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Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy

The Post-Professional DPT degree is a post-professional program designed to meet the busy lifestyle of a practicing clinician by offering courses in a distance-based format. There is an orientation meeting and a final capstone immersion experience followed by a Hooding Ceremony held as half-day onsite sessions in mid-August of the first and last years of study.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM INFORMATION APPLICATION DEADLINE APPLICATION
Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy

Summer: April 1, 2025

Priority Fall: June 1, 2025
Final Fall: Rolling

Start Term – Summer (Track III): May 2025
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Start Term – Fall (Track I & II): August 2025
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We recommend that all potential students attend an On-Campus or Virtual Graduate visit.

Application Steps

The PP-DPT is offered to both Masters and Bachelors prepared physical therapy practitioners. Students with a Masters degree in Physical Therapy (or other health related Masters degree) are eligible for the 1-year (Track I) or the 2-year (Track II) curriculum. Students with a Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy are eligible for the 7 consecutive trimester (Track III) curriculum. Offers of admission are extended in a rolling process. Seats will be offered in the order that completed applications and all application materials are received.
Information Sheet

All applicants must submit the following: 

  1. Completed Shenandoah University graduate application and $30 non-refundable application fee
  2. Unofficial transcripts for initial admission and official transcripts from all institutions where a degree or applicable credit was earned after admission. For foreign-trained licensed and practicing physical therapists, a course-by-course academic credential evaluation by an approved NACES member, AICE member, or FCCPT is required.
  3. Copy of current physical therapy license. 
  4. Employer Verification Letter: all students must submit verification of at least 1 year of current employment as a physical therapist.
  5. All applicants must meet English Language Proficiency requirements.Submission of TOEFL, IELTS, PTE, or Duolingo English Test may be required. See our policy for full details: https://www.su.edu/admissions/international-students. 
    • U.S. Licensed Applicants Only: In order to sit for the U.S. National Physical Therapy Exam (NPTE) for licensure, most U.S. states require a passing TOEFL score. If applicants hold a license in one of those states, the applicant’s copy of current licensure will fulfill the English proficiency requirement. If an applicant is licensed outside of one of those U.S. states (see below list), the applicant must demonstrate English Language Proficiency per the university policy when applying.
    • Applicants licensed outside the U.S. must meet English Language Proficiency requirements. 

Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy applicants must have a completed application, including all required documents, by the application deadlines listed.

TOEFL for Licensure Examination

States that as of August 2023 do not require TOEFL for Licensure Examination:

  1. Alabama
  2. Colorado
  3. Connecticut
  4. Delaware
  5. Florida
  6. Indiana
  1. Montana
  2. New York
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Wisconsin
  5. Puerto Rico

*This information can be found on the FSBPT website.