Admissions Requirements
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
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Apply for admission at Hawkeye.
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Request to have your official transcripts sent to the Admissions office.
Required Assessment / Success Courses
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
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| 19 English |
65 English |
82 Sentence Skills -OR-
06 Essay |
253 Writing |
ENG-061 College Preparatory Writing II
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| 19 Reading |
82 Reading |
76 Reading |
251 Reading |
RDG-040 College Preparatory Reading III
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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.
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:
- Students must have a GPA of 2.75 or higher.
- Contact the Program Director to request the Learning Contract Process documents.
- Complete and return the Learning Contract Process documents to the Program Director no later than one week before the spring semester.
- 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.
- 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.
- Approved students will meet with the Program Director, either virtually or face-to-face, to finalize the Learning Contract Process.
Observation Hours and Program Application
Students interested in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program must complete the Observation Hours Assignment and complete the OTA Program Application by November 1 to be considered for the upcoming cohort.
Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Acceptance
Applicants who have completed all admissions requirements in steps 1–3 will be offered acceptance based on the date their applicant file was completed. If many students share the same date for completing their applicant file, the second criteria used will be the GPA from the prerequisite courses.
Students will be notified via their Hawkeye email of their acceptance status. Failure to confirm acceptance will result in the loss of the seat in the program.
The Occupational Therapy Assistant program professional coursework begins each summer semester and has a limited number of seats available.
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, sex offender, child abuse and dependent adult registry. The outcome could possibly affect your opportunities to participate in the clinical setting.
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