Department of Physical Therapy

Entry Level DPT Admission Requirements

ENTRY-LEVEL DPT ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  1. Bachelor’s degree from a fully accredited college or university.
  2. An undergraduate GPA of AT LEAST 3.0 based on all undergraduate work or work completed during the last 2 years of study, whichever is higher.
  3. Pre-requisiteGPA of AT LEAST 3.0 (any individual grades below C not accepted).
  4. Work or volunteer experience with licensed physical therapist.
  5. Completion of all physical therapy pre-requisite courses requirements.  These pre-requisite courses include:

MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN LAST 7 YEARS:

  • Human Physiology – 1 course
  •  Human Anatomy – 1 course
  •  Chemistry (with associated laboratory sections) – 1 year
  •  Physics (with associated laboratory sections) – 1 year

MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN LAST 10YEARS:

  •  Abnormal Psychology – 1 course
  • Trigonometry OR Calculus – 1 course
  • Statistics  - 1 course (ANOVA, correlation & regression testing  recommended)
  •  ADVANCED First Aid (must be current)
  •  Note: Advanced First Aid includes one- and two-man CPR,adult, child &  infant choking and CPR

VIEW PROGRAM APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AT:

http://www.health.utah.edu/pt/prospective/entry/Directions.html.