Frequently Asked Questions

Admission decisions will be made based on the following:

• 3.0 GPA in the REQUIRED prerequisite courses.
• Volunteer Observation Hours. A minimum of 40 hours of volunteer experience under a licensed physical therapist. Documentation of volunteer experience is part of the PTCAS application. 
• Volunteer Observation Hours must be completed in no more than 2 locations.
  • Applicants will need to provide the following information on the PTCAS application:
    • Facility Name
    • Facility Address
    • Phone Number of Facility
    • Name of Supervising Physical Therapist
    • Email Address of Supervising Physical Therapist
    • Number of Hours Completed
  • Self-reported hours (hours without the above information) will NOT be accepted.    
  • We no longer accept volunteer forms.
• Two references. One MUST be from a PT.
• Essay and Short Answer Questions.
• TOEFL scores or Duolingo scores (if applicable).
• Interview.

No. The GRE's are no longer required as part of the admissions process.

There is no longer a volunteer form to complete and submit with your application. 

When completing the application in PTCAS, you will be required to provide the contact information for the facility you volunteer at.  PTCAS will verify your volunteer hours. 

You will need to provide the following information on your application:

• Name of  facility volunteered at
• Address of facility
• Phone # of facility
• Name of volunteer coordinator or DPT who oversees your hours
• Total number of hours completed
• Email address of volunteer coordinator or DPT overseeing you

Self-reported hours are NOT accepted Self-reported hours are hours where you do not provide contact information for the facility you volunteer at. PTCAS needs to be able to contact the facility where you volunteered to confirm that you actually volunteered.

It is also important to keep in mind the following: 

You will need to have a minimum of 40 hours completed by 11/1 in the year you apply.  We will ONLY look at the hours that have been completed by that time. Any additional hours that you complete after that date will not be considered. 

Applicants should strive to have 40 volunteer hours completed when they submit their application. No hours should be added that are "in process".

It is important to keep in mind that if you want to be in the first cohort of interviews that are in October, then you will need to have the 40 volunteer hours completed by October 1 in the year that you apply in order to move forward.

A deposit is not required to hold your seat in the DPT Program.

The DPT program is a three-year, graduate professional program that follows three years of undergraduate coursework. From high school to graduating with a DPT degree will take a minimum of six years.

With a DPT degree and licensed in the state of your choice, you’ll be able to practice in a wide range of settings:

• Hospitals, including specialty areas such as acute care or geriatrics
• Outpatient practices
• Rehabilitation centers
• Schools and universities
• Physician offices
• Home health agencies
• Nursing homes

You can email any questions about the admissions proces, the PTCAS application or program requirements to Jaclyn Levesque at jl388@buffalo.edu.