Program Admissions
Application dates for the fall 2024 cohort OPEN March 25, 2024 and close May 16, 2024.
This is a selective-entry program and the following numbers of students will comprise the new cohort:
College of Western Idaho (CWI) - 14 students
Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC)* - 6 students
LCSC will accept a new cohort in Fall 2024
North Idaho College (NIC) - 10 students
College of Southern Idaho (CSI)* – 10 students
CSI will accept a new cohort in 2025.
* CSI and LCSC accepts cohorts every other year.
To download the application, please click on "Application" on the menu to the left under Navigation.
Admission Requirements
Competitive Entry
1. High school diploma or GED.
2. Application to the Physical Therapist Assistant program.
3. Minimum grades of C/2.0 must be earned in each of the courses listed below.
Minimum Prerequisites Needed to Apply:
a. BIOL-227 Human Anatomy & Physiology I - With Cadaver
b. Medical Terminology
i. CAOT 179 @ NIC
ii. ALLH 101 @ CSI
iii. HLTH 101 @ CWI
iv. MEDPT 173 @ LCSC
c. ENGL-101 English Composition
d. MATH-123 Contemporary Mathematics
i. Mathematics requirement includes any math course that is MATH-123 or higher and fulfills the A.A.S (MATH 123, 130, 143, 147, 160, 170, 253, or MATH 153 - Statistics @ CSI & CWI)
Other Courses Assigned Points in Admissions Process
e. BIOL-228 Human Anatomy & Physiology II
f. COMM-101 (Intro to Speech Communications
g. PSYC-101 Intro to Psychology
4. Submit 2 completed reference forms, included in the application packet.
5. Documentation showing a minimum of 16 hours of observation in a physical therapy clinical setting.
6. A criminal background check will be required upon acceptance. Violations may result in denied access to clinical sites and therefore inability to complete the program. For questions regarding specific violations, please contact program director.
7. Students will be required to participate in an asynchronous interview process.