If you are a new student to 91做厙, visit our Earning a Credit Degree or Certificate page first to learn more about these general steps to enrollment.
If you are a current or returning student, proceed to the information listed below.
Admission requirements
91做厙's occupational therapy assistant program has a rolling admission process. The final deadline for each new January cohort is the first Friday in November.
This checklist does not guarantee admission into the program. It is to be used for guiding purposes only and to assist students in determining if they are ready to apply to the program.
It is the students responsibility to notify 91做厙 Admission/Records/Registration when requirements have been met.
Admission and program requirements are subject to change.
- Attend an OTA program information session.
- Have high school transcripts with proof of graduation or GED certificate on file in 91做厙 Admission/Records/Registration.
- Have official transcripts from all colleges ever attended evaluated by 91做厙 Admission/Records/Registration. Students who do not or delay doing this may jeopardize their ability to apply to, be accepted to or remain enrolled in a health professions program at 91做厙.
- Demonstrate placement into a college-level mathematics class (MAT 104, its equivalent or above) within the last five years.
- Demonstrate placement into EGL 101.
- Complete two years of high school lab sciences within five years or two semesters of college lab sciences (BIO 101, BIO 175, BIO 176) with grades of C or above within five years.
- Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher for all previous college classes.
- Complete the ATI-TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills). A Basic score is required; Proficient score (55% or higher) is preferred. The TEAS score must be within 36 months of the end date of candidacy. Review the ATI-TEAS Fact Sheet for Allied Health programs.
- Complete seven hours of observation with an OT or OTA and submit the OTA Observation Experience Form.
- Submit the OTA program application. Students should submit the OTA program application after all requirements are met.
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Residency criteria
Chapter 112, Section 103-17, of the Illinois Public Community College Act requires that whenever enrollment in a program must be restricted because of space limitations, a college must give preference to district residents. Consequently, admission to health career programs for students who live outside of 91做厙 District #526 vary per program based on space available and qualified applicant pools.