DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
*APPLICATION/ADMISSION PROCESSING TIMELINE
FALL 2013
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Date |
Process |
Notes |
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July 2012 |
PTCAS Portal opens to applicants |
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October 15, 2012** |
Application deadline |
** Changed this year to November 1st in response to HRSA grant |
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October 15, 2012 – December 10, 2012 |
Applications reviewed in the Office of Admission |
Applications received by SMU from PTCAS after December 10th will be considered on a space available basis. |
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December 20, 2012 (by 6 p.m.) |
Interview notifications sent |
Please note this will be sent by email |
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December 20, 2012 (by 6 p.m.) |
Denial notification sent to those not being invited to interview |
Please note this will be sent by email |
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December 20, 2012 (by 6 p.m.) |
Applications received after 12/10/12 will receive an application status update |
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December 25, 2012- January 1, 2013 |
Office of Admission closed |
Emails and voice mails will not be checked or returned during this time |
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January 2, 2013 |
RSVP deadline for interviews |
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January 14, 2013 |
Detailed information about interviews sent |
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February 2, 2013 |
On-campus Interviews |
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March 1, 2013 |
All admission notifications released |
All admission notifications are made by email; this will include acceptance, waitlist and denials |
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March 2013 and on-going |
Deposit due date for accepted students |
Accepted students are generally given 3 weeks to respond to an offer of admission |
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April 2013-August 2013 |
Students will be admitted from the waitlist on an on-going basis as spots in the class become available. |
Please note there is no way to project how quickly or how slowly we may progress with taking students off the waitlist. Movement occurs throughout the summer months up to the first day of class. |
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July 2013 |
Class registration |
Information sent by the Registrar’s Office |
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August 28th and 29th, 2013 |
New Student Orientation |
Information sent by the Office of Student Services |
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September 3, 2013 |
Classes start |
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*This is a tentative timeline for the admission cycle for the DPT program and is intended for representative purposes only.
