3 + 3 Physical Therapy

Students must meet the admissions requirements for early admission to Temple University's College of Health Professions Doctorate of Physical Therapy program.  If you are applying to other physical therapy programs, please use the web to find admissions requirements.

Guidelines for the Completion of the Bachelor of Arts Degree from the College of Science & Technology

• Bachelor of Arts candidates in the College of Science and Technology (CST) must complete all requirements for their major before entering the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program in the College of Health Professions and Social Work (CHP) with the exception of the following:

Biology majors may count one of the following first year DPT Program courses as one of their three required Biology electives:

Physical Therapy (PHTH) 8521 (Neuroscience), PHTH 8522 (Rehabilitative Pathophysiology), and PHTH 8523 (Movement Science II).

• CST students may count up to 33 equivalent credit hours from the first year at the DPT Program in the CHP as equivalents of upper-level credits in the CST or College of Liberal Arts.

• CST students may count up to 33 equivalent credit hours from the first year at the DPT Program in the CHP to fulfill their general credit hour requirements for the B.A. degree in the CST.

• Appropriate course sequences for majors offered by the College of Science and Technology will be available in the Office of Student Services (1810 Liacouras Walk, Suite 203) or Pre-Professional Health Studies (1810 Liacouras Walk, Suite 100) and will be shared with prospective and current students.