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Program Requirements

To be eligible to request a milestone review to Miami Dade College’s Physical Therapist Assistant Program, you must complete the following steps:

• Be 18 years old and have earned, or will earn, at the time of enrollment into the program, a high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma (GED).
• Visit Medical Campus Program Requirements web page to request a Milestone Review by the target deadline date.
• Students must successfully complete HSC 0003 – Introduction to Health Care (2.5 credits) and HSC 0003L – Introduction to Health Care Lab (.5 credits) by the end of the fall semester in which they are requesting the milestone review.
  Students can request a milestone review for the September 1st target review date while enrolled in HSC003/HSC003L for fall. Please note this is a graduation requirement.
• Complete a minimum of 25 observation hours with a licensed Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant. We recommend students complete these hours at a hospital or private practice. The Observation Hours Form (PDF) must be completed and included with your request for a milestone review by September 1st. Please submit the Observation Hours Form to Roxanne Alexis, Student Services Assistant to ralexis@mdc.edu.
  
• Enrollment in the program discipline courses is limited and competitive. Meeting the milestone requirements does not guarantee program progression into discipline courses. For this reason, the following criteria are used to determine which students will progress to discipline courses.

Selection Criteria

1. Minimum 2.5 Cumulative GPA
2. Minimum 2.75 Program GPA
   ( ENC 1101 SocSci, BSC2085, BSC2085L, BSC2086, BSC2086L, PHY1004, PHY1004L, HIM2472, Humanities, Math, Elective, Computers)
   
3. Points awarded in several categories (see below). Program Grade Point Average (GPA) will be used to rank students in the event of a point tie.
4. Completion of a minimum of 25 observation hours with a licensed Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant. Please submit the Observation Hours Form to Roxanne Alexis, Student Services Assistant to ralexis@mdc.edu.
5. Students must successfully complete HSC 0003 – Introduction to Health Care (2.5 credits) and HSC 0003L – Introduction to Health Care Lab (.5 credits) by the end of the fall semester in which you are requesting a milestone review. Students can submit a request for a milestone review for the September 1st target date while enrolled in HSC003/HSC003L for fall.
6. Florida residents will be given preference over non-residents.
7. Final progression to discipline courses will be based on the submission of all required documents. Please note that there is no waiting list.

Selection is based on the candidate having the highest points earned.

Points will be awarded as follows:

1. 4 Points for each 1st semester courses and BSC 2086 and BSC 2086L completed.
   (except for CGS 1060C or CSP) See course sequence guide to view courses by semester. Course Sequence Guide Full-Time Enrollment - Physical Therapist Assistant A.S - code 23035 (mdc.edu)
   
2. Grades earned in 1st semester courses, BSC 2086, and BSC 2086L. (Except for Elective, English, and CGSC or CSP)
   See course sequence guide to view courses by semester.
   Course Sequence Guide Full-Time Enrollment - Physical Therapist Assistant A.S - code 23035 (mdc.edu)
   A = 8 points B = 4 points C = 1 points Below C = 0 points (Except for English, Mathematics courses, and CGS 1060C or CSP).
   
3. Grade Point Average (GPA)

   Sciences GPA
   (BSC2085, BSC2085L, BSC2086, BSC2086L, PHY1004, and PHY1004L)
   3.50 - 4.00 = 10 points
   3.30 - 3.49 = 8 points
   2.90 - 3.29 = 6 points
   2.50 - 2.89 = 4 points
   2.00 - 2.49 = 2 points
   Less than 2.0 = 0 points

   Cumulative GPA
   3.50 - 4.00 = 10 points
   3.30 - 3.49 = 8 points
   2.90 - 3.29 = 6 points
   2.50 - 2.89 = 4 points
   2.00 - 2.49 = 2 points
   Less than 2.0 = 0 points

4. EXTRA POINTS
   1 point for each of the following courses completed: Humanities selection (ARH 1000, HUM 1020, LIT 2000, MUL 1010, PHI 2010, THE 2000), Civic Literacy selection (AMH 2020 or POS 2041) and CCT or CGS 1060 with a grade of C or higher.
5. Degree Completion
   Associate in Arts = 2 points
   Baccalaureate = 4 points
   Masters = 6 points
   Doctorate = 8 points