Application Process for Fall 2025
OTA to OS program will be accepting applications for Fall 2025
from
2/18/2025 to 4/4/2025
FALL - an Associate's degree in OTA to a Bachelor's degree in Occupational Studies (OS). Students will earn both degrees. The selection for this program will be criterion base. This program is for applicants without a Bachelor's degree awarded from another college/university.
Applicants interested in the OTA program only are welcome to apply. However, please note that priority will be given to applicants applying to the OTA to OS program. If there are seats available after the OTA to OS selections, it will be filled by randomization process for applicants interested in the OTA program.
OTA to OS Application Fall 2025 Version.pdf
OTA to OS Selection Criteria Fall 2025.pdf
OTA to OS Writing Sample Grading Rubric Fall 2025.pdf
Sample Application OTA to OS Program.pdf
Step 1: Apply to Santa Ana College to obtain a student identification number.
Step 2: Download and complete the OTA application. Incomplete application will not be reviewed and will be returned.
Step 3: Obtain official high school transcripts (for applicants without an AA/AS or BA/BS degree awarded from an accredited United States Institution).
Step 4: Ensure satisfactory completion of all prerequisite courses, or their equivalents, with a grade of "C" or better. A letter grade of "C-" is not acceptable. Applicants
must have completed all prerequisite courses and the grades must be
posted to their official transcript before submitting an application.
a. Applicants with AP Exams taken in lieu of a prerequisite course must have a score of 3, 4, or 5 on the AP test. Submit a copy of the official AP Score Report (in an official sealed envelope) from the College Board with the application.
Step 5: Obtain official college transcripts from every college attended and include them in the application packet. DO NOT send the transcripts directly to Admissions & Records and DO NOT submit unofficial transcripts in your packet. Transcripts must be in sealed envelope from the college.
Step 6: Mail the application materials in one sealed envelope (9 " x 12") to the OTA program by the deadline.
Mailing Address:
Santa Ana College
ATTN: Dawn McKenna-Sallade; OTA Program Application
1530 West 17th Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Step 7: This is only for students who have been selected to begin the enrollment process. Once selected, students will be sent information asking them to complete the following requirements by the given due date:
Failure to complete obtain final clearance by the completion date will render the student not eligible to begin the OTA Program.
In order to take online courses, students will need to have a computer with access to the internet and a working email address. Students will need to have basic skills in internet access and word processing. There are student tutorials on the Santa Ana College Canvas Student Resources website to guide the student in use of the system.
NOTE: It is the students responsibility to maintain a current email address with the OTA office as this is our primary method of
contact with potential students. The OTA program will not make multiple
attempts to reach potential students due to inaccurate contact information being on file.
