Admission Requirements

Candidate Requirements 

• Acquired brain injury event occurred after the age of 12
• Currently over 18 years of age (or high school is completed)
• The candidate
  • Is willing and able to fully participate in the program
  • Demonstrates ability to function independently within the college setting
    • Getting to and from campus, as well as independently to other locations on campus (e.g. restrooms)
    • Orientation to place
    • Basic self-help skills (including personal hygiene), or have personal attendant for this
    • Appropriate behavior with staff and other students
    • Has the skills to be safe in unsupervised environments
  • Has sufficient receptive language and memory to follow instructions (unless planning to begin with speech/language services only)
  • Has seizures under reasonable control
  • Is free of blatant psychoses and/or behavior problems that could interfere with the instruction program
  • Is free of dependency on non-prescription drugs

Verification Requirements

• Primary verification of brain injury needs to be medically-based physician documentation, which can be provided by a physician, psychologist, speech-language pathologist, or occupational therapy. Medical records are often sufficient.
  • Release form for medical records (if needed)  Release of Records
  • DSP&S Verification of Disability (if no records are available)   Medical Verification

• Additional support documentation may be requested during the intake appointment, including but not limited to relevant medical reports, speech-language assessments, psychology/neuropsychology reports, medical discharge reports, or relevant educational reports.

• The Brain Injury Specialists at Mt. San Antonio College can not determine the presence or absence of a brain injury; this must be determined by appropriate medical documentation.

Other Requirements

• Make a 1-hour appointment with a DSP&S Brain Injury Specialist (Jill Wilkerson or Christine Tunstall) by e-mailing one of them: ctunstall@mtsac.edu or jwilkerson@mtsac.edu Alternatively, you can call (909)274-4290 and request an ABI Program New Student Intake appointment.
• Complete and bring this application for DSP&S Services  DSPS Application
• • Bring medical verification (see Verification section above)

• If you want to start with Speech/Language Services only, contact Christopher Walker, PhD (cwalker@mtsac.edu) or call (909)274-4290 and request an appointment.

If accepted to the program, you may also need:

• • Release of information if you want us to  communicate with family or outside resources  Communication Release

• • Mobility Limitations Verification if tram assistance  is needed (on campus use only)

 Mobility Limitations Verification