REFERENCES (2011-12)

Summary of Requirements for Programs Participating in PTCAS

  • Review the PTCAS reference instructions.
  • See also the summary of program policies related to letter packets.

Carefully review the program pages for important information about the reference requirements. PTCAS does not determine if you have sent the appropriate reference type or number for a particular program.

Key:

PT1  Physical Therapist Adv Pre-PT Advisor
PT2 Physical Therapist - Additional Pol Politician
PMaj Professor in Major Hlth Health Care Professional
Prof Professor Frnd Friend
Acad Academic Fam Family Member
Empl Supervisor/Employer CoW Co-worker
TA Teaching Assistant Clrg Clergy
PTA Physical Therapist Assistant Oth Other
  • REQ = Applicant must send one reference from this SPECIFIC type of evaluator
  • Req2 = Applicant must send a reference from one or more evaluators in these categories to fulfill program's requirements.
  • Acc = Evaluator type is accepted
  • NO = Evaluator type is NOT Accepted
  • V = Number of references varies
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Alabama State U. 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc REQ NO Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Andrews U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO Acc REQ
Arcadia U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
Arkansas State U.  4 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc REQ Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Armstrong Atlantic State U.  3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc
AT Still U. of Hlth Sci 2 Req2 Acc Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 NO NO Req2 Acc NO NO NO Acc NO NO
Azusa Pacific  U. 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO Acc NO
Bellarmine U.  0
Belmont U.  2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Boston U. 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
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Bradley U.  2 Acc Acc Acc Acc REQ REQ Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
C. of Mount St. Joseph 0                                
C. of St Scholastica 2 REQ Req2 Req2 Acc NO Req2 NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
California State U., Fresno 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
California State U., Long Beach 3 REQ NO REQ NO NO REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
California State U., Northridge 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
California State U., Sacramento 3 Req2 Req2 Acc Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Central Michigan U. 2 REQ Acc Acc REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Chapman U.  0
Chatham U.  3 REQ Req2 Req2 Req2 REQ Acc Req2 NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO Acc
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Clarkson U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Cleveland State U.  0
Columbia U.  3 REQ Acc REQ REQ Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Concordia U. Wisconsin 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Creighton U.  3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc
Des Moines U.   2 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Dominican C.   3 REQ REQ Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Drexel U. 2 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Duke U.  3 REQ Acc Req2 Req2 Req2 NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Duquesne U.  3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
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Eastern Washington U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Elon U.  3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Emory U.  3 REQ Acc Acc Acc REQ REQ Acc NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO REQ
Florida Gulf Coast U.  0
Florida International U.  3 REQ Req2 Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
Franklin Pierce U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO Acc
Georgia Health Sciences U. 3 REQ Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
George Washington U.  2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
Governors State U.  3 Acc NO Acc Acc REQ REQ NO NO Acc Acc REQ NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Hampton U.  2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Howard U.  3 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO
Husson U. 2 Req2 Acc Acc REQ Acc Req2 Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Idaho State U.  3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Indiana U. 0                                
Loma Linda U.  3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc
Long Island U.  3 REQ NO Req2 Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
LSU, New Orleans 1 Req2 Req2 NO NO NO Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
LSU, Shreveport V REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Lynchburg College 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc
Marymount U.  2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
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Maryville U.  2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc
Mass C Pharm & Health Sci 2 Acc NO Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO Acc
Mayo Sch of Hlth Sci 3 REQ NO Acc REQ Acc REQ NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Mercer U.  0
MGH Institute  3 Acc Acc Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Midwestern (Downers Grove) 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Midwestern (Glendale) 3 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 Req2 NO NO Req2 NO Req2 NO NO NO Req2 NO
Misericordia U.  2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Missouri State U.   2 REQ NO REQ NO NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Mount St Mary's C. 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
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Nazareth C. 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
New York Inst. of Tech. 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
New York Med. C. 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
New York U. 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
North Georgia C. & State U. 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc
Northern Arizona U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Northwestern U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc REQ NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO
Nova Southeastern U.  3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Oakland U.  2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
