Department of Physical Therapy

Entry-Level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)

• MGH Institute participates in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service (PTCAS). All applicants are required to apply online at www.ptcas.org.
• Applicants are required to submit official GRE scores to PTCAS. The general test is required for admission and must have been taken within five years of application. Our school code is 7615.
• Applicants are required to complete the following prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better:
  • Anatomy (1 semester with lab). Human Anatomy recommended; vertebrate or comparative anatomy accepted.
  • Human Physiology (1 semester). May take one year of combined Anatomy-Physiology course to meet anatomy & physiology requirements.
  • Biology (1 semester, no lab required)
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Chemistry (2 semesters with lab)
  • Physics (2 semesters with lab)
  • Developmental Psychology or Child Psychology (1 course)
  • Abnormal or General Psychology (1 course)
  • Statistics (1 course, including inferential statistics)
• Applicants may have up to two prerequisite courses in progress the semester prior to matriculation.
• All applicants are required to have some experience or exposure to varied types of physical therapy practice, with a minimum of 10 hours of volunteer, paid or observational experience.
• After full review of completed applications, a selected group of qualified applicants for the DPT program will be invited to attend an Informational Open House program on our Boston, MA campus in early December.