No, our DPT program is a 36-month, full-time program culminating in a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree.

The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Marist College is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: http://www.capteonline.org.

Applicants come from a wide variety of academic majors, degrees, and backgrounds. Regardless of the specific major or degree, applicants must complete the prerequisites courses requirements and observation hours to be considered for admission.

The required science prerequisite courses for Marist’s DPT program include Anatomy & Physiology I & II (a semester of Anatomy and a semester of Physiology may be substituted), Biology I & II, General Chemistry I & II and Physics I & II.  Each of these courses should be four credits and include a corresponding lab.  Two Psychology courses and a Statistics course, each three credits, are also required. All of the above courses must be completed with grades of “C” or above.

The 40 hours of volunteer or observation experience must be completed under the supervision of a licensed physical therapist.

You can still apply if you have no more than 2 pending prerequisite courses in progress. At the time of admission, all pending prerequisite coursework must be completed with a "B" or higher grade before the start of the program in January. A minimum of 40 hours of PT observation must be completed at the time of application.

The academic standard for admission is a 3.0 GPA overall, combined with a 3.0 GPA for science prerequisite courses.

Students who meet the GPA requirements will be invited for an interview. Scores from the interview and letters of recommendation are considered in the application process.

No, the GRE exam not is required.

Yes. Applicants who are denied admission are welcome to reapply in subsequent years. If an applicant reapplies, s/he must resubmit a PTCAS application and pay the PTCAS fees again. Repeat applicants should highlight what they have done to improve their eligibility for the program since the previous application and are encouraged to submit at least one new or updated letter of recommendation. Applicants may only apply three times for admission.

No, the DPT Program has an onsite educational model, allowing students to interact as they learn together in the classroom.

All transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. must be submitted to World Education Services, Inc, an evaluation service for a course-by-course U.S. equivalency report.

If the applicant is a high school graduate from a non-English speaking country, then TOEFL scores are required on the PTCAS application. However, this requirement is waived if a student has earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution.

No. The program only offers an entry-level DPT degree.

The program is extremely rigorous, so working is discouraged. However, some students may choose to work part-time to help finance their education.

The program will admit 42 students each year.

Students complete four full-time clinical internships for a total of 36 weeks. All students will complete at least one inpatient and one outpatient experience. The remaining experiences may be geared toward the student's interests in specific settings or patient populations.

Any individual or organization unsatisfied with their experience or encounter with any student, faculty, or staff member of the Marist DPT should file a written complaint and send it to the attention of the Program Director. A complaint about the Program Director should be sent to the Dean of the School of Science. A response will be rendered within 30 days. There is a prohibition of any retaliation against the person filing the complaint.

CAPTE can be contacted at 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: accreditation@apta.org; website: www.capteonline.org.  To obtain the materials necessary for submitting a complaint, contact the APTA Accreditation Department at 703-706-3245 or at accreditation@apta.org.