Deadline Instructions Directory Pages for Program-specific Deadlines Deadlines Grouped by Program Name Early Decision
APPLY EARLY! Many PT programs have multiple deadline dates (i.e., preferred, priority, or early decision) or operate on a rolling admissions process. The deadline indicates when your materials must arrive at PTCAS (and not at the program). You should e-submit your application as soon as it's complete and NOT wait for PTCAS to receive all of your transcripts or references. 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. |
| Azusa Pacific University (for class beginning in Feb 2014) | CA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| California State University, Northridge | CA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Central Michigan University | MI | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| College of St Scholastica | MN | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Drexel University | PA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Indiana University | IN | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans | LA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport | LA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Mercer University | GA | 10/1/2013 | Soft | 11/15/2013 | No |
| Northwestern University | IL | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Oakland University | MI | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Ohio State University | OH | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Ohio University | OH | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Rockhurst University | MO | 10/1/2013 | Soft | 2/3/2014 | No |
| Samuel Merritt University | CA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Shenandoah University | VA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of California, San Francisco/San Francisco State University | CA | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Central Arkansas | AR | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Cincinnati | OH | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Colorado | CO | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Dayton | OH | 10/1/2013 | Soft | 12/2/2013 | No |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | IL | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Indianapolis | IN | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey | NJ | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | NE | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | TN | 10/1/2013 | Soft | 11/15/2013 | Yes |
| University of Tennessee Health Science Center | TN | 10/1/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | Yes |
| University of Toledo | OH | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Utah | UT | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Walsh University | OH | 10/1/2013 | Soft | 12/16/2013 | No |
| Western Carolina University | NC | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Youngstown State University | OH | 10/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Armstrong Atlantic State University | GA | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Bellarmine University | KY | 10/15/2013 | Soft | 12/2/2013 | No |
| Bradley University | IL | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| California State University, Fresno | CA | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Governors State University | IL | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Grand Valley State University | MI | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Marshall University | WV | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Mayo School of Health Sciences | MN | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Radford University | VA | 10/15/2013 | Soft | 12/16/2013 | No |
| Tennessee State University | TN | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Miami | FL | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Montana - Missoula | MT | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of North Georgia | GA | 10/15/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Arcadia University | PA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| California State University, Long Beach | CA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| College of Mount St. Joseph | OH | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Concordia University Wisconsin | WI | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Duke University | NC | 11/1/2013 | Soft | 12/16/2013 | Yes |
| Elon University | NC | 11/1/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | Yes |
| Emory University | GA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| MGH Institute of Health Professions | MA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Nazareth College of Rochester | NY | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Northern Arizona University | AZ | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Old Dominion University | VA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Pacific University | OR | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Regis University | CO | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Richard Stockton College of New Jersey | NJ | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Florida | FL | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Iowa | IA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Kansas Medical Center | KS | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Puget Sound | WA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Rhode Island | RI | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of the Pacific | CA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | WI | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Wayne State University | MI | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Western Kentucky University | KY | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Western University of Health Sciences | CA | 11/1/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Chapman University | CA | 11/15/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Idaho State University | ID | 11/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Marquette University | WI | 11/15/2013 | Soft | 2/3/2014 | No |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis | MO | 11/15/2013 | Soft | OTHER | No |
| Missouri State University | MO | 11/15/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Sacred Heart University | CT | 11/15/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | Yes |
| University of Findlay | OH | 11/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore | MD | 11/15/2013 | Soft | 12/2/2013 | No |
| University of South Florida | FL | 11/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Wichita State University | KS | 11/15/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Widener University | PA | 11/15/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | No |
| Alabama State University | AL | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Belmont University | TN | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| California State University, Sacramento | CA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Chatham University | PA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Clarke University | IA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Columbia University | NY | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Eastern Washington University | WA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Loma Linda University | CA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Marymount University | VA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Mount St Mary's College | CA | 12/2/2013 | Soft | 12/16/2013 | Yes |
| New York University | NY | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | IL | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Sage Colleges, The | NY | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Springfield College | MA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| St. Ambrose University | IA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| St. Catherine University | MN | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | AL | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Kentucky | KY | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Maryland - Eastern Shore | MD | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Michigan - Flint | MI | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of New Mexico | NM | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of North Florida | FL | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of South Dakota | SD | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Southern California | CA | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas | TX | 12/2/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Wheeling Jesuit University | WV | 12/2/2013 | Soft | 3/17/2014 | No |
| Boston University | MA | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center | IA | 12/16/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | Yes |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | FL | 12/16/2013 | Soft | 4/15/2014 | No |
| George Washington University | DC | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Georgia Regents University (formerly Georgia Health Sciences University) | GA | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Howard University | DC | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Midwestern University - Downers Grove | IL | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Midwestern University - Glendale | AZ | 12/16/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | Yes |
| New York Institute of Technology | NY | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| Nova Southeastern University | FL | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Quinnipiac University | CT | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions | UT | 12/16/2013 | Soft | 1/15/2014 | Yes |
| Stony Brook University | NY | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Delaware | DE | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Nevada, Las Vegas | NV | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of North Dakota | ND | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | Yes |
| University of Pittsburgh | PA | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of South Alabama | AL | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Vermont | VT | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| University of Washington | WA | 12/16/2013 | Firm | | No |
| AT Still University of Health Sciences | AZ | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University | FL | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Florida International University | FL | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Franklin Pierce University (AZ) | AZ | 1/15/2014 | Soft | 3/17/2014 | No |
| Franklin Pierce University (NH) | NH | 1/15/2014 | Soft | 3/17/2014 | No |
| Hampton University | VA | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Husson University | ME | 1/15/2014 | Soft | 4/1/2014 | No |
| Mercy College | NY | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Simmons College | MA | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| State University of New York Upstate Medical University | NY | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| University of Mary | ND | 1/15/2014 | Soft | 2/3/2014 | Yes |
| University of New England | ME | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| University of Saint Mary | KS | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Utica College | NY | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| West Virginia University | WV | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Winston-Salem State University | NC | 1/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Arkansas State University | AR | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Creighton University | NE | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Lynchburg College | VA | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| New York Medical College | NY | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Temple University | PA | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Touro University Nevada | NV | 2/3/2014 | Soft | 2/17/2014 | No |
| University of Scranton | PA | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | No |
| University of the Incarnate Word | TX | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Washington University in St Louis | MO | 2/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Andrews University | MI | 2/17/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Clarkson University | NY | 2/17/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Cleveland State University | OH | 2/17/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Dominican College of Blauvelt | NY | 3/3/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Duquesne University | PA | 3/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Long Island University - Brooklyn Campus | NY | 3/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | MA | 3/3/2014 | Soft | 4/1/2014 | No |
| Southwest Baptist University | MO | 3/3/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Thomas Jefferson University | PA | 3/3/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Touro College | NY | 5/1/2014 | Firm | | Yes |
| Misericordia University | PA | 5/15/2014 | Firm | | No |
| Saint Louis University | MO | 5/15/2014 | Firm | | No |