Freshman Admission

Freshman Admission into the DPT Program

The minimum criteria for admission as a pre-DPT student for freshman year are:

1. Class rank in the top one-third of the graduating class.
2. Minimum combined SAT score of 1050 for Critical Reading and Math (or the equivalent ACT score), with minimum SAT scores of 500 in the Critical Reading and Math sections.
3. Completion of three years of mathematics, one year of biology, and one year of chemistry in high school.

Additionally, high school preparation in physics is highly recommended. Exposure to and exploration of physical therapy as demonstrated by paid or volunteer experience is strongly encouraged.

The student also will be required to choose the pre-DPT major in which he or she wishes to major. Click here for a list of undergraduate programs.

A positive criminal record check, positive child abuse history and/or a positive drug screening may result in any of the following:
 

• inability to find or delay in finding a clinical placement
• dismissal from a clinical placement
• inability to obtain professional licensure
• legal ramifications
• inability to matriculate or continue in physical therapy program
• inability to meet requirements for graduation from the program

As a result, a student with a positive criminal record check, positive child abuse history, and/or a positive drug screen may not be able to complete the requirements of the physical therapy program, may not be eligible for licensure required for practice, and may be dismissed from the program.

These essential functions are the activities that a student physical therapist must be able to perform, with or without accommodations, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for successful completion of the professional curriculum. They are applicable in the classroom, laboratories, simulated clinical settings, and while on clinical education assignments. The University uses independent clinical education sites that may or may not be willing or able to offer the same reasonable accommodations that are made available by the University. (updated 10/2012)

Link to Essential Functions: Essential Functions

Policies related to grading policies and transfer of credit to the University, as well as the academic calendar can be found in the “Academics” section of the University catalog. Click here - Policies