How to Apply | Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy

Duke DPT Applicants, please note:

All applications must be submitted through Physical Therapy Centralized Application Service (PTCAS).
All Transcripts, including World Education Service transcript evaluations, must also be submitted directly to PTCAS.
All GRE scores must be sent to the Duke DPT GRE Code 5473 (if scores are sent to another code they will NOT be received).
After an application has been submitted and verified by PTCAS, the applicant will receive an email from the Duke DPT Admissions Office with instructions on how to pay the $50 application fee.

Key dates

July 1: Application opens
October 17: Standard deadline

What to expect

After an application has been submitted to PTCAS, it can take four to five weeks for PTCAS to verify the application.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that their application gets verified by PTCAS. The application will not be considered “received” by the Duke DPT Admissions Committee until it has been verified by PTCAS.
Duke DPT operates under a rolling admissions process, meaning we begin reviewing applications when the cycle opens and our admissions cycle is not closed until the class is full.
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Related links

Duke PTCAS Application Portal

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The program has determined that its curriculum meets the state educational requirements for licensure or certification in all states, the District of Colombia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands secondary to its accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education, based on the following: CAPTE accreditation of a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant program satisfies state educational requirements in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Thus, students graduating from CAPTE-accredited physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs are eligible to take the National Physical Therapy Examination and apply for licensure in all states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. For more information regarding state qualifications and licensure requirements, refer to the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy website at www.fsbpt.org. The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Duke University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Avenue, Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org; http://www.capteonline.org. If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 919-681-4380 or email dptadmis@duke.edu.