Applicants who have earned a Bachelor's Degree from an institution other than CSU Long Beach and who have fulfilled all of the Department of Physical Therapy lower division prerequisite courses must simultaneously apply to the University through the Office of enrollment services or on-line at csumentor and to the Department of Physical Therapy though PTCAS.
The University application period is from October 1 to January 15 for entrance into the program the following fall semester. The Department application period through PTCAS is from July 15 to January 15 for entrance into the program the following fall semester. Applicants who have completed their degree and all lower division prerequisites with high GPA and GRE scores prior to the January 15th application deadline may apply for consideration of early acceptance to the program.
When an applicant is accepted by the Department, the Department will notify the Office of Enrollment Services . If the applicant has applied to the University and meets the University's minimum requirements, the applicant will then be admitted by the University. Candidates who are so approved will begin the 3-year curriculum, advancing to the professional program after successful compleltion of the foundational science * courses in their first year.
