Applicants are required to have a minimum prerequisite GPA of 3.0. It is important to be aware that your overall GPA is different than your prerequisite GPA.
Click below to download the prerequisite calculator to estimate your prerequisite GPA.
All prerequisite courses are required to be completed prior to beginning classes in the DPT Program.
UB students within the 3+3 ES BS / DPT track must complete all undergraduate courses necessary for the exercise science BS degree before entering the Graduate DPT Program.
UB students may also choose to earn the four-year exercise science BS degree before entering the Graduate DPT Program.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum grade of C- or better in all PTCAS application prerequisite coursework.
A minimum GPA of 3.0 and a minimum grade of C- or better is required in all prerequisite coursework.
If you have not completed gross human anatomy or neuroscience, you can still apply to the DPT program without having met these requirements.
If you are accepted into the program, you will be required to take these two courses at UB the summer before the DPT program classes begin in the fall.
Undergraduate UB international students have the same prerequisite courses as any UB student applicant.
Non-UB international students applying to the Graduate DPT Program have the same prerequisite courses as any non-UB student applicant.
International Students are required to provide WES transcripts (if applicable) and their TOEFL or Duolingo* score when applying in PTCAS.
*A Duolingo score of 120 is required for those applying to the DPT Program.
Contact undergraduate advisement at sphhp-oasa@buffalo.edu or (716) 829-5000.