Shenandoah University’s physical therapy graduate programs prepare you professionally for diverse clinical positions.
Shenandoah University’s Division of Physical Therapy prepares students as doctorally educated physical therapists who are reflective, collaborative practitioners that provide evidence‐based, compassionate and ethical care for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment
of movement dysfunction across the global community.
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How to Apply
Applications for Shenandoah University’s Traditional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program are completed and verified utilizing the Physical Therapy Centralized Application system.
Full Detailed List of Shenandoah’s PTCAS Requirements
Traditional DPT Application Opens: July 1
Important information about COVID-19 accommodations for PT applicants
Deadline Dates
PROGRAM | START TERM | APPLICATION OPENS | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
Physical Therapy (Traditional) | Fall 2023 |
July 2022
|
October 1, 2022 |
Program Information
Admissions Process
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How to Apply
Post Professional Physical Therapy applicants must have a completed application, including all required documents, by the application deadlines listed below:
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Deadline Dates
PROGRAM | START TERM | APPLICATION DEADLINE |
Physical Therapy (Post Professional) |
Summer (Track III): May 2023 Fall (Track I & II): August 2023 |
Summer: April 1, 2023 Priority Fall: June 1, 2023 Final Fall: Rolling (Applications will continue to be accepted |
Program Information
Admissions Process
The T-DPT is offered to both Masters and Bachelors prepared physical therapy practitioners. Students with a Masters degree in Physical Therapy (or other health related Masters degree) are eligible for the 1-year (Track I) or the 2-year (Track II) curriculum. Students with a Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy are eligible for the 7 consecutive trimester (Track III) curriculum.
All applicants must submit a completed application, application fee, transcripts, and proof of US or Canadian physical therapy licensure and verification of current employment for at least 1 year as a physical therapist. Unofficial transcripts and a copy of license can be uploaded directly to the application form for initial admission. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is NOT required. All non-US educated physical therapists must also submit an academic credential evaluation of their transcript.
Offers of admission are extended in a rolling process. Seats will be offered in the order that completed applications and all application materials are received. Class size is limited to sixty five students.
Language Proficiency
All applicants must be licensed to practice Physical Therapy in the United States or Canada, and in order to sit for the National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) for licensure in most US states they have to provide a TOEFL score. If applicants hold a license in one of those states, the language proficiency requirement will be waived. Shenandoah University will hold their license as a requirement of English proficiency.
If an applicant is licensed in one of the few states or in Canada that does not require a specific TOEFL score, he or she must demonstrate proficiency in the English language when applying to Shenandoah University.
States that as of August 2018 do not require TOEFL for Licensure Examination:
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Indiana
- Montana
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
- Puerto Rico
*This information can be found on the FSBPT website.
Program Information
The Dual Degree program DPT/MSAT is for those students who wish to become members in both professions sharing a common link to become a sports medicine expert clinician. The program produces graduates with an array of skills in not only rehabilitation but also prevention and coaching in terms of helping athletes grow faster and stronger. Dual Degree students are offered all of the courses required to meet the standards to take the physical therapy licensure examination and the athletic training BOC certification examination.
Applicants apply in PTCAS by October 1 and must complete a supplemental application to be considered for the Dual Degree program.
Deadline Dates
PROGRAM | START TERM |
APPLICATION OPENS |
APPLICATION DEADLINE |
Dual Degree: |
Summer 2023 |
Summer 2022
|
October 1, 2022 |
Admissions Process
- No more than five Dual Degree DPT/MSAT students are admitted annually due to the availability of clinical affiliation sites for this program.
- Applicants who wish to pursue the Dual Degree program, who have been formally admitted into the DPT and MSAT programs, are ranked on a competitive basis using the admissions criteria established for the DPT and MSAT programs.
The Shenandoah Graduate Dual Degree Supplemental Application requires the following items in addition to PTCAS requirements:
- Essay
- List of Athletic Training experiences
- One Athletic Training recommendation letter