How To Apply
We are excited about what our Occupational Therapy Assistant Program offers and hope you will participate! Our application deadline is May 1st at 4 PM. All applicants should be notified in writing by June 1st of their admission status unless otherwise stated or noted.听 Please review the application process below, and if we can assist you in any way, call 601-403-1000听or email us at ota@prcc.edu.
Complete PRCC Application
Within 3-5 days after you apply, you will receive Riverguide Credentials.听
Submit Your
Transcript
You must escript (preferred) or mail an official high school transcript and official transcripts from all previously attended colleges to:听
91福利听
Office of Admissions听
101 Hwy 11 North听
Poplarville, MS 39470听
TRANSCRIPTS/ACT*
The applicant is responsible for ensuring their high school and previous college (if applicable) transcripts and highest ACT composite score have been received by the PRCC Admissions Office.
Please note that the program requires a minimum ACT score of 18 to apply.
Applicant’s high school or college GPA is part of the selection process and vital to acceptance. 听
GED/HiSet
A GED/HiSet Test Result Form with scores must be included if you completed a GED (Diploma Equivalence) program.听
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Application
Use your RiverGuide credentials to complete the Occupational Therapy Assistant application.
Deadline is May 1st, 4:00 PM for all admissions.
If you have any questions regarding the application, please email ota@prcc.edu.
Upon completion of the application, you will receive an email stating that your application has been received for the current program application period along with further information.
*If you have attended PRCC, please indicate this on your application as our Allied Health & CTE Support Specialists can pull that transcript from our Admissions Department.听 In addition, please note that e-scripts from other schools typically do not take long to receive and any information you submit will be confirmed via email.听 Please follow up with us if you do not receive an email confirmation in a timely manner.
Admission Point Scale**
Admission to the OTA program is competitively based upon a combination of academic GPA 听(high school transcript/HISET if no college), ACT score and bonus points allocation as described in the rubric.听
Two bonus admission points will be given to anyone who obtains a minimum of 3 observation hours of occupational therapy in any therapy setting. Please ensure that this听Verification of Observation Hours Form (PDF) is completed and uploaded with your application to receive credit.听 One bonus point will be awarded to anyone who attends an Information Session that our program hosts during the fall and spring semesters. The dates of such sessions will be posted on our landing page once they are finalized and you must sign in using the sheet provided during the session to get credit.听 Another bonus point category, “Professional Commitment” , will be awarded for the following circumstances: