Admission Requirements

• A baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants may complete a baccalaureate degree in any field. The following undergraduate majors at FGCU may be the most congruent with the required physical therapy prerequisite courses:
        (a) BS in Health Science;
        (b) BS in Human Performance
        (c) BS in Athletic Training

• Completed all prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better (a grade of C- or less is not acceptable).

• Achieved a GPA calculated for all prerequisite courses of at least 3.20 (on a 0 to 4 scale).

• Achieved a GPA for all upper division coursework of at least 3.00 (on a 0 to 4 scale).

• A minimum score of 4.0 on the Analytical portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and a minimum total Quantitative-Verbal GRE score of 1000, with a minimum score of 400 on both the Quantitative and Verbal portions of the GRE.

• Completion of Interview (after program application).

• Submission of portfolio, including validation of two physical therapist shadowing experiences of five hours each.

 

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