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Division of Physical Therapy
Admissions: General Requirements
The following requirements must be met to apply to the WVU Physical Therapy
Program:
- Completion of a baccalaureate degree:
Applicants must have earned a baccalaureate degree, or
plan on completing a baccalaureate degree by May of the year of entering the
program. Students may apply with an undergraduate degree in any major. A common undergraduate major for students interested in
physical therapy is Exercise Physiology. At WVU, Exercise Physiology majors will be able to obtain all of the
required prerequisite courses during their course of study. Another common baccalaureate major
is biology. However, these majors are only recommendations. Students
can apply with any degree
background, as long as all prerequisite courses are completed.
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Completion of prerequisite courses
College course work will only be accepted from an
accredited institution in the United States and Canada, and MUST include the
listed prerequisite courses. Applicants may be enrolled in
prerequisite courses at the time of application. However, all
prerequisite courses and the undergraduate major must be successfully
completed by the end of the Spring semester (typically mid-May) of the year of
entering the program.
The applicant must earn a minimum grade of C in
each prerequisite course.
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Overall cumulative GPA:
An overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. The
cumulative GPA includes all previous college coursework at all institutions
the student has attended.
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Prerequisite science GPA:
A GPA in the prerequisite science courses of 3.0 is
required.
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Graduate Record Examination scores:
Official GRE scores must be reported to Admissions and
Records prior to the application deadline. (The institution code for reporting
scores to WVU is 5904.)
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Volunteer/Work experience in physical therapy:
A minimum of 60 hours of volunteer or work experience is
required. This experience must be under the direction of licensed physical
therapist and must be obtained from at least two different practice settings.
Practice settings include acute care/hospital, outpatient, adult
rehabilitation hospital/center, nursing home, school system/pediatrics, and
home health. Though these hours may be obtained during high school and
college, some volunteer hours obtained during the junior or senior college
years is strongly recommended. Volunteer/work experience must be completed
within the US.
Click here to download the Verification of
Hours Form.
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Three Letters of recommendation
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We require two references from licensed physical
therapists. We do not accept letters from PTAs or other healthcare
professionals.
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The third reference must be from a professor or faculty
advisor who taught the student in at least one course in his/her
undergraduate major.
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We do NOT accept letters from relatives of the
applicant, even if the relative is a physical therapist or professor.
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