物理治疗博士学位

Bachelor's degree in any academic field from a regionally accredited institution.
Applicants must have a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on all listed below:
Cumulative (overall)
Pre-Requisite
Upper Division (last 60 credits of the bachelor's degree)
At least 60 hours of observation at a physical therapy clinic or facility. This must be completed prior to application to the program.
For the 2020 - 2021 cycle only, Observation Hours may include but not limited to attending a camp for students with disabilities, Special Olympics, people with special needs, observing telehealth PT interventions, interviewing physical therapists via other modalities such as ZOOM and/or Skype and direct PT observations. For questions, please contact Dr. Mark Rossi, Chair, Physical Therapy Department at rossim@fiu.edu.
Three (3) letters of reference, two of which must be from a licensed physical therapist.
Applicants must complete the online FIU Graduate School Supplemental Application.
GRE minimum required test sections:
Verbal: 50th percentile
Quantitative: 50th percentile
Analytical Writing: minimum score of 3.5
Completion of the following prerequisite courses before starting the program (courses listed are for students enrolled at FIU). Please note that survey courses in chemistry, biology, and physics are not acceptable.
Two (2) semesters of General College Physics with labs
PHY 2048, PHY 2048L, PHY 2049 and PHY 2049L
--OR--
PHY 2053, PHY 2048L and PHY 2054, PHY2049L
Two (2) semesters of General College Chemistry with labs
CHM 1045, CHM 1045L, CHM 1046 and CHM 1046L
Two (2) semesters of General College Psychology
One (1) semester of General College Statistics
Biology (select one of the following two options):
Option 1: One (1) semester of General College Biology with lab, one (1) semester of human physiology with lab, and one (1) semester of anatomy with lab:
BSC 1010, BSC 1010L, PCB 3702 and PCB 3702L OR
HSC3549 and ZOO 3731 and 3731L
Option 2: One (1) semester of General Biology with lab and two (2) semesters of anatomy/physiology combined with labs: BSC 1010, BSC1010L (FIU does not offer combined anatomy/physiology courses). Applicants can have 2-3 prerequisite courses outstanding at the time of application. However, those courses MUST be completed before starting the program.
TOEFL iBT/PBT 80/550. IELTS 6.5.