Application Process


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Manchester’s DPT Program will equip you as a highly skilled and caring professional with an appreciation for the greater good and the knowledge and experience to ensure positive patient, family, and community health outcomes. If you're interested in joining the DPT Program at Manchester University, we encourage you to apply now using PTCAS.

PTCAS is a common application system that enables you to apply to multiple physical therapy programs with a single application. PTCAS charges an application processing fee of $155 for the first program application and $60 for each additional use. The application fee for each program is paid at the time of submission using your debit or credit card and must be paid through their respective online payment systems.

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Applications are open.
We hope you’ll take time to apply. If you're not quite ready, please complete an inquiry form so that we can connect with you! Please check all admissions requirements before applying with PTCAS.

Application Cycle

  • PTCAS Application Opens: June 14, 2022, 11:59:59 p.m.
  • Application Deadline: April 3, 2023, 11:59:59 p.m.
  • Interviews Scheduled: Oct. 12 - April 5, 2023
  • Final Admission Decision: April 10, 2023
  • Orientation & Class Begins: May 22, 2023

Quick Tips

  • Check Admission Requirements before applying to us!
  • Education evaluations are only accepted through World Education Services.
  • Applications are only accepted only through PTCAS.
  • Apply as soon as PTCAS opens!
  • Use the program code ________ to reference MU's DPT Program within PTCAS.

Application Cycle

  • PTCAS Application Opens: June 14, 2022, 11:59:59 p.m.
  • Application Deadline: Jan 31, 2023, 11:59:59 p.m.
  • Interviews Scheduled: Feb 15 - Mar 1, 2023
  • Final Admission Decision: Mar 15, 2023
  • Orientation & Class Begins: May 22, 2023

Quick Tips

  • Check Admission Requirements before applying to us!
  • Education evaluations are only accepted through World Education Services.
  • Applications are only accepted only through PTCAS.
  • Apply as soon as PTCAS opens!
  • Use the program code ________ to reference MU's DPT Program within PTCAS.
Application cycles are subject to change based on the University Academic Calendar. The application cycle listed above is for Summer 2023 enrollment.

Graduation from a physical therapist education program accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314; phone; 703-706-3245; accreditation@apta.org is necessary for eligibility to sit for the licensure examination, which is required in all states.

Manchester University is seeking accreditation of a new physical therapist education program from CAPTE. On December 1, 2022, the program submitted an Application for Candidacy, which is the formal application required in the pre-accreditation stage. Submission of this document does not assure that the program will be granted Candidate for Accreditation status. Achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status is required prior to implementation of the [professional/technical] phase of the program; therefore, no students may be enrolled in [professional/technical] courses until Candidate for Accreditation status has been achieved. Further, though achievement of Candidate for Accreditation status signifies satisfactory progress toward accreditation, it does not assure that the program will be granted accreditation.