Admissions Requirements
- A minimum of 80 semester credits from colleges or universities accredited by one of the following: The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), the New England Commission on Higher Education (NECHE), The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) or the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC),United States Department of Education (USDE). If you have any questions about whether a transfer course will be accepted, you should check with the Office of Admissions prior to enrolling in the course.
- Two Letters of recommendation: one from a college science professor and one from a physical therapist.
- At least 9 semester credits must be completed at a 4-year college at the Junior or Senior level.***
- A minimum, cumulative undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- Graduate Records Examination (General G.R.E.) score report — Use Institutional Code 3138.
- A minimum of 50 hours of clinical experience in a Physical Therapy setting.
- Online courses are accepted for prerequisites, but we prefer a college laboratory setting (wet lab) for science courses that require labs.
- Minimum scores on GRE of 150 verbal and 150 quantitative are preferred.
- A letter grade of “C” or better in each of the following prerequisite courses:
Subject | Credits |
---|---|
Anatomy & Physiology 1with labs or Anatomy & Physiology 2 with labs* |
4 |
Anatomy & Physiology 2 with labs** or General Biology 1 with labs or General Biology 2 with labs |
4 |
General Chemistry 1 with labs and General Chemistry 2 with labs |
8 |
General Physics 1 with labs and General Physics 2 with labs |
8 |
General Psychology | 3 |
Psychology Elective | 3 |
Statistics | 3 |
English | 3 |
Three (3), Upper Division (junior/senior) courses *** | 9 |
* You must complete at least 1 semester of Anatomy & Physiology with lab
** The same Anatomy & Physiology with lab course can only be counted once, either above or here
*** These courses must all be from the same area of study or the same discipline; e.g. Nine upper division credits from the Biology department, or the History department.
Note: Minimum grade of “B” preferred in all science prerequisite courses. Only science courses designed for science majors are acceptable.
All required sciences must be less than 10 years old for all applicants; we will no longer consider any required sciences that are greater than 10 years old.
General Education Requirement
If applying for entry/ matriculation without a baccalaureate Degree:
Prior to matriculation, you must have earned a minimum of 33 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences and 30 credits in at least seven of the ten SUNY-GER subject areas and two required competencies listed here.
Four of the seven Knowledge and Skills areas must be in:
- Communication: Written and Oral
- Diversity: Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice
- Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning
- Natural Sciences and Scientific Reasoning
You must also demonstrate competencies in two required core competencies:
- Critical Thinking and Reasoning
- Information Literacy.
The remaining credits can be obtained from the other 6 knowledge and skill areas: Humanities, Social Sciences, The Arts, US History and Civic Engagement, World History and Global Awareness, and World Languages.
Note: The SUNY-GER is required for all bachelor's degree candidates and the SUNY-GER credits can simultaneously fulfill requirements for LAS.