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Effective Fall 2010,
DPT applicants will be required to have an undergraduate degree
prior to entering the professional program.
We now require 3 sections of the GRE.
(verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, and analytical writing)
National Testing Web site www.ets.org
If you have questions about this please call the department at 423-425-4747.
The departmental admissions director is Dr. Larry Tillman
UTC Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that we are now participating in the
Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS), pronounced "P-T-Kas".
Applicants applying to the entry-level professional physical therapist program for the
2010 entering class will apply online using the PTCAS application.
All applicants will be able to login to the PTCAS Application beginning July 15th, 2009.
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SCIENCE GPA: Beginning with applications for Fall 2010 DPT Program admission, science GPA will be calculated using the following prerequisite courses:
General Biology I & II with lab
Anatomy (A&P I) with lab
Physiology (A&P II) with lab
Chemistry I & II with lab
Physics I & II with lab
Exercise Physiology (including lab, if taken)
Admission Forms and Information
Application Deadlines and Eligibility Requirements
Our program has two application blocks. The first block has an application deadline of September 15th, 2009. If you are applying for early admission, you must fulfill the eligibility requirements for Block 1. Interviews for this block will take place in Mid-November.
The second block has an application deadline of January 15th, 2010. Eligibility requirements are slightly different for this block. Please review the requirements before completing your application. Interviews for this block will take place in February and early March.
2010 Application Deadlines and Eligibility Requirements for Block 1 and 2
2009 Application Deadlines and Eligibility Requirements for Block 1 and 2
Our program accepts 30 students per academic year. Our applicants are very competitive and have excelled in their undergraduate and prerequisite coursework. While our required minimum cumulative and science GPA is 3.0, the average GPA for accepted applicants is 3.6-3.7.
All applicants must use the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service or PTCAS to apply to our program. Once we have received your application we will contact you by mail and/or email for status updates. Please be sure that your email settings will allow correspondence from our department and PTCAS. To make yourself more familiar with the PTCAS application, please take the time to review this PowerPoint Presentation. Once you have completed the PowerPoint, please download or print our application materials for Fall 2010 and review them carefully.
*Students may apply for either application period (Fall or Spring) in a given admissions cycle, but not both.
Application Forms
To assist you with the application process we have provided links to forms and information that you may need. Most are PDF files and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 (help). This information is supplemental to that found on the PTCAS web site and should be reviewed before beginning the application process, if possible. Should you have questions about this information after you have reviewed it, please contact us at 423.425.4747 or PT-Program@utc.edu
Fall 2010 Applicants
*All 2010 applicants must have earned a bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited institution prior to admission to the physical therapy program.
- Application Instructions - *Revised 6/30/09
- Application Checklist – Use this checklist to assist you with the application process.
- Prerequisite Coursework Checklist – Review this checklist before beginning your PTCAS application. Confirmation of completed prerequisites is required in the application.
Fall 2009 Applicants
- Application Instructions
- Undergraduate Application Checklist - This checklist is for applicants who will be entering the program with an undergraduate standing.
- Graduate Application Checklist – This checklist is for applicants who will have earned a bachelor's degree before entering the program.
- Prerequisite Coursework Checklist – Review this checklist to confirm that all prerequisites have been completed.
You may request paper versions of these forms by contacting the UTC PT office.
Helpful Links
Equivalency Charts - Use this link to find course equivalents
Financial Aid - Here you will find program specific financial aid information and a link to the UTC Financial Aid web site.
Petition Forms
In-State and Out-of-State Classification
Criminal Background Checks
Our Department requires criminal background checks and/or drug tests for all enrolled students, in order to verify an individual’s suitability to participate in experiential education rotations and to ensure patient safety.