Ohio State U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc REQ NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
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Ohio U.  3 REQ REQ Acc REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Old Dominion U.  3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Pacific U.  2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc NO NO
Quinniapiac U.  0
Regis U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Richard Stockton C. NJ 3 REQ Req2 Req2 REQ Req2 Req2 NO Req2 Req2 NO Req2 NO NO NO NO NO
Rockhurst U.  3 Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
Rocky Mountain U.  3 REQ REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Rosalind Franklin U.  3 REQ Acc Req2 Req2 Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Sacred Heart U. 2 Req2 Acc Acc Acc REQ Req2 NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
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Samuel Merritt U. 2 REQ NO NO REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Shenandoah U. 2 REQ Acc Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Simmons C. 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Southwest Baptist  U. 3 REQ NO Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO Acc NO
St Ambrose  U. 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
St Catherine U. 2 REQ Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Stony Brook  U. 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Temple  U. 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Tennessee State U. 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
Thomas Jefferson U. 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
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Touro C. 2 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Touro U. Nevada 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Alabama at Birmingham 3 REQ Req2 REQ NO NO Req2 NO NO NO NO Req2 NO NO NO NO ?
U. Central Arkansas 0                                
U. of Cincinnati 3 REQ Acc Req2 Req2 Req2 Acc NO Acc Req2 NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Colorado  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc NO NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Delaware 3 REQ REQ Acc REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Findlay 2 REQ NO Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Florida 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Illinois at Chicago 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
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U. of Indianapolis 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Iowa 3 REQ Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc REQ
U. Kansas Medical Center 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Kentucky 3 Req2 Acc Acc Acc Req2 NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Mary 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Maryland - Baltimore 3 Req2 Acc Acc Acc Req2 NO NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO Acc
U. of Maryland - Eastern Shore 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Med & Dent of NJ 3 REQ REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
U. of Miami 3 Req2 Acc Acc Req2 Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO Acc
U. of Michigan - Flint 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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U. of Montana - Missoula 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of NC at Chapel Hill 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Nebraska Med Ctr 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Nevada, Las Vegas 3 REQ REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc NO
U. of New England 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of New Mexico 3 REQ REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of North Florida 2 REQ NO Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Pittsburgh 3 REQ REQ Acc REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Puget Sound 3 Req2 Acc Acc Req2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Rhode Island 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
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U. of Scranton 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of South Alabama 0
U. of South Dakota 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of South Florida 2 REQ REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Southern California 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Tennessee at Chattanooga 2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
U. of Tennessee Hlth Sci Ctr 2 NO NO Req2 Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
U. of the Pacific 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc REQ
U. of Toledo 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc
U. of Utah 3 REQ Acc Acc NO REQ REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Acc NO NO
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U. of Vermont 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
U. of Washington 4 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
UCSF/SFSU 3 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Utica C. 2 REQ Req2 Req2 REQ NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Virginia Commonwealth U. 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO Acc Acc NO
Washington U. in St Louis 3 Acc Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Wayne State U.  2 REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc
West Virginia U.  3 REQ REQ Req2 Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Western Carolina U.  3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc
Western U.  3 REQ REQ REQ Req2 Req2 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wheeling Jesuit U.  3 Req2 Acc Acc Acc Req2 Acc NO NO Acc NO Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
Wichita State U. 2 Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO Acc NO
Widener U. 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc Acc Acc Acc NO Acc NO NO NO Acc REQ
Winston Salem State U. 3 REQ Acc Acc REQ Acc Acc NO NO Acc Acc Acc NO NO NO NO NO
Youngstown State U. 3 REQ Acc Acc Acc REQ Acc NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Disclaimer - This summary information is provided as a service to applicants. APTA, PTCAS, and participating programs strive to maintain accurate and current information on all PTCAS web pages; but are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Admission requirements are subject to change.

(Page last updated on 8/12/2011)