Admissions

Admission to the program is competitive and is based on evaluation of all information and applications forms required to apply. Any applicant who has completed entry-level physical therapy education regardless of degree or location of the program, will NOT be considered for admission to the entry-level DPT program at WSU.

*Important note: The Physical Therapy Department at WSU is participating in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS) for the 2009-10 admissions cycle. Applicants for the 2013 entering class (beginning classes in the summer 2010) can apply online using the PTCAS Web application, beginning on July 15, 2009. To learn more about the PTCAS application process, please visit www.ptcas.org .

Admission Requirements:

1. Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Minimum grade requirements: 3.0 GPA in the last 60 semester credit hours; 3.0 GPA in math/science prerequisite courses; and a 3.0 overall prerequisite GPA.
3. Prerequisite courses: ALL prerequisite courses must be completed by the end of the spring semester prior to beginning summer courses in the PT curriculum. Contact Toni Neff at toni.neff@wichita.edu OR Alice Henry at alice.henry@wichita.edu OR call 800-340-7472, if you want to have your transcript(s) reviewed or have questions about course equivalency for the following courses:
   
   
   • Math/Sciences: Biology (1 semester with lab); Human Anatomy & Physiology (minimum of 5 credit hours with lab); Chemistry (2 semesters with lab); Physics (2 semesters with lab); College Trigonometry or equivalent; Statistics (1 semester); Exercise Physiology.
   • Basic Skills: English Composition/Literature (2 semesters); Speech (1 semester); Computer proficiency; Medical Terminology
   • Social Sciences: Psychology; one introductory course and one advanced course.
4. Evidence of computer proficiency for word processing, spreadsheets, and using the Internet. Complete a signed form included in theapplication packet.
5. Physical therapy clinical observation of 20 hours in one or more physical therapy departments.
6. Graduate Record Examination with a composite score of 900 for quantitative and verbal sections.