For the 2011-2012 application cycle, the Doctor of Physical Therapy program will participate in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service, known as PTCAS. Applicants to the entry-level physical therapy program for the May 14, 2012 entering class will apply online using the PTCAS application beginning on July 1, 2011. The priority application deadline is January 16, 2012. To learn more about or begin the PTCAS application process, please visit the PTCAS web site at www.ptcas.org.

Admission Requirements

• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree prior to the start of class.
• Two courses of general chemistry (8 semester hours including labs) with lab for science majors.
• Two courses of general physics with lab (8 semester hours including labs) for science majors.
• One course in biology (3 semester hours).
• One course in human anatomy with a lab (3 semester hours including labs).**
• One course in physiology with a lab (4 semester hours including labs).**
• Three Semester hours of statistics.
• Six semester hours in the behavioral sciences. Life span development is preferred.
• Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA for prerequisite courses. Grades below "C" in prerequisite courses will not be accepted. (Interested in calculating your own pre-requisite GPA? Visit the College-scholarships.com Easy GPA Calculator. Note that your personal GPA calculation may not align with RMUoHP’s calculation. This link is provided for informational purposes only and is not a reflection on your eligibility for admission at RMUoHP.)
• Verbal and quantitative GRE scores. (Must be taken within 5 years of application; use school code 5751.)
• 100 Volunteer hours or work experience with licensed physical therapist (required; two different settings is highly recommended).
• U.S. resident.
• All applicants must review the DPT Student Handbook prior to applying.

* The Doctor of Physical Therapy (entry-level) program has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by theCommission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association (1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314; phone: 703-706-3245; email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ). Candidacy is not an accreditation status nor does it assure eventual accreditation. Candidate for Accreditation is a pre-accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program is progressing toward accreditation.

** A two semester anatomy and physiology combination course, with lab, may be used to fulfill the human anatomy and physiology requirement (7 semester hours including labs).

Introductory level courses for non-science majors will not be accepted as prerequisite courses.