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Physical Therapy Department


Applicant Information

We are a graduate program, which means that applicants must have a Bachelor's degree, although we do not require a specific undergraduate major. Regardless of the major, a list of pre-requisite courses need to be completed. These include:

  • 12 credits of Biology, which includes 8 credits of human anatomy and physiology
  • 8 credits of Chemistry (with lab)
  • 8 credits of Physics (with lab)
  • 6 credits of Psychology - General Psychology and a second level psychology course (e.g. developmental, adolescent, social, child, etc.)
  • 3 credits of pre-calculus
  • 3 credits of statistics
  • 3 credits of communication (either speaking or writing) 

Further requirements for our program include a minimum of 30 clinical hours with a physical therapist, two letters of recommendation (one from a physical therapist), and GREs. 

We are a competitive program; this year we had 135 applicants and will admit a class of around 30. Our curriculum is three, full-time years and it begins in the summer (end of May). Our application deadline for this year (2009) was January 9th but we anticipate it will be in December in future years.

Starting in 2009 (for applicants who will enter in 2010) we will be utilizing the Physical Therapy Centralized Application System (PTCAS). An applicant will submit his/her application materials to PTCAS and indicate that s/he would like to apply to the University of Rhode Island. We will then access those materials from PTCAS. Applicants are required to utilize PTCAS; any materials sent directly to the Physical Therapy department will not be considered. For details, please visit www.ptcas.org

For more information or if you have questions, please contact: 

Dr. Susan E. Roush, PT

Admissions Committee Chair 

Roush@uri.edu

401-874-5626

Professor, Physical Therapy Department

Independence Square II

25 West Independence Way

Kingston RI  02881

Announcements

The Physical Therapy Department at URI will participate in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS) for the 2009-10 admissions cycle. Applicants for the 2010 entering class can apply online using the PTCAS Web application, beginning on July 15, 2009. To learn more about the PTCAS application process, please visit www.ptcas.org.

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