OTA Program Admission Policies and Procedures
Deadline for Application is
August 27, 2012 for Spring 2013
Admission Requirements:
Complete the MCC New Student Enrollment form online or at the Registration Office (A258) and pay the $15 non-refundable application fee.
Submit the following:
- Official transcripts from every college or university you attended (Send to MCC Admissions Office)
NOTE: You must submit a request to have your previous college coursework evaluated by MCC using the MCC Request for Transcript Evaluation form PDF or by noting a request for evaluation on the New Student Enrollment Form. - Essay on two questions:
- What has been your exposure to occupational therapy assistants and/or occupational therapists?
- What factors influenced your decision to become an occupational therapy assistant at MCC?
Response to essay must be typed and be limited to two typed pages or less. Include your full name on the essay. (Send to MCC Building E, E212).
- OTA Supplemental Information Form PDF: List pre-requisite courses completed, academic institutions where completed, grade and credit hours earned. (Send to MCC Building E, E212)
- Cumulative GPA in pre-requisite courses equal to 2.75 or better (on a 4.0 scale).
- Pre-requisite courses with a grade of 'C' or better:
- English 151 or equivalent
- Speech 151 or equivalent communication course
- Psychology 151 or equivalent course of an Introduction to Psychology
- Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 263) or equivalent completed within 5 years of admission to the program.
MCC will not admit students to the OTA program or for OTA coursework until the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) grants Developing Program Status. Admission to McHenry County College does not guarantee admission to the OTA program.
Criteria for Selection:
- Academic history of post-secondary coursework to include a GPA of 2.75 for pre-requisite courses.
- Experience or familiarity with occupational therapy through observation, volunteering or work experience with occupational therapy assistants is highly recommended but not required.
- If there are more applicants than space available, applicants will be ranked by the Occupational Therapy Assistants Admissions Committee. Ranking of applicants will be based on:
- GPA
- academic history
- understanding of a career in occupational therapy
- in-district residency.
- Preference in ranking will be given to in-district residents of McHenry County College District #528 who meet the entrance criteria.
- Preference in ranking will be given to applicants who have completed all pre-requisite courses at time of submission of their application to the program.
The MCC Admissions Committee will begin its review of completed applications once Developing Program Status has been granted the OTA program.
An admissions committee of MCC faculty will review files and admit students for Spring 2012. If there are more qualified applicants than class space available, applicants will be placed on a waiting list and accepted as space becomes available. The OTA Program Director will notify students with complete application files of the decision of the Admissions Committee by October 15, 2011 and continue admitting students until the class has been filled for Spring 2012.
No notification of acceptance may be sent to applicants until Developing Program Status has been granted the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE).
Want more information?
Fill out our contact form or call the Occupational Therapy Department at (815) 479-7710 or email otainfo@mchenry.edu.