Doctor of Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy Admissions Procedures

Application materials may be obtained from the Office of Graduate Admissions or from the North Georgia website, DPTdownloable admisionforms.

Application Checklist

• Application for Graduate Admissions
• $40 application fee
• Two sets of official transcripts from each institution of higher learning attended
  If you graduated from North Georgia, you do not need to request transcripts.
• Official GRE scores
• Three DPT recommendation forms
  One recommendation must be from a practicing physical therapist
• DPT immunization form

International students (requiring F1 visa) should sumbit

• International Graduate Admission Application
• Official international transcripts must have a foreign course-by-course credential evaluation by an independent evaluation service that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. Evaluations must include certification that the applicant has received a baccalaureate and state a calculated cumulative gpa)
• Official GRE scores
• Three DPT recommendation forms
• DPT immunization form

Regular Admission Requirements

1. Baccalaureate from a regionally accredited four-year institution with at least a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.8 (or a minimum grade point average of 3.4 in the last 40 semester hours attempted).
2. Complete prerequisite science and statistics courses from a regionally accredited four-year institution with at least a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.8.
3. Earn a combined score of 1,000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the General Record Exam General Test (GRE), with a minimum score of at least 400 on each part, and a minimum score of at least 3.5 on the analytical writing section. Although most students meet these minimum requirements, students with a minimum combined score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative sections may be considered as long as a minimum score of at least 400 has been earned on each part.
4. Complete prerequisite courses

• One Academic Year of the following:
• General Chemistry with labs
• General Physics with labs
• Life Sciences Sequence to include ONE of the following combinations:
• Full academic year of general biology with labs (for biology majors) AND an advanced course in biology (not botany or ecology)
• Full academic year of human anatomy & physiology (with labs) AND either one general biology course (not botany, ecology or environmental biology) OR one applied health science that has A&P as a prerequisite (e.g., exercise physiology, kinesiology, etc.)
• One course in statistics
• Two courses in social sciences

1. Demonstrate evidence of appropriate interest in and knowledge of the profession (while no specific number of hours of exposure in a physical therapy treatment environment is required for admission, applicants are expected to be familiar with various settings in which physical therapy is practiced, and to provide clear evidence of their commitment to physical therapy as a career choice).  Satisfaction of this expectation will be determined through the professional judgment of admissions personnel.
2. Meet all other program admission requirements.

Additional Information Regarding the Application Process

Admission to the graduate Physical Therapy Program requires an orderly progression through checkpoints and due dates by which certain requirements must be completed if the student is to be considered for admission. These requirements center about the admission standards of

• Nearness of completion of baccalaureate.
• Adequacy of grade point averages and of General Record Exam (GRE) scores.
• Completeness of prerequisite courses and recommended courses.
• When all application materials required to make an admission decision have been received by the Office of Graduate Admission, notification will be sent to the applicant and a copy of application materials will be forwarded to the program.
• On campus interviews are a final step in the application process. 
• After review of application materials submitted, you will be contacted by the Physical Therapy program if you are invited to campus for an interview. 

• Notification from the Physical Therapy program will be mailed to applicants verifying acceptance or denial.

Prior to the first day of the term, accepted applicants are reqired to submit

1. North Georgia immunization certification form in accordance with Board of Regents policy
2. Signed affidavit attesting to ability to fulfill the Physical Therapy Department Essential Functions

• Students who have not submitted all of the above documentation prior to the first day of the term will not be allowed to attend until all documentation has been received.
• Applicants must reapply each year.

Appeal of Graduate Admission

• A candidate who was invited for an interview by the missions Committee but whose application is denied has the right to appeal the decision.
• Appeals must be made in written form to the
  DPT Admissions Committee
  Department of Physical Therapy
  North Georgia College & State University
  Dahlonega, GA  30597
• The letter should clearly state the grounds for appeal.
• Students whose appeal is accepted will be reconsidered for admission.

Submit application materials to

Office of Graduate Admissions

North Georgia College & State University

Price Memorial Hall, Room 102

Dahlonega, GA  30597

All documents and materials submitted to fulfill the application requirements for entry to a program at North Georgia become the property of the university and will not be returned. These materials are kept for one year for incomplete application files and for three years for completed and accepted applicants, but who did not enrolled.