Application & Selection Process
Applications for admission to the Physical Therapist Assistant Program are
accepted during the Spring semester. The deadline for submitting an application
and all supporting documents is March 31. Applications are reviewed and processed at the end of the Spring semester for
consideration for the next available beginning class.
In addition to completing requirements for St. Philip's College, the student
must submit:
- Completed Allied Health
Application Form and supporting documentation (Select link to
download a copy.)
- Official college transcript(s)
- College Entrance Exam Score if applicant has not successfully
completed 12 or more college hours. (Accuplacer, SAT, ACT) Please see a
college advisor for more information about the college entrance exam.
- Complete the health professions standardized test. (Test available
beginning Spring 2010; details available later.)
- Documentation of at least 40 hours of volunteer or work experience.
- Volunteer or work experience must be in a physical therapy clinic/department overseen by a physical therapist or
physical therapist assistant.
- Each student selects his/her own site for volunteer experience.
- It must be documented and signed by
PT/PTA on the provided form below.
- Click to download a copy of
Applicant Volunteer or Employment Verification Form .
Completion of the application criteria does not guarantee program selection
or admission.
| Selection Criteria and
Formula |
Weight |
| Completed application |
10% |
| GPA Cumulative or College Entrance Exam |
40% |
| Standardized test |
40% |
| Observation (40 hours) |
10% |
Bonus points will be given for the following items:
| Bonus Point Items |
Value |
| Biol 2401 (A&PI) |
5 points |
| Biol 2402 (A&P II) |
5 points |
| Engl 1302 (Fresh Comp I) |
5 points |
| Engl 1302 (Fresh Comp II) |
2 points |
| College Algebra (or higher math) |
2 points |
| Psychology (General or Introduction) |
2 points |
| Physics |
2 points |
| Completed college degree |
5 points |
| Physical Therapy work experience |
2 points |
| NOTE: Grade of C or higher for courses |
|
Qualified applicants will receive notification to attend a
meeting with PTA faculty that furthers the selection process. They will be given more specific
information about the program and learn what to expect if accepted into the
program.
The PTA Program will subsequently select the 24 highest ranked applicants.
All qualified applicants will receive notification of acceptance or
nonacceptance.
The College, the Allied Health Department and the PTA Program are not
responsible for any misinterpretation of the above processes for admission and
selection.
Acceptance into the PTA program is conditional until the student passes a
criminal background check and a drug screen. Additional information and required forms will be given to students accepted into the PTA
program.
A felony conviction, while not precluding a student from the academic
component of the PTA program, may prevent the student from sitting for the
licensure examination in the State of Texas. Students with concerns should
contact the physical therapy chief investigator at address below:
Executive Council of Physical Therapy Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Ste. 2-510
Austin , TX 78701
Phone: 512-305-6900