Considering on Going to Graduate

School for a DPT?

PT Programs in California

Southern California Azusa Pacific Loma Linda University University of Southern California CSU, Long Beach CSU, Northridge Chapman University Mount St. Mary’s College University of St. Augustine Western University of Health

Sciences

Northern California San Francisco State CSU, Fresno CSU, Sacramento Samuel Merritt University University of the Pacific

Azusa Pacific University

Length of Program: 31 Months

Application Deadline: October 1st

Letters of Recommendation: 1 from PT 2 from Faculty Members

Observation hrs: 100+ hrs

GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $70,000 Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 40 Graduate %: 90% Work/No Work:

No Recommended Housing: No grad housing

Loma Linda University Length of Program:

3 Years Application Deadline:

October 1st Letters of

Recommendation: 3-5 Questionnaire given to

recommender Observation hrs:

80+ hrs GPA: 3.2 GRE: Not required

Tuition: $95,000 Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 70 Graduate %: high 90th % Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: On campus

University of Southern California

Length of Program: 3 Years

Application Deadline: December 1st

Letters of Recommendation: 3 One from a PT One from a Professor

Observation hrs: 100+ hrs

GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $132,000 Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 93 Graduate %: 96% Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: On campus

CSU, Long Beach Length of Program:

3 Years Application Deadline:

November 1st Letters of Recommendation:

3 One from PT One from Professor One from Supervisor/employer

Observation hrs: GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $24,000/yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 32 Graduate %: 90th% Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: On campus

CSU, Northridge Length of Program:

3 Years Application Deadline:

January Letters of

Recommendation: 3 One from PT

Observation hrs: 100+ GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $28,000/yr Scholarship: Yes

Dee Lily Scholarship Roy Campanella Scholarship

Class Size: 37 Graduate %: 93% Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: On Campus

Chapman University Length of Program:

3 Years Application Deadline:

November 15th

Letters of Recommendation: None

Observation hrs: 40+ GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $32,000/yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 50 Graduate %: 100% Work/No Work:

Not Recommended Housing: Off Campus

Mount St. Mary’s College

Length of Program: 38 months

Application Deadline: December 1st

Early Applications: August 15th Letters of

Recommendation: 3 one must be from PT

Observation hrs: 250 outpatient/inpatient setting

GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $36,000/yr Scholarship: yes

2nd or 3rd year only Class Size: 23 Graduate %: 97% Work/No Work:

Not Recommended Housing: off-campus

University of St. Augustine (San Diego)

Length of Program: 2.3 years

Application Deadline: Fall December 15th Spring June 15th Summer October 1st

Letters of Recommendation: 4 Two from PT One from Professor

Observation hrs: 80+ hrs GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $39,000/yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 50 Graduate %: 96% Work/No Work:

Not Recommended Housing: Off-campus

Western University of Health Sciences

Length of Program: 3 Years

Application Deadline: December 1st

Letters of Recommendation: 3

2 from a PT 1 from a Professor

Observation hrs: 100+ At least 2 different clinics

GPA: 2.8 GRE: Not required

Tuition: $33,000/ yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 50 Graduate %: 90th % Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: Off campus

San Francisco State University

Length of Program: 3 Years

Application Deadline: October 1st

Letters of Recommendation: 1 from PT 2 from people who know you

best from the start of your college education

Observation hrs: 150+ hrs

GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $90,000 Scholarship: Yes

2nd & 3rd year grad students

1 available for incoming grad students

Class Size: 40 Graduate %: 90% Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: On campus

CSU, Fresno Length of Program:

3 Years Application Deadline:

October Letters of

Recommendation: 3 One from PT One from Professor

Observation hrs: 100+ GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $25,000/yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 30 Graduate %: 90th % Work/No Work:

Not Recommended Housing: Off campus

CSU, Sacramento Length of Program:

3 Years Application Deadline:

January 16th Letters of

Recommendation: 3

Observation hrs: 100+ GPA: 3.0 GRE: Required

Tuition: $25,000/yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 36 Graduate %: 90th % Work/No Work:

Not Recommended Housing: Off Campus

Samuel Merritt University

Length of Program: 34 months

Application Deadline: October 15th

Letters of Recommendations: 2 One from PT One from Professor

Observation hrs: 40 inpatient

GPA: 2.8 GRE: Required

Tuition: $39,000/yr Scholarship: Yes Class Size: 36 Graduate %: 90th % Work/No Work:

Not Recommended Housing: Off-campus

University of the Pacific

Length of Program: 25 months

Application Deadline: November 1st

Letters of Recommendation: 3 One from PT One from Professor

Observation hrs: 50

25 inpatient GPA: 3.0 GRE: required

Tuition: $36,000/yr Scholarship: APTA

website Class Size: 36 Graduate %: 99% Work/No Work:

Not recommended Housing: On/off-campus