Time
Line for Physical Therapy School
Sophomore Year
Junior Year
Senior Year
Admissions Requirements
MEC Evaluations
The Application Process
Where to Apply
Prerequsite Courses
Sophomore
Year
1) Volunteer under a licensed Physical
Therapist.
2) Participate in DOA.
3) Prepare for the General Record Exam.
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Junior
Year
1) Volunteer under a licensed Physical
Therapist.
2) Take the General Record Exam.
3) Participate in DOA.
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Senior
Year
1) Volunteer under a licensed Physical
Therapist.
2) Participate in DOA.
3) Start the application
process in August and apply by November
15.
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Admissions
Requirements
Admission to the Entry-level
Master of Physical Therapy program is on a competitive basis and
preference is given to Louisiana residents. In order to be considered
for admission, the applicant must:
Complete 60 clock hours of practical
experience in physical therapy under the direct supervision of
a licensed physical therapist BY THE TIME OF APPLICATION. Additional
hours and experience are recommended.
Hold a baccalaureate degree from
a fully regionally or nationally accredited college or university
by the date of expected matriculation into the Department of Physical
Therapy.
Submit scores from the verbal,
quantitative, analytical, and written assessment portions of the
Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Have a grade point average (GPA)
of 3.0 or above in all undergraduate science courses. However,
the grade trend of the applicant will be considered.
Satisfactorily complete (grade
C or better) the prerequisite courses prior to the Summer term
for which the student is applying.
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MEC
Evaluations
Letters of recommendations are
not required for acceptance to Physical Therapy school. The MEC
offers recommendation letters for students if they wish. You can
submit letters of recommendation if you wish, but general consensus
is that you don't need any. Therfore, you don't have to go through
the MEC. If you would like to get a recommendation letter, turn
in your MEC form by the first week of school in the Fall, and
they will interview you and subsequently write a recommendation
letter.
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The
Application Process
Application procedures are as
follows:
Write to request an application
packet from the Office of Student Affairs in August of the year
prior to the date of desired admission.
Submit the application by the
Department deadline which is November 15th of the year prior to
the expected matriculation.
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Where
to Apply
LSUHSC,
Department of Physical Therapy
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Prerequisite
Courses
English Composition 6
Advanced English Composition, Technical Writing or Exposition
(Literature and poetry courses ARE NOT acceptable as meeting composition
requirement.) 3
Chemistry (Laboratory based, for science majors) 8
Biology/Zoology (Laboratory based, for science majors) 8
Physics (Laboratory based, for science majors) 8
Advanced Biology (Recommended: Histology, Cell Biology, or Microbiology)
3
Anatomy (Recommended: Human Anatomy) 3
Physiology (Recommended: Human Physiology) 3
Mathematics (Algebra level or above) 6
Psychology (Recommended: Abnormal Psychology, Growth and Development)
6
Statistics (Behavioral or Experimental) 3
Computer Science (Microcomputers, Programming, Computer-based
Mathematics) 3
Public Speaking 3
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