Minimum Qualifications
-
Bachelor's Degree
Students must have completed a baccalaureate degree prior to admission.
-
Meet GPA requirements
Have a minimum, cumulative and pre-requisite GPA of a 3.0 to be considered during the applicant screening process.
-
Complete pre-requisite courses
Courses are listed below.
Application
-
Apply to the program
Program applications are submitted through the Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS).
-
Submit three letters of recommendation
Letters of Recommendation are submitted with the PTCAS application. Recommendations from physical therapists, other health care professionals, current or former professors, pre-professional academic advisors or a work supervisor will be accepted. Recommendations will not be accepted from family, friends or clergy. We strongly encourage one recommendation from a physical therapist.
-
Provide official transcripts
-
Complete shadowing hours.
A minimum of 40 total shadowing hours are required. The hours should be obtained under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist in at least two settings (e.g. Acute Care, Outpatient, Long-Term Rehabilitation Center, etc.).
Testing
-
Complete CASPer Test
Casper is an online, open response situational judgment test. It asks what you would do in a tough situation and more importantly, why.
-
Complete Snaphsot
Snapshot is a short, one-way video interview. It is made up of three interview style questions with two minutes to respond to each.
Course Pre-Requisites
- One course in anatomy with lab
- One course in physiology with lab
- OR a two-course sequence in anatomy & physiology with lab
- Two courses in biological sciences, preferably with lab (not botany)
- Two courses in general chemistry with lab (NOTE: Gen Chem NOT Intro to Chem)
- Two courses in general physics with lab (Calc based not necessary)
- One course in psychology
- One course in statistics
No more than 2 pre-requisite courses should be outstanding at the time of the application. Courses must be taken from a regionally-accredited US Higher Education institution and be verifiable through official transcripts.
Graduation from a physical therapist education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone; 703-706-3245; [email protected] is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states.
Colorado Mesa University is seeking accreditation of a new physical therapist education program from CAPTE. The program is planning to submit an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage, on December 1, 2022. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the professional phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in professional courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, though achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.