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To answer your question you do not need to have a BA/BS when you apply, but you need to have one by the time you start/matriculate into the program. This is a very simple question so please search first or check out the website for the information from the schools you are interested in.
Just a word of advice, almost all jobs in health care (PT, OT, SLP, Audiology, PA, Pharm, MD/DO, DPM, DVM, etc...) will require a grad degree so you will definitely need your BA/BS.
Just a word of advice, almost all jobs in health care (PT, OT, SLP, Audiology, PA, Pharm, MD/DO, DPM, DVM, etc...) will require a grad degree so you will definitely need your BA/BS.
Actually, there are a few schools that do not require a BA/BS, such as University of North Dakota State and Creighton University and a few others. They require all the pre-req and 90 credits of course work (look it up on there website!). They end up giving you a BA in physical therapy after a year in the DPT program...so if you are looking for a faster way to PT...this is an option. However you are extremely limited to where you can apply without a BA.
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thanks guys for answer! really appreciate the help and tip. MJhusker just confirm my confusion, 🙂
I might be wrong, but I believe that schools that offer that option only accept students from their own institution for this "accelerated" programs, meaning that you have to start there as a freshmen. They are usually called "3 + 3" because you get your bachelors technically in 3 years and your DPT in another 3. Actually, I believe this has become a trend that many schools are implementing now...
I have seen some schools do that for OT programs. A friend of mine went to Loma Linda for her OT and they awarded her a BA in OT after 1.5 years and another 2.5 years for the MOT, so it was a total of 4 years. Not a bad deal in my opinion for your undergrad/grad.
That "3 + 3" program sounds good. It sure beats doing your BA/BS and then applying for all these other programs. I sure wished I knew what I wanted to do when I started school. It seems like it will be 8 years of schooling for me after I am done. That is factoring in undergrad/masters/DPT.
That "3 + 3" program sounds good. It sure beats doing your BA/BS and then applying for all these other programs. I sure wished I knew what I wanted to do when I started school. It seems like it will be 8 years of schooling for me after I am done. That is factoring in undergrad/masters/DPT.
