Physical Therapist Assistant Program - Tarrant County College

Academic Fresh Start (AFS)Tarrant County College understands that sometimes one needs a second chance. If a student qualifies for AFS,he/she is “entitled to elect to have all academic coursework that was earned 10 or more years prior to the requestedenrollment date ignored for enrollment purposes and GPA computation”.Students electing to apply under AFS must contact the registrar’s office 2-3 months prior to the program deadlinedate to schedule an appointment to file AFS paperwork. Official transcripts are required in order to determineeligibility. If applying to the program with AFS, a copy of the AFS approval paperwork must be submitted with theprogram application. Go to the Student Services section in the TCCD website for an AFS application.NOTE: If courses that fall within the AFS period were used to determine admissions requirements (see sectionabove titled Admissions Testing Requirements), the student will be required to fulfill these requirements again priorto the application deadline date.Challenge TestsChallenge tests for advanced placement credit are available for BIOL 2401 & 2402 Anatomy and Physiology andHPRS 1206 Medical Terminology. Certain requirements apply. It is the student’s responsibility to makearrangements to take these tests, if desired. It is also the student’s responsibility to apply with the registrar’s officeto have these credits, if given, posted to his/her transcripts. There is no fee to take the challenge test; however,there is a fee of approximately $30 involved in posting each course’s credits on the transcript. Approval to take thechallenge tests must be obtained from the following individuals:• HPRS 1206 Medical Terminology Woody KagelerDirector, Allied Health DeptTrinity River East Campus817/515-2348• BIOL 2401/2402 Anat & Phys Charlene ColeChair, Biology and Nutrition DeptNSCW 2204, Northeast Campus817/515-6547TEXTBOOKSTextbooks are made available in the Trinity River campus (only) bookstore for PTHA and specialized HPRScourses shortly before the beginning of each semester. The textbooks for all other general education courses areavailable at any campus bookstore shortly before each semester. It is not required that TCC students purchasetextbooks only from the bookstore located on campus. Textbooks for the PTHA courses should be purchased priorto the first day of classes. In some courses, electronic books, so-called e-books, are available for purchase alongwith the hard copy of the textbook. Note: It is unlikely that one could complete PTHA courses without having therequired textbooks. From the TCCD website, click on the Bookstores and Textbooks tab of the Student Servicespage for information about the TCC bookstores.Physical Therapist Assistant Program– 2013 Admissions Information Booklet - Revised Oct 2012Page 17