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DPT Program Prerequisites to Apply

 

General Prerequisites

  • Baccalaureate degree
  • GRE minimum scores (GRE Institution Code 7619)
    • GRE minimum scores of:
      • 500 (153 New Test) Verbal
      • 500 (145 New Test) Quantitative
    • 3.5 minimum on the written assessment
  • Minimum GPA
    • Cumulative GPA 3.0
    • Science GPA 3.0
  • English as a Foreign Language Applicants
    • 80 minimum score on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet-Based test

 

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Coursework Prerequisites

Application may be submitted without completing all prerequisite coursework, but an admission decision will not be made until all but six semester hours of prerequisite science credits are successfully completed. If prerequisite science courses are older than five years, an additional six semester hours of Upper Division basic science coursework must be completed. Combined Human Anatomy & Physiology courses are not accepted unless approved by the Director of Admissions. Prerequisite courses must be completed prior to matriculation.  Courses completed with a C-minus or below are not acceptable.

  • Cell Biology, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry & Exercise Physiology are strongly recommended in addition to the following required program prerequisite courses:

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Prerequisite Course Level 4-YR* Lab Required Semester Hours Please Note
Human or Vertebrate Anatomy General or College YES No 4

Anatomy courses must be taken SEPARATELY from Physiology unless otherwise approved by the Director of Admissions. Human, mammalian or vertebrate anatomy is acceptable.

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Human Physiology General or College; UPPER DIVISION preferred YES No 4

Physiology courses must be taken SEPARATELY from Anatomy unless otherwise approved by the Director of Admissions. Human, mammalian or vertebrate physiology is acceptable.

Course level #300(0)+ is preferred, completed no later than December of the application cycle.

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Chemistry I General or College No YES 4 Inorganic or organic chemistry is acceptable.
Chemistry II General or College No YES 4 Inorganic or organic chemistry is acceptable.
Physics I General or College No YES 4  
Physics II General or College No YES 4  
Psychology General or College No n/a 6

Psychology courses must be taken from a psychology department.

Abnormal, Child, Developmental, Human Behavior, Growth & Dev, Life Span Dev are recommended.

English Composition or Writing General or College No n/a 3 Preferred for 2011-12 application cycle, required for 2012-13 application cycle and beyond.
Math General or College No n/a 3 Calculus or Trigonometry are recommended.
Statistics General or College No n/a 3 Statistics or Biostatistics is acceptable.
OTHER UPPER DIVISION Science YES No 3-4

Must be taken from a biology, chemistry or physics department; botany and ecology courses are NOT acceptable.

Cell Biology & Biochemistry are strongly recommended.

 

*Must be completed in a 4-year college/university and NOT in a community college.

Required Observation Hours:
Observation hours must be submitted through the PTCAS application process using the provided forms. 
We require a total of 45 hours of observation in 3 different settings (15 hours in each setting). 
The following settings are used as an example, your settings are not limited to just these 3:

  1. Acute inpatient setting - 15hrs (e.g. general hospital, inpatient rehabilitation, home health)
  2. Outpatient setting - 15hrs (e.g. private practice clinic, school, outpatient clinic in a hospital)
  3. Long-term care facility - 15hrs (i.e. nursing home, home health, residential facility)