PTA Application Instructions
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Applications will be accepted February 1st – 28th, 2025 for the PTA program starting Spring (May) 2025.
Simply click on the links below for more information.
Application Process & Required Documents
- Application Instructions (Downloadable).
- PTA Program Evaluation Request Form (link to be made active 1/06/25)
The PTA Program Evaluation Request Form will only be processed during the following evaluation periods: January 6th, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. to February 13th, 2025 by 4:00 p.m. - PTA Program Application Form (link to be made active 2/01/25)
The application will only be processed during the following application periods: February 1st, 2025 through February 28th, 2025 by 11:59 p.m. for a Spring (May) 2025 program start.
Selection Process
Students that are deemed eligible to apply will be placed in one of the following tiered categories. Applications will then be randomly selected for acceptance into the PTA. Please use the PTA program prerequisites Advising Check Sheet located below and/or meet with a Chaffey College Counselor for more information.
Tier 1: BIOL 20 Human Anatomy and BIOL 22 Human Physiology or equivalents are completed with a 3.0 GPA or higher within the past 10 years recency, and the additional program prerequisites are completed with a minimum of a 2.8 GPA.
Tier 2: BIOL 20 Human Anatomy and BIOL 22 Human Physiology or equivalents are completed with a 2.0 GPA or higher within the past 10 years recency, and the additional program prerequisites are completed with a minimum of a 2.8 GPA.
Tier 3: BIOL 20 Human Anatomy and BIOL 22 Human Physiology or equivalents are completed with
a 2.0 GPA or higher within the past 10 years recency, and the additional program prerequisites
are completed with a minimum 2.8 GPA with some coursework in-progress at the time
of application.
After the application period
- Randomly selected applicants will receive information via email by the first week of March regarding required attendance to a mandatory Information Session in March/April.
- Applicants that are not selected will receive notification via email by the third
week of March. Emails will be sent to the email address provided on your application.
*If you do not receive any information about your ranking by the third week of March,
contact the PTA program at pta@chaffey.edu.
Need assistance with preparing your application?
Please visit the Chaffey College, Academic and Career Counseling Department website to arrange an appointment with a Counselor.
Public Notification of Accreditation
Graduation from a physical therapist assistant education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states.
Effective October 31, 2023, Chaffey College has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org). If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call (909) 652-7469 or email adeel.rizvi@chaffey.edu
Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.
