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Admission Criteria| Application Materials

Minimum Requirements
Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements to be considered for admission:

  • An entry-level professional degree in physical therapy or a bachelor’s degree in health-related sciences.
  • A GPA of at least 3.0 (A=4.0)
  • A GRE combined verbal and quantitative score of 1000 or more
  • International students only: TOEFL score of 550 (paper)/213 (computer), or IELTS 6.5, with sub scores of 6.0 for all four sub scores or greater (if non-native speaker of English)

The Admissions Decision
Preference will be given to applicants with interests in an academic career in rehabilitation sciences.