Admissions
Deadline for Early Admission: November
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Deadline for General Admission: January 15
Program Description
The entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy program is designed to train therapists who can enter the profession as generalists. Program graduates are able to competently evaluate patients/clients, critically analyze new information, solve complex patient problems and have developed the skills to be life-long learners.
The graduate program is nine semesters (34 months) long with clinical experiences dispersed throughout. These experiences include three twelve-week internships during the last three semesters.
A Doctor of Physical Therapy will be awarded after the successful completion of the curriculum. Grades below "C" earned in any required physical therapy course are unsatisfactory and cannot be used toward a major in physical therapy. Students not meeting this requirement will be asked to withdraw from the program. In addition, all students in UW-L graduate education must maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
Note: Students in the program should expect to incur additional expenses for books, lab fees, housing and travel during clinical internships and field trips for course work.
Admissions Procedure
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin Physical Therapy Consortium: UW-L COHORT that all students who desire admission to the program must meet the requirements and complete the admission process. All applications will be carefully reviewed, adhering to the procedure detailed below.
Overview of the Admissions Process
- Candidates must submit all of their application materials together at one time in hard copy. A confirmation will be sent to the candidate within 2 working days of receiving the application.
- Complete applications are due in the program office by November 1 for early admission and January 15 for general admission.
- Candidates will be selected and notified about their admission status by the third week in November for early admission and third week in February for general admission.
- Written acceptance and tuition deposit are due according to dated material in acceptance letter.
- Orientation of the incoming class will be held the first week of summer school.
Prerequisite Requirements
- Earned undergraduate degree, or one of the two following
exceptions:
- degree will be completed by May 30th of application year
- applicant is enrolled in one of the following University of Wisconsin – La Crosse programs:
- Completion of 10 prerequisite courses:
- General Biology [4 credits – lab course]
- Human Anatomy [3-4 credits – lab course]
- Human Physiology [3-4 credits – lab course]
- Chemistry I [4 credits – lab course]
- Chemistry II [4 credits – lab course]
- Physics I [4 credits – lab course]
- Physics II [4 credits – lab course]
- Statistics [3 credits]
- Psychology [3 credits]
- Sociology [3 credits]
- Complete the GRE [Graduate Record Examination – scores sent to UWL and copy sent with application]; Institution Code - R1914
- A minimum grade point average of 3.0 for undergraduate studies
- No prerequisite coursework with a grade below C
- Completed application for admission to UW-L graduate studies, found at www.apply.wisconsin.edu. Follow the links to the UW-La Crosse graduate application.
- Two [20 hour] clinical observations with a physical therapist
- Two letters of reference
Applicants should be aware that admission to the professional program is competitive (45 selected for admission) and not all that apply can be accommodated.
To access online application materials:
Application Materials
Further information for international applicants: International Applicants
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