Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Program Admission

In order to be considered for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program, students must provide the Admissions office with the appropriate documentation showing completion of all requirements. Appropriate documentation consists of:

• Updated assessment scores. -AND/OR-
• A transcript or academic evaluation showing successful completion of course requirements (i.e. developmental coursework).

It is the student’s responsibility to:

• Monitor their progress towards meeting admissions requirements,
• Notify the Admissions office when requirements have been met, and
• Provide the Admissions office evidence of meeting the requirements.

Applying to Hawkeye

1. Apply for admission at Hawkeye.

2. Send official transcripts to Admissions.

Demonstrate College Readiness

Students must meet minimum score requirements and/or successfully complete the required college success courses in English, reading, and math with a C- grade or higher at Hawkeye Community College or comparable courses at another accredited college. For appropriate college success course placement, work with your program advisor.

ACT	COMPASS	ACCUPLACER	ACCUPLACER: Next Generation	Success Course *
19 Math	42 Algebra	85 Elementary Algebra	259 QAS	MAT-063 Elementary Algebra
19 English	65 English	82 Sentence Skills -OR- 06 Essay	253 Writing	ENG-061 College Preparatory Writing II
19 Reading	82 Reading	76 Reading	251 Reading	RDG-040 College Preparatory Reading III

Applicants can take the ACT assessment or the ACCUPLACER assessment at Hawkeye. Pre-registration is required.

* Success course credits do not apply towards graduation requirements.

Pre-Occupational Therapy Assistant Program

Prerequisite Coursework

• Prerequisite coursework may be completed at Hawkeye Community College or transferred in from an accredited educational institution, with the exception of HSC-108 Introduction to Health Professions, which must be completed at Hawkeye.

• All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of a “C-” or higher. BIO-168 and BIO-173 must be completed with a grade of “B-” or higher.

• Students must achieve a 2.75 minimum cumulative GPA in the prerequisite courses.

See the suggested sequence of study for a list of prerequisite courses.

Learning Contract Process

Students who may be missing a few fall prerequisite courses can initiate the Learning Contract Process to complete fall prerequisite coursework and continue on in the program.

To enroll in the Learning Contract Process:

1. Students must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher.
2. Contact the Program Director to request the Learning Contract Process documents.
3. Complete and return the Learning Contract Process documents to the Program Director no later than one week before the spring semester.
4. The Program Director, Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, and assigned Pre-Program Advisor will meet to discuss the information. Once a decision has been made, the Program Director will email the student informing them of the decision.
5. If approved, the student will work with their Pre-Program Advisor to register for spring courses. Students must register for 13 credits or less in the first spring semester.
6. Approved students will meet with the Program Director, either virtually or face-to-face, to finalize the Learning Contract Process.

Program Admittance / Admissions Processing Points

The Occupational Therapy Assistant program registers 20 students each spring.

Applicants who successfully meet all admission criteria will be given an Eligible-Start Date to be Determined application status. The Eligible-Start Date to be Determined status date is according to the student’s prerequisite completion date. If students share the same prerequisite completion date, the registration date for the final prerequisite course will be used.

The Admissions Office admits Eligible-Start Date to be Determined candidates ongoing for the next available processing term. Once seat capacity has been reached remaining Eligible-Start Date to be Determined candidates will continue to be considered and contacted accordingly, should a seat become available.

It is the student’s responsibility to keep their contact information up to date and to continually check their Hawkeye email.

Mandatory Seminar

The Occupational Therapy Assistant program will offer mandatory one-hour seminars in the fall semester. Students must participate in one of the mandatory seminars prior to complete the admission process.

Background Screening

Changes are taking place within healthcare facilities nationally. These changes directly affect all health programs at Hawkeye Community College. The Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organization (JCAHO), which accredits healthcare facilities across the country, enforced background screening September 2004 and has set requirements mandating that students in a healthcare field must now complete the same background check as hospital employees. As a Health student of Hawkeye Community College, you will be required to complete a criminal background check which includes fingerprinting that searches the following databases of sex offender, child abuse and dependent adult registry, and Medicare/Medicaid Fraud. The outcome could possibly affect your opportunities to participate in the clinical setting and the ability to take the national examination.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Program Contacts

Admissions		Email Admissions	319-296-4000	Hawkeye Center 114
Academic/College Success Advisor	Lisa Wright	Email Lisa Wright Schedule an appointment with Lisa Wright	319-296-4014 ext.1068	Hawkeye Center 208G
Program Director / Faculty Advisor Last Names A – M	Cindy Koehn	Email Cindy Koehn	319-296-4305	Health Education and Services Center HESC228B
Academic Fieldwork Coordinator / Faculty Advisor Last Names N – Z	Jordan Tranbarger	Email Jordan Tranbarger	319-296-2329 ext.1195	Health Education and Services Center HESC228
Administrative Assistant	Vickie Bogart	Email Vickie Bogart	319-296-4010	Tama Hall 110
Dean	Troy Moran	Email Troy Moran	319-296-4457	Tama Hall 110B