Admissions

• General Biology I&II with lab
  • One semester of General Biology I and one semester of General Biology II or an upper-level Biology related course (≥ 200 level course).
  • All biology courses must include a lab component.
  • Topics include cell and molecular biology, metabolism, genetics, evolutionary processes, diversity of life, plant biology, animal tissue and organ function, and ecology.
  • Suggested courses: general biology, genetics, cell biology, exercise physiology, microbiology, and human biology.
• Human Anatomy and Physiology I&II with lab
  • Courses should be taken in a two-semester sequence and must include a lab component.
  • One course of anatomy with lab and one course of physiology with lab will be acceptable.
  • Topics include study of the integrated structures and functions of the human body including basic cellular chemistry. Additionally, the
    following systems should be covered: integumentary, skeletal,
    muscular, nervous, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, digestive,
    urinary and reproductive.
  • Suggested courses: Gross Anatomy, Mammalian A&P, Vertebrate
    A&P.
• General Chemistry I&II with lab
  • Courses should be taken in a two-semester sequence and must include a lab component.
  • This is a standard one-year sequence that includes a quantitative study of the fundamental laws and theories of chemistry.
  • Topics should include measurement, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, gases, intermolecular forces, solution chemistry, kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acids-base chemistry, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, and modern materials.
• Physics I&II with lab
  • Courses should be taken in a two-semester sequence and must include a lab component.
  • Topics include review of vector analysis, Newtonian mechanics, fluids, and thermodynamics.
  • The course may be algebra or calculus based.
• Statistics
  • Introductory statistics courses are acceptable.
  • The course must cover both parametric and nonparametric statistics.
• Psychology
  • One psychology course, beyond introductory level, that includes the study of behavioral, developmental, and/or abnormal psychology in adolescent and adulthood population.
• Medical Terminology
  • This course can be taken online or in person.

Minimum prerequisite GPA ≥ 3.0/4.0

Preferred cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0/4.0

The GRE must be taken within the last 5 years. If multiple attempts, the highest score from each section will be used (e.g. – superscore). The GRE code for our school is 2904.

There is no minimum to apply to the DPT Program. However, to be competitive, we recommend the following scores: verbal = 150, quantitative = 150, and analytical writing = 3.8.

• 1 letter from a teacher or professor
• 1 letter from a physical therapist
• Letters from relatives are not permitted

• Any completed prerequisites are recommended to be completed within 10 years prior to the application deadline.
• Candidates may apply before completing all the prerequisite courses but must have a reasonable chance of completing all the requirements by the time of enrollment in the DPT program.
• All prerequisite coursework must be awarded a letter or numeric grade and completed with a grade of “C” or higher. “C-” or 1.7 on PTCAS 4.0 GPA scale will not be accepted. Refer to Pass/Fail Grading Requirement for exceptions on courses completed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The program will accept online labs to satisfy prerequisite requirements for admission.
• Medical Terminology may be taken as a self-study, online or in-person. The Department of Physical Therapy will accept nontraditional credit (ie. AP, IB, CLEP, Dante, etc.) to satisfy prerequisite requirements for entry into the DPT Program consistent with the CSU Transfer Credit procedures as outlined in Transfer Credit Policy R-32 and Non-Traditional Credit Policy R-5.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused most institutions to adjust the way they deliver courses as well as the way they deliver grades. The Department of Physical Therapy will accept courses that utilized nonqualitative and binary grading systems during this pandemic era. The following grading terminology includes some examples (not an exhaustive list) of various nonqualitative and binary grading terminology:

• Pass/fail
• Satisfactory/unsatisfactory
• Credit/no credit
• Pass/no record
• Pass/marginal pass/unsatisfactory
• Credit/general credit/no credit
• Incomplete extraordinary circumstances (IE)/pass extraordinary circumstance (PE)/no credit extraordinary circumstance (NCE)
• Satisfactory (S)/satisfactory but deficient (SD)/no credit (NC)

The COVID-19 pandemic encompasses courses taken during Spring 2020 through Spring 2023. The Department of Physical Therapy will not factor any courses that utilized a non-qualitative and binary grading terminology into the overall or prerequisite GPA.