Physical Therapy
  Admission Requirements

Deadline for acceptance of applications for Fall 2009 is closed.

The Department of Physical Therapy Admissions Committee selects students for admission. The following criteria must be met to enter the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program:

  1. Bachelor's Degree;

  2. Completion, with a "C" or better, of the following courses or their equivalent:

    General Biology I w/lab 4 hrs
    General Chemistry I w/lab 4 hrs
    General Chemistry II w/lab 4 hrs
    General Physics I w/lab 4-5 hrs
    General Physics II w/lab 4-5 hrs
    Human Anatomy w/lab 4 hrs
    Human Physiology w/lab 3 hrs
    Introduction to Statistics 3 hrs
    General Psychology 3 hrs
    *Anatomy and Physiology I & II can be substituted for Human Anatomy and Human Physiology
  3. A minimum of 40 hours of volunteer or work experience in Physical Therapy (hospital, clinic etc.) with documentation signed by a licensed Physical Therapist. *Introduction to Physical Therapy Course substitutes for 40 hours of volunteer time;
  4. A 3.0 cumulative GPA of all coursework with a minimum GPA of 2.8 in the sciences pre-requisite courses;
  5. A knowledge of the profession as evidenced by a personal statement detailing the reasons for professional choice;
  6. Two letters of recommendation addressing the applicant's moral character and suitability for a Physical Therapy career;
  7. A personal interview with two members of the Department of Physical Therapy Admissions Committee;
  8. Results of the Graduate Record Examination (minimum 950 verbal and quantitative: copy of GRE or hand written score on a sheet)
  9. All science pre-requisites must have been completed within the last eight (8) years.

All pre-requisite courses must be completed by the end of the summer semester, prior to starting the program. If you have any further question, please e-mail anand.shetty@hamptonu.edu or call at 757-727-5624.