Physical Therapy
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for consideration for admission, applicants must fulfill
the requirements listed below. Meeting the minimum requirements does NOT
assure admission to the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. Priority is
given to residents of Tennessee and children of UT System alumni. Applicants whose native
language is not English must submit results of the TOEFL, with minimal
score of 550.
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A baccalaureate degree which includes
prerequisite courses must be completed prior to enrollment, with a
minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 on a 4.00 scale. Grades
of “D” in required courses are not acceptable. |
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- If a required course is repeated, both grades
are calculated into the cumulative GPA, but the credit hours assigned
to the course may be counted only once in fulfilling the required
number of hours.
- Credit hours earned for non-theory courses in
physical education, music, and military science are not accepted
in fulfillment of prerequisite hours or as elective hours.
- Credit for science courses completed more than
five years prior to application will be carefully reviewed by
the Admissions Committee and may not be accepted in fulfillment
of the required number of hours.
- Courses completed in a PTA program may not be
used in fulfillment of any science course required for admission
to the UT Memphis physical therapy program. Selected coursework
completed in a PTA program may be accepted in partial fulfillment
of the required number of elective hours.
- Experience has shown that generally a cumulative
GPA of at least 3.00 must be presented for an applicant to be
competitive.
- Priority is given to students who have completed
at least a portion of each required course sequence by the fall
term prior to application.
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| 2. |
A competitive score on the verbal and quantitative
sections of the Graduate Record Examination will be required. |
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Beginning August 1, 2009, students applying to the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy Program must complete the centralized online application through the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Services (PTCAS) provided by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). The PTCAS application can be found at www.ptcas.org. PTCAS facilitates application to the UTHSC Doctor of Physical Therapy Program and other physical therapy programs designated by the applicant. The following are the steps in the UTHSC Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
- Apply online via PTCAS (www.ptcas.org) and designate that the University of Tennessee Health Science Center receive your application.
- After an application has been reviewed, the stronger candidates will be contacted to complete the Supplemental Application online.
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| 4. |
A personal interview is required for admission. |
| 5. |
Applicants must demonstrate good physical and mental
health consistent with the demands of the educational program. |
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Applicants who accept a position in the program must
declare the ability to fulfill the Technical Standards for Admission
to the College of Allied Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy.
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Prior to enrollment, the following courses, described in the UTHSC Admissions
Requirement Brochure, must be completed with grades of “C”
or better.
| Courses Semester Hours |
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Biological Sciences•
(must include General Biology or General Botany And General Zoology) |
8 |
| Anatomy and Physiology• |
8 |
| General Chemistry• |
8 |
| General Physics• |
8 |
| Mathematics1 |
3 |
| Computer Sciences 2 |
3 |
| Statistics 3 |
3 |
| General Psychology4 |
6 |
| Humanities/Social Sciences5 |
12 |
| English Composition |
6 |
• Must include laboratory experiences
1Student must complete coursework that fulfills physics prerequisite.
2 If coursework has not been taken, must demonstrate computer
literacy
3 Statistics – course should cover nonparametric and
parametric statistics, including analysis of covariance and multivariate
analysis of variance. Use of statistical techniques with data sets, interpretation
of statistical results and computer interaction in data analysis strongly
recommended. Biomedical statistics, education statistics,
psychology statistics as well as statistics courses in the math department
are acceptable.
4Must include General Psychology I and II or General Psychology
I and Human Growth and Development
5 Recommended courses to complete humanities/social science
courses are: (child, adolescent or abnormal) psychology, personality development,
psychology of adjustment, sociology, anthropology, economics, counseling,
human relations, political science, humanities, art history, philosophy
or logic, English literature, history, foreign language, fine arts, religion
UTHSC Admissions Office
Application Information
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