Submitting Your Application

* Please submit all items together in one complete packet (Applications will not be reviewed without ALL supporting documents).

All applicants to Harcum College should submit the following: 

• A completed Harcum College Application form (Apply Online!)
• Official high school transcript and/or official GED transcript
• Official college transcripts (if applicable) 
• SAT Scores
• A writing sample or personal essay (2 page maximum; 1.5 spaced)
• Letter(s) of recommendation from an employer, teacher, or guidance counselor
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores - all applicants, regardless of citizenship, who have not attended school in the United States at the secondary level for at least three years, fulltime, or do not have a degree from an accredited United States college or university must present paper-based TOEFL or internet TOEFL scores
• $50 Application fee

Additional Requirements for Selected Programs

Nursing Program (All Track Options)

In addition to the general admission requirements, Nursing applicants should also submit the following: 

• Professional Resume
• Essay- "Why I Chose Nursing As My Career" (typed;1.5 inch spacing; 2 page max)
• Two (2) Letters of Recommendation on professional letterhead
• Original Child Abuse History Clearance (dated within year of application)
• Original Criminal Clearance Check (dated within year of application) 

Occupational Therapy Assistant

• Essay - "Why I Want to Enroll in Harcum’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Program"
• Proof of at least ten (10) hours of volunteer hours or work experience in an Occupational Therapy setting

Physical Therapy Assistant

• Essay- A typed essay describing how the applicant would define physical therapy, how the applicant decided to become a physical therapist assistant, and how the applicant sees his/herself practicing in the field of physical therapy in the future.
• Proof of at least twenty (20) hours of volunteer hours or work experience in a Physical Therapy department. 

Radiologic Technology

• Proof of Shadowing Experience (all applicants are required to shadow a Radiologic Technologist in a hospital setting for 8 hours) 

Prerequisites for Admission to Select Programs

Allied Health Sciences (All Track Options)

Completion of the following courses with a “C” or better on a high school level or college equivalency (if applicable):

• Algebra I & II
• Biology with Lab
• Chemistry 

Dental Assisting

Completion of the following courses with a “C” or better on a high school level or college equivalency (if applicable):

• College Preparatory Math
• Biology

Dental Hygiene

Completion of the following courses with a “B” or better on a high school level or college equivalency (if applicable):

• Algebra I & II
• Biology with Lab
• Geometry
• Chemistry 

Nursing Program (All Track Options)

ALL General Education courses must be completed PRIOR to admission:
 
* BIO103 Human Anatomy and Physiology I
* BIO104 Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIO205 Microbiology
ENG101 English Composition I
ENG102 English Composition II
MTH113 College Mathematics
PSY111 Introductory Psychology
PSY156 Human Development
SOC109 Introduction to Sociology
HUM Humanities Elective
 
*Both courses must be completed at the same time
 
Occupational Therapy Assistant 

Completion of Biology with a “C” or better on a high school level or college equivalency (if applicable).
 
Physical Therapy Assistant

Interviews with Program Director are required.