Doctor of Physical Therapy

Accelerated Program

Graduate an entire semester sooner than most PT schools. Start working with patients sooner. Earn your Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in only 8 semesters (about 2.5 years). Even though our program is accelerated, you still will have more clinical hours than the national average.

2 Start Dates

Enroll in May or August/September to start our program when it works best for you. 

Practicing Faculty

Learn from practicing physical therapists. We believe in having faculty that continue working in their clinic to stay up-to-date on skills and best practices. By continuing to work in the field, our faculty bring real experiences into the classroom to better train the next generation of physical therapists.

International Service-Learning Opportunities

Serve in Africa or Guatemala. Spend time in the local clinics, hospitals and villages. Each year during the summer semester break, students can choose to travel with faculty and University administration to provide humanitarian work and experience third-world clinical environments.

• Submitted PTCAS application
• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution prior to matriculation into the program. The program only considers U.S. coursework
• Minimum GPA can be met in any one of the following 3 ways:
• Cumulative > 3.0
• Pre-requisite GPA > 3.00
• Last 30 semester hours > 3.00 (regardless of which courses were taken)
  *Above a 3.0 in both Cumulative & Prerequisite GPA is preferred

GRE is Optional

• If taken preferred scores:
  • Minimum Verbal and Quantitative reasoning % score: 35%
  • Minimum Analytical writing scaled score: 3.0
• 100 volunteer hours or work experience with a licensed physical therapist (two different settings is highly recommended)
• Minimum of 3 references: 2 licensed physical therapists with 1 additional academic or professional reference
• HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Please include all extracurricular, leadership, service, volunteer work, club/team involvement.
• US residency