Admission Information

Apply to Wallace Community College (WCC). Acceptance to WCC is the first step for application to the PTA program. You must complete a WCC application and be UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED to WCC prior to applying to the PTA program.

Applications to WCC can be submitted online at https://www.wallace.edu/admissions/online-application .

For additional information regarding admission to WCC, contact the Admissions Office at (334) 556-2468 or visit the College website at https://www.wallace.edu/admissions.

For questions about your application to WCC, please contact the Office of admissions at (334) 556-2468 or email admissions@wallace.edu.

Minimum admission requirements for the PTA program include:

1. Completed WCC admissions application with the status of “Unconditional Admission“.  (The application to WCC is separate from the application to the PTA program.)
2. Applicants must submit a completed online application for the PTA program by the published deadline.
3. Applicants must have completed or be eligible to enroll in BIO201 (Anatomy and Physiology I)  (Any required pre-requisites to these courses must be completed by Fall semester after the deadline.)
   • In order to be unconditionally accepted into the Program, students must be eligible to enter or have already completed , BIO201. Students enrolled in courses prerequisite to the above at the time of application may receive a conditional admission. Failure to complete the prerequisite courses will result in withdrawal of admission acceptance.
4. Applicants to the PTA program at Wallace Community College must submit scores received on the Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI TEAS®).
5. Be in good standing with WCC (as defined by the college catalog).
6. Meet the essential functions or technical standards required for nursing. Please refer to “The Alabama Community College System Nursing Programs Essential Functions”.

Applicants must submit scores from an academic entrance test, the ATI TEAS®. TEAS® measures basic skills in reading, mathematics, science, English and language usage. TEAS® scores are only good for three (3) years. This test may be repeated, but one must wait six weeks between taking each test. No cut off score has been established for the TEAS® test, but ranking points will be based on the score one receives in each of the areas tested. Applicants will submit a copy of their TEAS® score report form with the PTA application.

Registration and payment for the TEAS® is completed on-line through the vendor site—this cannot be handled through Testing Services at either campus location and payments cannot be received through the College’s Business Office. Applicants must create an on-line account at www.atitesting.com to schedule a date for testing. The fee for the test is $82.00 Dates to take the TEAS® are established well in advance and can be found at www.atitesting.com. It is recommended that you schedule your test date early, as each date only accommodates forty (40) examinees.

Applicants may take the TEAS® at any time or location available from the vendor, but official scores must be on file at WCC. If TEAS® is taken at any location other than the WCC Dothan Campus or Sparks Campus, official scores on one’s TEAS Transcript must transferred to WCC by the vendor, ATI. ATI assesses a $30.00 fee to transfer these scores from one location to another.

For questions regarding the ACCUPLACER^® Inventory, Biology ACCS Challenge Exam or TEAS®, please contact Testing Services:

Wallace Campus, Dothan – (334) 983-3521, ext. 2294, ext. 2281
Sparks Campus, Eufaula – (334) 983-3521, ext. 4249, ext. 4210
Online – https://www.wallace.edu/student_services/testing_services.aspx

Application packets will be made available on this site beginning March 1 and will be due for submission no later than the published deadline applicable to each year, which falls typically toward the end of May.

Applications are available online at  https://www.wallace.edu/programs-training/health/health-science-application-information.

Each PTA program applicant is required to gather all documentation listed below and upload these PDF documents to the PTA online application. The online application consists of the following:

• Proof of Unconditional Admission Status
  • Program applicants must first have completed an Application for Admission to WCC, received a confirmation email from Office of Admissions, and have followed the instructions within the email to setup their access to OneACCS and student email. Program applicant will need to print information found in Student Profile of OneACCS indicating Conditional or Unconditional Admit. Conditional admission indicates that all transcripts and/or other documents have not been submitted to the Office of Admissions and Records.  Applicant’s student profile must be marked as “Unconditional Admission” or “Conditional Status Cleared,” indicating all College admission requirements have been met. If you have previously been enrolled at WCC, but are not taking courses for Spring 2025, you must readmit to WCC prior to Program application deadline.
• Observational Experience Verification Form
  • Applicants will be required to submit verification of at least 20 hours of verified observation time in two different types of physical therapy settings (e.g. 10 hours in a long-term care facility and 10 hours in an out-patient clinic). The observational experience form is available from this site.
    Observational Experience Form
• Unofficial transcripts from each college previously attended (including Wallace Community College)
  • Transcripts from other institutions must be obtained directly from those schools. WCC cannot release a copy of another institution’s transcript, even to the student represented. If you are currently attending or have previously attended WCC, unofficial WCC transcripts may be obtained from your My WCC account from www.wallace.edu at the Quick Links option. As an alternative, you may contact the Office of Admissions and Records to request a copy of your WCC transcript. Remember to allow for the 72-hour processing time.
• TEAS® or ATI TEAS® report.

Applications to the PTA program will be processed following the application deadline. All applicants to the PTA program will receive notification of acceptance status via their student email. No information regarding the status of an application will be given over the telephone.

Applicants to the PTA program should allow minimum of (6) weeks after the application deadline for applications to be processed.

Admission to the PTA program is provisional upon the student’s ability to perform essential functions, have negative substance abuse screening results, and receive clinical attendance approval of findings from a required criminal background check. Random substance abuse screening will be conducted throughout program enrollment. Following acceptance to the PTA program, all students must submit a completed physical examination form, including immunization status documentation and verification of the ability to perform related essential functions.

Personal transportation will be required between clinical rotations and campus. Students are expected to have reliable personal transportation available.