Physical Therapy

GRE is not required for application to the program.

We recognize that COVID-19 has changed academic plans across the country in ways that are outside of the student’s control. Our program will accept pass/fail grades for Spring 2020 courses with no disadvantage to the applicant. To enable us to make informed admission decisions, we do encourage as much coursework as possible be taken which is traditionally graded(vs. pass/fail); this is especially true of our prerequisites.

​Sixty observation hours are required. Two different clinical settings are required. (See PTCAS for details.)

We require applicants to attend one of our Program Preview events. There will be an in-person Program Preview on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and our fall in-person Program Preview will take place on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. For those unable to attend in person, we will have a virtual option on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time.  The Program Preview will include an overview of our DPT program, a tour of our facilities, and interactive group sessions with faculty members and current DPT students.

Application Deadline - Applications will be closed October 15, 2026 for the DPT class entering Summer of 2027.

• The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Indiana State University participates in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service, known as PTCAS. 
• Applicants applying to the entry-level physical therapist education program for the 2027 entering class will apply online using the PTCAS application beginning in June, 2026. Learn more at the PTCAS website.
• Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Observation hours
    • Verification of observation hours is required. Applicants are encouraged to have their PT observation hours verified electronically through PTCAS at the time they apply, rather than use a paper form. However, paper forms uploaded as an attachment to the PTCAS application are also accepted.
  • Program Preview Event in place of in-person interviews. 
  • Admission Requirements / Prerequisite Courses
  • For additional information, please contact:
    • 812-237-2347
    • Email us

Student Goals
1. Students will practice in an ethical and legal manner utilizing effective oral and written
interdisciplinary communication skills to patients and stakeholders within the profession
including those in rural and underserved areas.
2. Students will demonstrate competent entry-level patient care skills and will be able to critically
reason in examination, evaluation, diagnosis, prognosis and intervention while functioning as
autonomous practitioners.
3. Students will promote health and wellness in their community.
4. Students will demonstrate competence in accessing evidence based literature, appraising the
literature, and implementing it to enhance practice patterns.