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Admissions Process - DPT Program!

The program begins each June. The deadline for admissions has been changed to November 1st, and a Graduate Center application is required. The DPT program is a collaboration between the Graduate Center of CUNY and the physical therapy programs at Hunter College and the College of Staten Island. These two sites have different admissions deadlines and admit separate groups of students. You must indicate which site you are seeking to attend! You may only apply to one Graduate Center DPT Program per year.

Click here for a link to the Graduate Center application. If you are planning on applying for this next class, please begin gathering official transcripts in sealed envelopes, letters of recommendation, and clinical experience forms. Be sure to read the guidelines describing what experience you need to meet this very important requirement! Click here to download the clinical experience form. You should also use our Applicant Checklist to assist you in meeting our admissions requirements. Click here to download Applicant Checklist. We also suggest you consider coming in for one of our informational sessions in which the most updated information will be available. The dates are posted under "News" in the upper corner of each web page.

We will begin review of applications in mid November. Documents submitted by eligible applicants will be reviewed for clinical experience and other relevant experience in health care to identify those eligible for interviews. Transcripts from all attended colleges or universities must also be received by this date. A listing of all eligible applicants is generated by the Physical Therapy faculty during this review process. An interview is required with faculty of the Hunter College Physical Therapy Program and at the time of the interview, a personal essay will be required. The topic for this essay will be given to the applicant upon arrival. Subsequent to the interviews, a standardized scoring form will be used to evaluate each applicant, based on GPA, GRE and TOEFL scores, clinical experience, essay quality, and interview scores. Applicants missing important documentation such as clinical experience or transcripts will not be considered for interviews. Late arrival of documents may therefore result in rejection.

Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee acceptance to the program, which is based, by necessity, on the limitations of space and resources. The Hunter College Physical Therapy Program is dedicated to equal opportunity for all applicants who meet admission requirements.