Admissions Application
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Admissions Procedures
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Touro is now participating in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service, known as PTCAS. All applicants applying to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program will now apply online using the PTCAS application. A new incoming class begins every August. The program has a rolling admission policy and applicants are encouraged to apply early. The final application deadline is June 1st. To begin the PTCAS application process, visit the PTCAS web site at www.ptcas.org .
Admissions Requirements
Satisfactory completion of 90 transferable semester credits from an accredited college or university is required for admission to the program. A Bachelor of Arts is not required. Specific prerequisites include:
8 credits General Biology (with labs)
8 credits General Physics (with labs)
8 credits General Chemistry (with labs)
6 credits of Anatomy & Physiology
6 credits of Psychology including General Psychology
6 credits English Composition or English Composition and Literature
3 credits Statistics
3 credits Pre-Calculus Mathematics
12 additional credits of Liberal Arts courses
15 credit concentration (of which 9 must be upper division courses)
15 elective credits
The science courses listed above must be designed for science majors. Science courses designed for liberal arts or nursing majors are not acceptable.
It is suggested that applicants demonstrate a minimum academic index of 3.0 for all course work in order to be considered for admission into the program.
Additional requirements include Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I) or Graduate Record Exam (GRE General) scores. TOEFL scores are required for students who did not attend high school in the USA and whose first language is NOT ENGLISH.
All applicants are required to document a minimum of 50 hours of volunteer/work service in a physical therapy setting, with at least 25 of those hours having taken place in a hospital or institutional setting with an inpatient population. Each applicant is requested to provide two letters of recommendation at the time of application. One letter must be from a licensed physical therapist that supervised the applicant. The other must be from a professor who has taught the applicant. The Physical Therapy Program accepts students only on a full-time basis. Students who have not met established standards may petition the Admissions Committee for consideration. This petition must be in writing and must accompany the application. The petition must clearly explain extenuating circumstances that have prohibited the student from meeting existing standards, and/or indicate the student’s potential for learning.
The Admissions Committee reserves the right to admit students on an individual basis based on the student's petition and application, and other required application documentation.