No, this is a separate application process. Students will initially apply to Rutgers University through admissions. After declaring Exercise Science as a major in the Spring of their First Year interested students will be given access to apply to the Pre-PT Concentration. Students then accepted into the Pre-PT Concentration will be eligible to apply to the DPT Programs in the Summer after their Second Year.
Interested students can fill out the Initial Interest form before the Fall Semester of their First Year
Unfortunately, no, due to the rigor of the program and timeline only First Year students are eligible.
Unfortunately, no. After review of applications, the committee will select the most qualified students for admittance into the DPT Program.
Those students may still remain in the Pre-PT Concentration. This program will help better prepare them as they reapply through general admissions the next year.
Yes. They can participate in events such as In-services, Community Service, Workshops, and events with the Graduate School faculty.
Yes. The student is eligible to reapply to both Rutgers Graduate program with the general application pool. *Please be aware that applying through the general application pool does not guarantee acceptance.
The student will be moved out of the Pre-PT Concentration and into the Exercise Science Major. They can still pursue PT if the choose, but will no longer be involved in the program.
No, there is no guaranteed admittance into the DPT Program in the First Year. Students accepted into the Pre-PT Concentration will apply to the DPT Program in the Summer after Second Year. After reviewing applications, the JPOC committee will select 20 qualified students into the DPT Program in the Fall of their Third Year.