GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Review all PTCAS instructions and program-specific
admission requirements before you begin your application. Click on Instructions on the left-hand menu for more details.

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants are invited to download and print the PTCAS application instructions in PDF format (1.04MB). The Instructions are also available in HTML format on this site and on the PTCAS Web application.
APPLICATION CYCLE
The 2008-09 PTCAS admissions cycle begins on August
1, 2008. You may start your PTCAS application as soon
as it is available. The first regular application
deadline date is October 1, 2008 and the last regular
application deadline is June 1, 2009. The 2008-09
PTCAS application cycle will officially close on June
29, 2009, unless otherwise announced.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- The PTCAS program deadline
indicates the date you must submit your web application
and official transcripts to PTCAS . This is NOT
the deadline by which your verified application
must arrive at your designated programs.
- PTCAS is not responsible for any materials lost
in the mail or for delays
caused by the registrar's office. Express or certified
mail does not guarantee expedient processing, nor
does sending transcripts express or certified guarantee
receipt by PTCAS.
- Allow up to 5 weeks for PTCAS to process
and verify your application once your application
and transcripts are received.
- Your designated PT programs may require supplemental
materials before your application is considered.
- PT programs may not take all PTCAS application
fields into consideration in the admission decision
process.
- Carefully review the instructions and checklist
on this web site to prepare for the PTCAS application
process.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
The Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service
(PTCAS) and the American Physical Therapy Association
(APTA) value diversity and comply with all applicable
local, state, and federal laws related to equal opportunity
and non-discrimination. As such, they do not discriminate
on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
sex, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation,
or veteran status in any of their policies, practices,
or procedures.
PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICAL STANDARDS AND ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS
Neither APTA nor PTCAS
have adopted any policies or positions regarding the
essential skills or technical standards necessary
to practice or function as a physical therapist. However,
individual PT programs generally do have these types
of policies in place. A program’s technical standards
and/or essential skills document may describe the
physical, behavioral, and/or cognitive abilities needed
to complete the physical therapist curriculum at that
particular institution and to competently perform
as a physical therapist upon graduation. Contact your
designated PT programs directly regarding program-specific
policies.
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