PTA Application and Admission Process
Applicants must first complete an admission application to Holmes Community College and be fully admitted. To be considered for acceptance into the Physical Therapy Assistant program, a student must complete the following steps:
• Be fully admitted to Holmes Community College. See ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS in Holmes bulletin or on Admissions webpage.
• Have official verification of a minimum composite score of 12 on the ACT if taken before October 28, 1989, or a minimum composite score of 16 on the ACT if taken after October 28, 1989. ACT scores must be on file with the Office of Admissions & Records at Holmes Community College prior to completing the Health Sciences application.
• Provide official transcripts from all schools and/or colleges attended to the Office of Admissions & Records. Applicants with any college credit must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 on prerequisite courses completed to be considered for the program, if applicable.
• Complete and submit the Health Science Programs application (located in MyHolmes), selecting Physical Therapist Assistant Program, by the appropriate deadline.
When the deadline for Physical Therapist Assistant applications closes, data analysis will provide a scoring for all eligible applicants, and candidates will be chosen according to ranking. After notification of acceptance, the student will be required to provide documentation of the following requirements prior to the start of the program. Students will be responsible for fees or costs associated with these requirements. All information concerning the requirements below will be provided after class selection and/or during the mandatory orientation session:
1. Passage of physical examination per Health Examination Report
2. Passage of a healthcare criminal background check
3. Passage of drug screening
4. Current and complete immunization record
Note: Because a criminal conviction may prohibit a student from participating in clinicals and/or taking the required national licensure exam after graduation to practice as a PTA, a felony conviction or disqualifying event on the background check arranged by the PTA staff will likely disqualify the applicant from gaining program entry.
