Physical Therapy Admission
Requirements

Applicants to the DPT program must demonstrate the following to be considered for admission:

• Completion of a bachelor's degree at an accredited university in a discipline other than physical therapy.
• A minimum cumulative AND science GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) is recommended.
• Completion of all prerequisites by the end of the spring semester prior to beginning the program.
• A TOEFL score of at least 550 (if the applicant is an international student whose first language is not English).
• Completion of all materials in the application packet.
• Participation in a personal interview.

We recommend that students observe physical therapists in a wide variety of settings before applying.

List of prerequisite courses

(numbers in parentheses reflect semester credit hours)

• English I & II (6)
• Fundamentals of Communication (3)
• Ethics (3)
• Developmental Psychology (3)
• General Biology with lab (4)
• Vertebrate Anatomy with lab (4)
• General Physiology with lab (4)
• General Chemistry I & II with labs (8)
• Physics I & II (non-calculus) with labs (8)
• Statistics (3)

All prerequisite courses must be completed for a grade of "C-" or better.

Prerequisite courses that were taken more than 10 years prior to application will only be considered by petition to the Physical Therapy Admissions Committee.

Requirement for laptop computer
Given the increasing availability of information on computer networks and the Internet, and the growing need for students to be able to find, analyze and use that information, the Department of Physical Therapy Education requires that all new students have a laptop computer for use throughout the DPT curriculum. The computer will be used during lecture and laboratory sessions on campus as well during on-line courses that will run concurrent with full-time clinical internships. Rockhurst’s campus-wide wireless network makes accessing files and the Internet convenient and easy across all campus buildings and classrooms.

Students may use a computer they already own or purchase a new computer through Rockhurst Computer Services.

List of recommended courses Interpersonal Communication Abnormal Psychology Embryology Histology Requirements are subject to change. It is the applicant's responsibility to contact the Office of Graduate Admission or the Department of Physical Therapy Education to inquire if there are changes before submitting an application.