Background Investigation and Disqualifying Offenses

NOTE: ALL students are considered provisionally accepted until all elements pertaining to their Background Investigations are received and reviewed by the college. For most programs, these elements include the Criminal Background Check and Urinalysis screen results. For the Associates Degree Nursing program, this also includes an FBI fingerprint screen.

Disqualifying Criminal Offenses: Any conviction, plea of guilty or no contest, or deferred prosecution of the following criminal offenses (Felony or Misdemeanor) that appears on any part of a criminal Background Investigation at the time an application to a program is submitted will disqualify an applicant admission to their program and may also disqualify a student from admission to a clinical facility. Students who have successfully completed the terms of their deferred prosecution agreement will not be disqualified from their program.

An applicant will be disqualified from an Allied Health and Human Services or Public Services Program based on the following guidelines:

• Any violent felony convictions of homicide (no time limit).
  
  
• Crimes of violence (assault, sexual offenses, arson, kidnapping, any crime against an at-risk adult or juvenile, etc.) as defined in section 18-1.3-406 C.R.S in the 10 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Any offense involving unlawful sexual behavior in the 10 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Any crime, the underlying basis of which has been found by the court on the record to include an act of domestic violence, as defined in section 18-6-800.3 C.R.S in the 7 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Any crime of child abuse, as defined in section 18-6-401 C.R.S. in the 7 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
  
• Any crime related to the sale, possession, distribution or transfer of narcotics or controlled substances in the 7 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Positive Urinalysis (UA) screen. For all programs, the time period for this disqualification is 6 months. Once the 6-month exclusion has expired, students will be required to obtain a second UA and may be subjected to hair follicle test upon re-application into their program of study.
  
  
• Any felony theft crimes in the 7 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Any misdemeanor theft crimes in the 5 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Any offense of sexual assault on a client by a psychotherapist, as defined in section 18-3-405.5 C.R.S. in the 7 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• Any registered sex offender (no time limit).
  
  
• Any offense in another state, the elements of which are substantially similar to the elements of any of the above offenses.
  
  
• Any offense, regardless of the type, which is still pending in the courts (without official legal disposition) at the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• More than one (1) DUI in the 7 years immediately preceding the submittal of application and/or prior to starting class.
  
  
• HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities – GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs.

If the Background Investigation reveals information that could be relevant to the application, the designated individual or committee within Aims Community College may request additional information from the applicant. The potential Disqualifying Offense shall be reviewed on a case by case basis. Aims Community College reserves the right to remove a student from any Allied Health Sciences or Public Services Program of study in the event a Disqualifying Offense appears on any of the above mentioned checks. Annual checks for HHS/OIG List of Excluded Individuals/Entities – a GSA List of Parties Excluded from Federal Programs may be required to meet requirements of certain clinical facilities.

NOTE: Clinical facilities may also choose to require additional urinalysis screening and/or exclude individuals independent of any action by Aims Community College. Aims Community College has no control over clinical facility decisions. Any additional drug screening may be at additional cost to the student.

Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act the applicable applicant/employee will be notified and informed in the event of an unacceptable background report. By signing the form below, I accept the responsibility for understanding the above content.

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