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Graduate Curricula
prerequisites. In order to advance into the MPT
program during their senior year, these student
must meet the Track I/Phase B college requirements
prior to January 15 of their junior year.
Students who do not meet advancement criteria
remain eligible to apply to the program through
Track II or Track III.
Track I / Phase A
High School Prerequisites
To apply for a Track I position high school
seniors will need to:
• Meet the entrance requirements of SAU.
• Have completed the equivalent of one year
each of high school biology and chemistry.
One year of high school physics is strongly
recommended.
• Attain a minimum of 3.5/4.0 high school
GPA.
• Score a minimum of 24 on the ACT or 1090
on the SAT.
• Have completed, and provide documentation
of at least 20 hours of observation with a
licensed physical therapist in one or more
physical therapy settings.
• Complete an acceptable on-site personal interview
with MPT faculty members.
Track I / Phase B
Students accepted into Track I may declare any
major, but majors in biology, bio-psychology, or
psychology may be the most compatible with
MPT prerequisite courses.
Track I students will need to:
• Complete the required courses for the declared
undergraduate major at SAU in order to
advance into the MPT program for their
senior year.
• Complete all prerequisites courses with a
grade of “C” or above prior to entering the
MPT program. Students in Track I who will
not complete the prerequisites by the January
15 deadline must provide a detailed written
plan of study for completion of the remaining
courses prior to final admission into the MPT
program.
• Attain a minimum of 3.3 cumulative undergraduate
GPA.
• Attain a minimum of 3.3 undergraduate science
GPA.
• Score at least 1500 on the GRE, with no single
score below 400.
• Complete the SAU Admission to Graduate
Studies Application form.
• Document at least 50 hours of observation
with a licensed physical therapist in one or
more settings (may include the 20 hours completed
for Phase A).
• Submit official transcripts from all undergraduate
institutions attended.
• Complete the unofficial SAU PT Transcript
Evaluation form.
• Provide two favorable references from SAU
faculty.
• Complete an acceptable on-site personal interview
with MPT faculty members.
Track II
Track II is a “3+2.5” plan of study (three years
of undergraduate study plus two-and-a-half years
in the MPT program). The first year of MPT
courses is applied toward completion of the
undergraduate degree, which must be awarded
prior to the beginning of the second year of the
MPT program. Students from institutions other
than SAU may also utilize Track II. To be eligible
for this track, students are required to have:
• Completed all bachelor’s degree requirements
in their major other than those to be completed
in the first year of the MPT program.
Students from institutions other than St.
Ambrose University will need a letter from the
respective Registrar’s Office indicating that the
first year of MPT courses will be credited
toward the bachelor’s degree. (These students
may obtain first year financial aid through the
TERI loan program.)
• A bachelors degree must be competed prior to
enrollment, or a plan of study to complete the
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