The following requirements must be satisfied for admission:

1. Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university at the time of matriculation.

2. Successful completion of six (6) semester hours in human gross anatomy and human or mammalian physiology must be completed within five years of matriculation. A minimum of three semester hour equivalents must be completed in each course. Courses with laboratories are required.

The anatomy course must include a lecture component on human anatomy and a laboratory requiring dissection of mammalian specimens or study of prosected mammalian specimens. Topics that must be covered include structures of the following systems: musculoskeletal, respiratory, cardiovascular, and the peripheral nervous systems. Also, study of the gastrointestinal system is recommended. The physiology course must be accompanied by laboratory studies. If a laboratory is not offered with the physiology course, a biology laboratory may substitute for the laboratory requirement providing the biology laboratory includes the appropriate content. The physiology course or the biology laboratory course should cover all the following topics, although four of the five topics is acceptable: cell structure and function; cardiovascular, respiratory and digestive function; excretory function; and reproduction and development. No exceptions are permitted. Other advanced courses in the same area completed within three years of matriculation (such as histology, functional anatomy, and some kinesiology courses) may be used to maintain the currency of that requirement. Acceptable courses are determined on an individual basis.

3. Applicants must have successfully completed a course in statistics within five years of matriculation. The course should cover both parametric and nonparametric statistics. Use of statistical techniques with data sets, interpretation of statistical results and computer interaction in data analysis are strongly recommended.

4. Applicants must have successfully completed four (4) semester hours of physics within five years of matriculation. The course(s) should include a laboratory and the topics of mechanics, sound, light, wave motion, heat, electricity, magnetism and nuclear physics. The course does not have to be calculus-based. Enrollment in more than one physics course may be necessary to obtain the above content. No exceptions are permitted.

5. Courses taken as prerequisites for enrollment may not be taken on a Pass/Fail basis.

6. Applicants must have experience using the following computer applications: word processing, communications, database and statistics. Experience may be gained through formal computer courses or practical experience with the above applications.

7. Applicants in the final stage of admission are asked to visit campus for a formal interview.

8. Approval of admission is made by the Physical Therapy Admissions Committee and faculty.

9. Compliance with the Technical Standards of the Division of Physical Therapy.