How To Apply

Candidates who have taken courses at other colleges will need to submit all official transcripts of that coursework directly to Admissions and Records.

If any of the following apply, you must submit the following:

1. Current official transcripts from all colleges attended, except COC (must include all coursework regardless if PTA prerequisites or not). If coursework is from the Los Angeles Community College District, please make sure your official transcripts are not electronic copies, but are printed official transcripts from LACCD-must have overall GPA on transcripts submitted.
2. For transcripts from other countries, an official sealed foreign transcript evaluation from a NACES approved agency. (See below)
3. Official military transcripts
4. Official College Board report of ALL AP scores (passed with scores of 3 or above)-not accepted from High School transcript
5. Official College Board CLEP Math score (if applicable and counting for Math credit)

Make sure all submitted transcripts are current and include overall college GPA. Please note that this may require ordering updated copy of official transcript to be submitted prior to the Program application deadline. If you are enrolled in a prerequisite course when you submit your application, you must show proof of current enrollment with your application submission. Admission into the PTA Program will be pending until each prerequisite submitted in the application is completed. If you are taking prerequisite courses at another institution, please verify with your Counselor that they will transfer to College of the Canyons and meet program requirements before applying.

Domestic Transcripts

Official transcripts from other colleges can be submitted to Admissions and Records in three ways:

1. By attaching official transcripts to an email sent to admissions@canyons.edu
2. Electronically, using the service used by the college you previously attended, such as Parchment. Instructions for sending transcripts directly to COC can be found on your former institution's website.
3. By snail mail. Send official transcripts to:

College of the Canyons
Admissions and Records
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road
Valencia, CA 91355

International Transcripts

If you have international transcripts from high school or college that need to be evaluated, please visit http://naces.org/members for a list of member organizations that can provide evaluation services. The NACES evaluation report must include a course-by-course evaluation, including grades, units, and upper or lower division designation listed for each course. Once you receive your evaluated transcript, do not open it, and bring it to the Admissions and Records office on the Valencia campus located in Canyons Hall. PLEASE NOTE: Foreign coursework will not satisfy English or Communication coursework for graduation or admission to the PTA Program, even if your school was English based.

These prerequisites must be completed before applying to the PTA Program:

• English Composition | 4 units
ENG 101 or ENG 101H
(Must be at least 3 semester units or 4.5 quarter units. If short with quarter units, take English 103 or equivalent English Critical Thinking course.)

• Anatomy & Physiology | 8 units
BIOSCI 201-Anatomy & BIOSCI 202-Physiology OR BIOSCI 204-A&P1 & BIOSCI 205- A&P2.
(Each course must be at least 4 semester units or 6 quarter units.) (At COC, A&P have a prerequisite 4-unit course BIOSCI 101-Introductory Biology for Health Professions.)

• Health Science | 3 units
HLHSCI 249-Medical Terminology

• Physical Therapy | 3 units
PTA 100-Preparing for Careers in Physical Therapy*
*Candidates with employer documentation of 2000 or more hours of work experience as a physical therapy aide may receive a Major Course Substitution in lieu of taking PTA 100. Meeting with a Counselor is required.

Prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C (75%) or better before applying to the PTA Program. There is a 5-year Recency Requirement for Anatomy and Physiology courses only. Completing program prerequisites does not assure admission to the program. Admission is based on space availability, clinical clearance requirements, and background checks.

If you are enrolled in a prerequisite course when you submit your application, you must show proof of current enrollment with your submission. Admission into the Physical Therapist Assistant program will be pending until each prerequisite submitted in the application is completed. If you are taking prerequisite courses at another institution, please verify with Counseling before applying that those courses will transfer to College of the Canyons and meet program requirements.