THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT PROGRAM

PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT

APPLICATION PROCESS

Drug and Background check:

Policy: Many clinical sites may require a criminal background investigation and/or drug testing prior to or at the beginning of the clinical assignment. Clinical assignments will not be based on whether or not a clinic requires background or drug tests. The procedures for drug and background checks are available for viewing.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Each applicant must present the following credentials by October 1, 2010, in order to be considered by the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Admissions Committee for entrance into the PTA program in the spring semester of 2011. We have included an Application Checklist to make the process easier:

1. Application for admission to the college,

2. High school transcript indicating the applicant has or will complete a high school course of study or a passing GED official score report,

3. Official transcript of all post-secondary education,

4. ACT Score report, and

5. Documentation of a minimum of 8 hours of physical therapy observation and/or experience (4 hours must be in a hospital physical therapy department)
6. A pre-admission conference or meeting with the coordinator or the coordinator's designee is required prior to an applicant's consideration by the Admissions Committee. See a listing of the dates and times for pre-admissions conferences.

Students admitted into the Physical Therapist Assistant program must have completed BIO 137, Anatomy and Physiology I, with a "C" or higher, prior to entering the program.

The Physical Therapist Assistant program utilizes a Selective Admissions Point system to admit students into the program. This point system is under revision and will be posted when final approval is given.