Earn your Doctor of
Physical Therapy Degree
in our Two-year, Hybrid Program

• Biology with laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours)
• Chemistry with laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours)
• General Physics with laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours)
• Human Anatomy and Physiology with laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours) Applicants must complete Anatomy and Physiology courses within the last eight years, prior to application, or demonstrate ongoing work experiences that have kept this knowledge current (e.g. physical therapist assistant, athletic trainer, etc.).
• Statistics (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)
• Any Psychology (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)
• English Composition or Writing (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)
• Applicants must complete anatomy and physiology courses within the last eight years, prior to application, or demonstrate ongoing work experiences that have kept this knowledge current (e.g. physical therapist assistant, athletic trainer, etc.).

Courses must be completed before matriculation into the DPT program, but applications will still be accepted as long as courses are in progress or will be completed prior to matriculation. At the time of application submission, prospective students must have at least seven of the 11 required pre-requisites complete in order to be considered for admission, as reflected by submitted transcripts. All pre-requisite courses will be assessed for fit on a case-by-case basis. Introductory-level science courses are not accepted.

Preference will be given to those applicants who complete the majority of their coursework at and earn their bachelor degree from Bowling Green State University and to those who have taken honors courses.

• No GRE Required!
• Complete a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution prior to class beginning. Admission may be granted pending completion of the degree.
• Complete all required prerequisite courses with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) and prerequisite course GPA of 3.00 or greater on a 4.00 scale.
• Grades Below “C” in prerequisite courses will not be accepted
• If a prerequisite course is repeated, the credit hours assigned to the course may be counted only once in fulfilling the required number of hours. The pre-requisite GPA will be determined using the highest course grade achieved; however, both grades will be calculated into the cumulative GPA.
• If cumulative GPA is less than 3.00 on a 4.00 scale, an applicant may still be eligible for admission if a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or greater has been achieved over the last 60 semester or 90 quarter hour credits of coursework.
• Submission of three references.
• Completion of a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer or work experience with a licensed physical therapist is required.
• For all applicants for whom English is not their first language or those who have completed a degree and prerequisite courses in a foreign country, demonstration of English language proficiency is required through completion of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam.
• Ability to fulfill the technical standards and essential functions of the DPT program for admission.