*The Application Cycle is Currently CLOSED*
Next cycle opens on September 15th, 2022.
*In preparation for the upcoming application cycle, please see the 2022-23 Application Checklist (also found below at "Important Information for PTA Program Applicants").
Important Information for PTA Program Applicants |
or contact Academic Success Coach London Bradley (lbradey@odessa.edu) or Chelsy Nanny (cnanny@odessa.edu) for information on the PTA Program. |
Essential functions |
Learn more about CAPTE statistics on PTA students. |
Special information for out of town applicants. |
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Special information for degree-seeking, foreign-trained PTs & PTAs. |
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Students’ tentative schedule in the PTA Program is provided below as an example, and subject to change: |
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Semester 1/Fall 2023: |
3 PTHA courses meet four days/wk (M/T/TH 8:30 am to 3:00 pm; W 8:30-10:30 am, with a one and a half hours lunch) for 16 weeks |
Semester 2/Spring 2024: |
3 PTHA courses meet three days/wk (M 8:30-10:30 am; T/TH 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, with a one hour lunch) for 16 weeks |
Semester 3/Summer 2024: |
Clinical A 5+ days/wk for 6 weeks |
Semester 4/Fall 2024: |
3 PTHA courses four days/wk (8:30am to 3:00pm, with a lunch break) for 16 weeks |
Semester 5/Spring 2025: |
1 PTHA course class four days/wk for 4 weeks (8:30am to 3:00pm, with a lunch break), then Clinical B 5+ days a week for 6 weeks, |
Because clinical space is limited, students are admitted selectively. In order to be considered for admission to the PTA Program, students must:
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Be a high school graduate or have earned a GED
- Submit an Application for Odessa College (if not previously enrolled; found at www.odessa.edu)
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Submit official transcripts from all other colleges or universities attended
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Complete the Test of Essential Academic Skills (TEAS Test) up to three times with 30 days between attempts
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Have good character references (professional preferred over personal)
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Required to complete a minimum of forty (40) hours of observation / volunteer / work hours in two or more physical therapy facilities
Acceptance into the program is determined by a point system based on:
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Admission exam score (TEAS Test)
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Academic record (number of general education classes completed and Anatomy and Physiology grades)
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References
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Interview (selection for interview is based on preliminary point totals)
- Reasoning test completed at the time of the interview
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Writing sample completed at the time of the interview
The Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education,
Department of Accreditation, American Physical Therapy Association
1111 N. Fairfax St.
Alexandria, VA 22314
703/706-3245
www.apta.org/CAPTE
Program Admission - Special Info for Out of Town Applicants
If you want to apply to our program but live too far away to make repeated trips to Odessa College, there are a few modifications to the application procedure that will make it easier for you.
- Have official copies of your transcripts sent to the Odessa College Records Office.
- Include official or unofficial copies of these transcripts in your application file on PTACAS.
- Request a Transcript Evaluation online.
- If you live in the State of Texas, you can take care of state-required placement testing at your local community college or university.
- If you do not live in Texas, you will need to contact the Counseling Center (432/335-6433) for help in completing state-required testing or determining exempt status.
- Contact Odessa College Testing Center (432/335-6620), if you wish to take the PTA Program admissions test (i.e. TEAS) at Odessa College.
- If traveling to Odessa College to take the test would be difficult for you, contact the Program Chair to find out about how to arrange an off-site administration of the test at a college close to you.
- Have reference and volunteer hours/reference forms emailed as instructed in the PTACAS Admissions Procedure.
- Complete the Application for Admission to Odessa College.
- Verify your application on PTACAS contains the following:
- Contact information and educational history
- Test of Essential Academic Scores (TEAS) page 1 of Individual Performance Profile
- Copy of college transcripts
- Copy of Odessa College Transcript, created after Transcript Evaluation is requested (if attending outside of Odessa College)
- Before the deadline of April 30th, submit all components on PTACAS.
- You may contact the Program Chair or other faculty to make sure your file was received.
- Wait to be contacted by the Program regarding interviews.
Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Odessa College
201 W. University Blvd.
Odessa, TX 79764