Admission Information
 

Application Process

All applicants must apply through the PTCAS website. Access https://www.apta.org/cas/ptcas/ptcas-applicants to set up a PTCAS account and apply. Students who completed an application for the current application cycle will receive interview notifications no later than January 15. Interviews will be held in March. Students will be notified of their acceptance status into the program in April. Students will be notified of the August matriculation date in July. 

Link to FAQ for more information.

 

Admission Requirements

Link to the Catalog of Graduate and Professional Programs 2023-2024 Edition

Students entering the program will be expected to meet the following criteria: 

• An earned bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Students may apply with uncompleted prerequisites. A plan of study will need to be included in the application outlining the expected completion dates for each course. The admission committee will access the feasibility of the plan during the review process. The bachelor’s degree must be completed and conferred prior to the first day of DPT training. 

• Minimum undergraduate cumulative or most recent 60 semester credit hours GPA of 3.00 (using a 4.0 scale)   

• Minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.00 (using a 4.0 scale).  

• Two letters of recommendation, including one letter from a physical therapist and one letter from either an educator or a community leader.  

• At least 30 hours of paid or volunteer physical therapy observation or experience supervised by a licensed physical therapist. If multiple sites are used, a minimum of 8 hours is required per site.

• Complete all prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better.
*All 3.0 minimum GPA requirements and Observation hours must be met at the time of application submission.

Prerequisite Courses (credit hours)

Science and mathematics: Chemistry with laboratory for science majors (8), Biology with laboratory for science majors (8), Physics with laboratory for science majors (8), Advanced biology sophomore level or higher (3), Human anatomy and physiology with laboratory separate or combined courses (8), Mathematics college algebra or higher (6), Statistics (3)

Non-Science: English composition (6), Advanced English composition or technical writing (3), Psychology (6), Public speaking (3)

*The statistics course can be either behavioral or experimental courses.
*Poetry or literature courses will not satisfy the Advanced English composition or technical writing course requirement.
*Human anatomy and physiology courses must be completed within five years of the application.

 

Resources

Link to the Catalog of Graduate and Professional Programs 2023-2024 Edition

Link to Academic Calendar Page

 

 

 

Effective November 8, 2022, The University of Louisiana Monroe Doctor of Physical Therapy Program has been granted Candidate for Accreditation status by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; phone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org).  

If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 318-342-1265 or email ulmdpt@ulm.edu. Candidate for Accreditation is an accreditation status of affiliation with the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education that indicates the program may matriculate students in technical/professional courses. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status does not assure that the program will be granted Initial Accreditation.