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. ALL STUDENTS ENTERING UTHSC ARE REQUIRED TO PASS A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK PRIOR TO ENTRY TO THE PROGRAM.
1. 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.
- 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.
2. A competitive score on the verbal and quantitative sections of the
Graduate Record Examination will be required.
3. A completed application and application fee must be received by the
Department of Enrollment Services on or before November 1 (early admission), January 15 (regular admission) and April 1 (late admission) prior to the September class for which admission is sought. prior to the
September class for which admission is sought. The following additional
materials must be received by the Department of Enrollment Services prior
to any final action taken by the Admissions Committee.
- Pre-Professional Advisory Committee recommendation from each college
or university attended for more than one term
- Official transcript from each college or university attended.
- Projected plan for completion of remaining required courses that
include date(s) and name(s) of institution(s) at which student plans
to enroll
- Verification of completion of American history in high school or
college
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.
6. 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.
Prior to enrollment, the following courses, described in the UTHSC Admissions
Requirement Brochure, must be completed with grades of “C”
or better.
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taking the correct prerequisite courses
for feeder institutions required by our program.
| Semester
Hours |
Biological
Sciences•
(must include General Biology or General Botany & General Zoology)
|
8 |
| Anatomy
& Physiology• |
8 |
General
Chemistry• |
8 |
| General
Physics• |
8 |
| Mathematics1 |
3 |
| Computer
Science2 |
3 |
| Statistics3 |
3 |
| General
Psychology4 |
6 |
| Social
Sciences/Humanities5 |
12 |
| English
Composition |
6 |
| |
65 |
• Must include laboratory experiences
- Student must complete coursework that fulfills physics prerequisite.
- If coursework has not been taken, must demonstrate computer literacy
- 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.
- Must include General Psychology I and II or General Psychology I
and Human Growth and Development
- 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
All application materials listed below must be received by the
Office of Enrollment Services
on or before January 15, prior to the September class for which admission
is sought:
- Competed application and application fee.
- Pre-Professional Advisory Committee recommendation from each
college or university attended for more than one term.
- Official transcript from each college or university attended.
- Projected plan for completion of remaining required courses
which includes date(s) and name(s) of institution at which student plans
to enroll.
- Verification of completion of American history in high school
or college.
A personal interview is required for admission.
Applicants must demonstrate good physical and mental health consistent
with demands of the educational program.
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 Science, Department of Physical
Therapy.
Would you like an application or more information?
Application forms, and Admissions Requirement Booklet and additional
information about admission may be obtained by contacting:
UTHSC Admissions Office
Application Information
Prerequisite Course Numbers
UT Enrollment Services, UT Health Science Center
910 Madison Suite 525
Memphis, TN 38163
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