An application file is considered complete when the following prerequisites have been satisfied:

• High school graduation with minimum GPA of 2.5 or GED
• Minimum enhanced ACT score of 18 or 12 hours of college credit with a minimum GPA of 2.5, with at least four credit hours of laboratory science
• One year of high school biology (with laboratory) or BIO 101
  (completed within the last five years with a minimum grade of C)
• One year of high school physics or PHY 101
  (completed within the last five years with a minimum grade of C)
• Interview with and consent of PTA faculty
• Satisfactory health as demonstrated and certified by current physical examination prior to final acceptance
• Proof of medical insurance (prior to final acceptance)
• Documented on-site visit to a physical therapy facility (download form) for a minimum of 10 hours and recommendation from supervising therapist (download form). Forms are also available in the Office of Admission and Enrollment Management.)
• Complete the Oakton reading assessment test (DRP) with a score of 65 or higher, prior to admission interview.
• Complete the Oakton composition assessment test and place into EGL 101 or present evidence of credit in EGL 101 or equivalent, prior to admission interview.
• College GPA (or high school GPA for those with fewer than 12 college credits) of 2.5 or above
• Students must receive a minimum grade of C in all PTA courses, HIT 104, BIO 131 and BIO 132.
  

Note:

a) Official college transcripts* from all colleges attended must be sent to the Office of Admission and Enrollment Management, Attention: PTA Admission, Oakton Community College, 1600 East Golf Road, Des Plaines, Illinois 60016. When all transcripts have been received, they will be evaluated by a Credentials Analyst.

b) Foreign high school graduates or students with foreign college credit, who wish to have credits transferred must have English-translated transcripts evaluated by Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc., in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Oakton requires the catalog-match approach. (Obtain form from the Office of Admission and Enrollment Management.)

*A transcript is considered official when it is sent by mail from one institution to another or if sent to the studen'ts residence, it must be kept in the sealed envelope and brought directly to the Office of Admission and Enrollment Management, Room 1530.