The Occupational Therapy Assistant Admissions Committee makes the final decision regarding an applicant’s acceptance to the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. A successful applicant for admission to the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program must meet the general requirements for admission to FHCHS and will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

1. Have a minimum high school unweighted GPA of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale) ¹ or achieve a minimum Admission GPA of 2.50 in at least 12 credits of previous college work.
2. Have a minimum ACT standard composite score of 19 or a combined² SAT score of 910. Applicants with 24 or more credits from a regionally-accredited college are exempt from taking the ACT or SAT.
3. A student may repeat only two cognate courses one time each to remain eligible to enroll in the OTA program.
4. Submit three recommendations on FHCHS recommendation forms. Recommendations submitted at the time of initial application to the College will meet this requirement for new FHCHS students.³ Those who have attended FHCHS for at least one trimester must submit one of the recommendations from a full-time Health and Biomedical Sciences faculty member.
5. Write an essay explaining his or her interest in becoming an occupational therapy assistant and the reason for selecting a faith-based institution. Criteria for this essay may be obtained from the OTA Department or the Office of Enrollment Services.
6. Although volunteer or observation hours in an occupational therapy clinic are not mandatory prior to admission, prospective students are strongly encouraged to spend as much time as possible observing, volunteering, or working in multiple occupational therapy settings in order to gain knowledge of the profession. Applicants with this experience have shown enhanced performance in writing their essay.

¹ Applicants who do not meet the high school GPA requirement must complete a minimum of 12 trimester hours of credit in required non-OTA courses, including English and math, and achieve a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale).

² SAT combined score of Critical Reading and Mathematics.

³ Recommendation forms expire two years from the date of submission.