screen*, and this includes medical/prescription and/or recreational marijuana. Students who test positive for marijuana, even if they hold a medical marijuana card/prescription, will not be accepted to the program.

PLEASE NOTE: Our clinical sites require a completely clean background*. If the student has any items that show up on their background check, the student will not be allowed to attend the externships. Misdemeanors may, or may not, show up on a background check. If nothing shows up on the background check, then the student is considered clear, and can be admitted (as long as all other requirements are met, and there is space in the program at the time). Click here for the CastleBranch Criminal Record Info Sheet which provides detail as to the types of city, county, state, and federal criminal/background searches that are performed.

*If you have further questions or concerns about the background check and/or drug screen, please email Dr. Kat Slusser at kslusser@santarosa.edu for a confidential inquiry. A confidential phone call can also be arranged.

After you have determined that you would like to enroll in the MA program, and are confident you can pass a background check and drug screen, please go through the following steps:

1. If you have never been a student at SRJC before, then you will need to apply to SRJC as a new student by going to the Steps For New Students link and going through the required steps: New Or Returning Students
2. Go through the college orientation (if you haven't already done so).
3. See a counselor to develop an educational plan specific to Medical Assisting (if you haven't already done so). Go to this link to make an appointment with a counselor: SRJC Counseling
4. Be sure you are at least 18 years of age by the beginning of your first MA class in the Fall. 
5. It is highly recommended, but not required, to show completion of a high school level of education with a high school diploma, GED/Equivalency, or HiSET.
6. Be sure you are free from the effects of alcohol and drugs while in class, the laboratory, and externship sites. This will be verified by a drug screen prior to entry to the Summer Externship.
7. Be sure you have the physical, emotional, and mental ability to participate effectively in coursework and to work with and care for patients in medical assisting settings.
8. Complete the prerequisites shown below for the MA program before you start taking the core MA classes.
9. Once the prerequisites (or equivalents) shown below are complete (or in process), register into the the core MA courses that begin every Fall, shown here: Program of Study.

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