DPT Admissions
The DPT program at Andrews University participates in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS).
All applicants who have completed or are completing their prerequisites for the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy program and are planning to enter the professional phase of the program this next year must apply through PTCAS. This can be done between June 15 and March 15 of each admissions cycle.
Instructions for submitting the PTCAS application are available on the PTCAS website (www.ptcas.org).
Students completing the PTCAS and holding a AU PT department-calculated Science and Core GPA of 3.4 or higher will be considered first.
Priority application deadline is November 15, and our final deadline is March 15. You may submit your application prior to completion of observation hours and coursework. However, everything must be submitted by May 1.
If you have completed or are completing your prerequisites and are planning to enter the professional phase of the DPT program within the next year, click the PTCAS App button below to begin the PTCAS Application process.
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
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GPA: Applicants must have a minimum Science and Core GPA of 3.40 to be eligible, and a 3.5 GPA to be competitive. GPA scholarships are available for all nine semesters of the DPT program. Click here for more information about GPA Scholarship- please note scholarship requirements may be different than DPT admissions requirements, refer to the DPT GPA Scholarship Table
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Prerequisites: Please see detailed prerequisites here
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Personal Interview: Our Admissions Office will invite the most qualified applicants for an interview with a member of the Admissions Committee or their designee on campus or by phone.
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Graduate Record Exam (GRE): A minimum Verbal and Quantitative score of 142 each is required, and minimum Writing score of 3.0. Submit scores from the General Test taken less than five years prior to enrollment in the program. Andrews University offers a generous scholarship based on the combined Verbal and Quantitative scores. GRE must be submitted to Andrews University by April 15 of each admissions year. After that date, official score reports may be sent directly to Andrews University. Phone 609-771-7670 or email gre-info@ets.org or check their website www.gre.org for more information. You must submit directly to Andrews University the school code is 1030. PTCAS no longer accepts or submits GRE scores.
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Observation Hours: Students must complete a minimum of 50 observation hours supervised by a licensed physical therapist in at least 3 different settings; at least 10 hours must be in an in-patient acute care or hospital setting.
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Recommendations: At least one reference must be from a physical therapist and another from a professor who taught the student. It is recommended that the third be from an employer/supervisor, clergy, a second physical therapist or health care professional.
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International Applicant Requirements: Submit an original foreign transcript directly to the PT program. Photo copies of evaluations are not acceptable.
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International Language Requirements: Applicants who have been given any part of their education outside the US or Canada or whose first language is not English must demonstrate English proficiency by providing evidence through one of the following methods. Exceptions may be granted by the School of Rehabilitation Sciences on an individual basis. Test must be taken within one year prior to application. TOEFL internet-based test (iBT) is preferred.
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Official TOEFL scores must be sent directly to PTCAS from Educational Testing Service (ETS). The PTCAS ETS code is 531.
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* PreferredTOEFL
Internet-based test (iBT) *
Combined score of 111
(Minimum scores in each of the four areas: 15 in reading, 15 in listening, 18 in speaking, and 17 in writing)
TOEFL
paper-based test (ITP)
Combined score of 640
(Minimum of 56 in each section)
MELAB
Combined score of 92
(Minimum of 80 in each section)
IELTS Academic version 8.0 PTE Academic version 72