Application & Admission Requirements

Physical therapist kneads a client’s knee and lower leg while the client lies on a treatment table.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for the PTA program, students must meet these minimum requirements:

  • Complete BIOL 2401 Anatomy & Physiology I with a grade of C or higher within five years of the application date.
  • Be TSI complete in reading, writing, and math by the application deadline.
  • Earn a minimum of 2.5 GPA in all completed PTA general academic pre/co requisite courses.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to finish all five (5) general academic pre/co requisite courses before applying to the program.

Application Requirements

Students may apply each year from January 2 through June 1. Applications must be complete to be reviewed for admission into the PTA program.

Mail applications to:

McLennan Community College
PTA Department
1400 College Dr
Waco, TX 76708

Faxed or emailed applications and transcripts will not be accepted.

Students must submit a new application packet every time they apply to the program.

To be considered for admission, students must submit the following items by June 1:

  1. A completed MCC application and official transcripts to Highlander Central if the student is not already an MCC student.
  2. A completed PTA application and official or unofficial transcripts to the PTA Department as part of the PTA application packet. Students are responsible for sending updated transcripts before the application deadline.
    • Students may retake a course to improve their pre/corequisite GPA. The PTA program will average the original grade and the retake grade when calculating the GPA for admissions to the program.
    • Extra application points for Anatomy & Physiology I and II grades are based on the first time the course was completed.
  3. Documented proof of 40 total hours of volunteer, observation, or work experience across 2 different physical therapy settings using the MCC PTA Physical Therapy Experience Form.

    Examples of physical therapy settings include:

    • Outpatient physical therapy
    • Inpatient physical therapy
    • Pediatric physical therapy
    • Hospital rehabilitation
    • Skilled nursing facility
    • Home health physical therapy
  4. Two completed MCC PTA Basic Workplace Skills Assessment Forms.
    • One form must come from a PT or PTA.
    • The second form may come from an employer, supervisor, teacher, or another professional contact.
    • Forms from friends or social acquaintances will not be accepted.

Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee admission to the program.

PTA Application Packet

Admission Process

Applicants are admitted using a two-stage ranking system until all spaces in the program are filled.

Stage One

Applicants must submit all required application materials by the June 1 deadline.

The program will score and rank application packets using the approved scoring criteria.

Stage Two: Interviews

The program will invite a selected number of the highest-scoring applicants to interview within 7–14 days after the June 1 deadline.

A panel of faculty members and physical therapy professionals will conduct the interviews using a standard scoring system.

Helpful Interview Tips are available for students.

Important Information

Students are responsible for making sure their email address, phone number, and mailing address are correct on the PTA application.

The program is not responsible if a student misses a notice because of incorrect or outdated contact information.

Students who do not attend their interview will lose their chance for admission.

Contact

Heather Davis
Program Director/Professor
Physical Therapy Assistant

254-299-8715
  hdavis@mclennan.edu

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