PTA Program - Phase I

• Complete Greenville Technical College application packet.
• Submit all high school transcripts or GED and official college transcripts, if applicable.
• Achieve acceptable Accuplacer score or test scores for placement into Phase I courses.
  
  • Reading Scores: 80 or above to exempt Reading courses
  • Writing Scores: 81 or above and 80-120 on Reading to be eligible for placement in ENG 101
  • Math Scores: 80 – 106 on Elementary Algebra and 55 or above on Reading to be eligible for MAT 120
    or
  • ACT: 19 on Math and English – eligible for ENG 101 and Math 120
    or
  • SAT: 480 on Verbal and Math – eligible for ENG 101 and MAT 120

• Complete the online Career Talk as soon as possible, within one year and no later than March of the year you plan to apply to the program.
• Meet with a PTA Program Advisor to plan course progression. 
  Find your program advisor here »

In order to enroll for fall classes, the college admissions application must be received by August 1. Any student submitting an application after this deadline will not be eligible to enroll for Fall Semester but will be encouraged to complete the enrollment process by testing, filing the FAFSA, and registering for classes in order to enroll in January for Spring Semester.

• Students must complete all Phase I General Education courses with a "C" or better within two attempts, including course withdrawals (W), maintaining a minimum GPA of 2.5 before being considered for admission into Phase II.

The PTA program has articulation agreements with institutions to assure transfer of appropriate Phase I courses.

Two seats are guaranteed annually in Phase II from

• York Technical College, Rock Hill, SC

• AHS 102 - Medical Terminology, 3.0 credits
• BIO 150 - Anatomy Review for Kinesiology, 1.0 credits*
• BIO 210 - Anatomy & Physiology I, 4.0 credits
• BIO 211 - Anatomy & Physiology II, 4.0 credits
• ENG 101 - English Composition I, 3.0 credits
• MAT 120 - Probability and Statistics, 3.0 credits
• PSY 201 - General Psychology, 3.0 credits
• PSY 203 - Human Growth & Development, 3.0 credits
• SPC 205 - Public Speaking †, 3.0 credits
• Humanities Elective, 3.0 credits

† Although SPC 205 is preferred, SPC 200 or SPC 209 will be accepted.
* Only accepted from Greenville Technical College, must be taken within five years of admission into Phase II

PTA Phase I courses may be taken as follows either full- or part-time. (See "Required Courses for Phase I" above for course titles)

Full-Time
Courses listed below may be taken in any order. The chart below is only a suggested model for full-time progression for students who have completed Math Placement courses, if required.

Part-Time
Courses listed below may be taken in any order. The chart below is only a suggested model for part-time progression and includes Developmental Math courses, if required.