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Physical Therapy/Health Sciences (6-year DPT)

Doctor of Physical Therapy/B.S. Health Sciences (DPT/ES) - 3 + 3 years

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is a six-year entry-level program for students entering directly from high school. Courses during the first three years of the program (the pre-professional undergraduate phase) are in the areas of the humanities and sciences, and fulfill the University's general education requirements. Study during the last three years of the program (the professional graduate phase) consists of professional physical therapy courses that prepare the student for clinical practice and licensure as a physical therapist.  Physical Therapy students in the professional phase may have only one week off at winter break, one week off at spring break, and approximately 8 weeks off during the summer.

Students who have not completed a baccalaureate degree may enter into the pre-professional year one or two depending on the number of credits being transferred.

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Pre-professional students may progress to the fourth year if they have earned

  • 1) a grade of C or better in the pre-requisite courses (listed below), and with a GPA of at least 3.1 in these courses starting for the freshman of the Fall of 2021. Only one of these courses may be repeated one time; additional repeats will not be allowed.
  • 2) a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or greater by the close of the spring semester of the third year. 

 

Pre-professional courses requiring a grade of C or better

Students who have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 to 3.199 and have a GPA of 3.0 in the pre-requisite courses may apply for entry in to the professional phase (fourth year) of the DPT program, but will be competing with other qualified applicants for available seats. The minimum requirements include:

  • Complete the third pre-professional year with a grade of C or better in the above pre-requisite courses.
  • Attain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 by the close of the spring semester of the third year.

Submit in hard copy the following material by April 15.  This information will help you to compete with the applicants who already hold a bachelor's degree. 
Send to:  PT Admissions Committee, School of Physical Therapy, Husson University, 1 College Circle, Bangor ME  04401-2999.

  • A letter of intent stating your wish for admission into the DPT program.  In this letter, you will want to advocate for yourself, persuading the committee of your potential for success as a DPT student.
  • A resume.  Be sure to include those activities or jobs that support your future success as a DPT student or as a PT.
  • One letter of recommendation from an academic source, not a PT faculty member.
  • A written essay addressing one of several prompts listed below.
    Written essay guidelines: Please write an essay on one of the following topics. Limit your essay to no more than two typed pages, double-spaced. The essay will be evaluated on organization, clarity, grammar, and punctuation, as well as content. Please include the topic at the top of your essay.
    • What does success mean to you? How do you feel when you fail at something?
    • Give an example of feedback you received and how did you used that feedback to make changes? 


All students must maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA in the professional phase of the program.

After the successful completion of the fourth year of study and all undergraduate requirements, Physical Therapy students are awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences. These students then become graduate students who are awarded the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at the successful completion of the final two years of the program.