Admission & Application

Admissions

The planned cohort size for each year is 35 students.  Admissions requirements and standards are designed to ensure scholastic success in the professional program. Selecting a candidate for the future practice of physical therapy involves many important factors.  Applications are accepted only through the Physical Therapy Centralized Application System (PTCAS). 

Admission Requirements

  • Completion of bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and a minimum science grade point average of 3.0.
  • A TOEFL score of 550 (if the applicant is an international student whose first language is not English)
  • Participation in an onsite interview
  • 100 hours of observation in a variety of physical therapy settings
  • Completion of the GRE
  • Completion all prerequisite coursework (see below)
  • Three (3) letters of recommendation (character and/or academic)
All application materials, prerequisite coursework, and volunteer experience must be completed by the end of the spring semester prior to beginning the program.

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Prerequisite Coursework

Course
Hours
Comments
Biology
16 Total
  

General Biology (for Biology majors recommended)

At least one upper level animal based biology course is highly recommended (300/3000 or 400/4000 course). Preference given to applicants who have taken one upper level biology course.

8

General Biology or Zoology highly recommended.

Recommended upper level biology courses include cell, or genetics
Anatomy & Physiology 1
4
 Will accept 4 hours of physiology and 4 hours of vertebrate or human anatomy
Anatomy & Physiology 2
4
Chemistry
 8 Total
  
General Chemistry 1
4
General Chemistry 2
4
Physics
 8 Total
  
General Physics 1
4
  
General Physics 2
4
Psychology
 6 Total
  
General Psychology
3
  
Developmental or
Abnormal Psychology
3
Mathematics
 3 Total
  
See comments.
3
 College Algebra, Trigonometry or Calculus
Statistics
 3 Total
  
See comments.
3
 Psychology statistics, biostatistics, or math statistics accepted
Medical Terminology
1-3 Total
  
See comments.
1-3
 Hours determined by those offered at applicant’s undergraduate institution
     

Program Costs

Tuition is charged as a flat rate per semester (not based on credit hour) that remains the same throughout the academic year. Starting in the Fall of 2024, the per semester (eight semesters) tuition will be $13,530, including the cost of the international mission practicum in the third year.  Students will also be responsible for the technology fee of $324 per semester and a graduation course fee. There will be additional costs of books, equipment, laptop, living expenses, and travel to clinical sites that are the students' responsibility.

2023-2024 DPT Student Financial Fact Sheet pdf

Requirements following Admission

Coming soon

Student Handbook & Academic Catalog

Physical Therapy Student Handbook pdf - with course descriptions

Graduate & Professional Handbook pdf

Catalog

Technical Standards

Technical Standards pdf

Application

Application for Fall 2023 opens July 1, 2023.
The deadline for application submission is February 15, 2024.

All applicants are required to submit the PTCAS application via the PTCAS. Students will need to go to this web site and complete the web application and submit PTCAS application fees, send official transcripts from each university attended, and official GRE scores.

Note: Submission of a completed application does not guarantee an interview, selection or admission into the Program.

Contact Us

Physical Therapy Program is part of the College of Allied Health

501-279-5990

pt@harding.edu

Off-campus building located 1.5 miles from the main campus of Harding University.

Harding University
Physical Therapy
1300 South Main
Searcy, AR 72143

Program Director:
Kevin Ramey, PhD, PT

501-279-5991

kramey1@harding.edu