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Additional Resources 



Physical Therapist Centralized Application Services (PTCAS)
  • ​PTCAS allows PT applicants to use a single Web-based application and one set of materials to apply to multiple PT programs.  Applicants who apply through PTCAS submit a completed web-based application comprised of biographical data, colleges and universities attended, academic course history, physical therapy observation hours, list of reference providers, work experiences, extracurricular activities, honors, professional licenses, personal essay, and school-specific (custom) questions.  PTCAS is used to apply to all physical therapy schools in Texas.

Pre-PT Free Resources:

Leading PT 
  • LeadingPT was created to connect purposeful, aspiring PrePTs and SPTs seeking the tools and resources necessary to find their true value in the field of physical therapy. If you are a PrePT student, be sure join our FREE PrePT Mentorship Group. This community consists of live interviews with former PT students explaining their paths to becoming a DPT, live Q&A's, and much more!




Pre-PT Grind
  • Our Solution: We've created the Pre PT Grind Method to help pre pts understand the ins & outs of the PT application process to prevent them from wasting, time, money, and effort during the application process. Our Passion: To grow the physical therapy profession starting with the ones most likely to create change, YOU, the Pre PT. The literal future of physical therapy.

Physical Therapy Associations:

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  • APTA is a national professional organization representing more than 74,000 members. Its goal is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research, and education.
Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA)
  • TPTA is the representative body for physical therapists,physical therapist assistants and students in Texas. Members support physical therapy and represent all areas of practice from orthopedics to education.

Physical Therapy School Programs in Texas:

Location: San Antonio 
  • Our faculty is dedicated to helping our students build careers in preventing, examining and providing interventions for clients with movement dysfunction due to injury or disease. Our graduates earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy and they progress through a challenging curriculum with topics in critical thinking, systems review, diagnostic procedures and care throughout the lifetime.
Location: San Antonio
  • The University of the Incarnate Word School of Physical Therapy will strive to be nationally recognized as a leader in physical therapy education for its student-centered teaching and learning model, the quality and professional distinction of its graduates, the dedication and commitment of its faculty to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership and service to the profession and society.
Location: San Marcos (Round Rock by 2018)
  • The Department of Physical Therapy offers a graduate degree in physical therapy, Doctor of Physical Therapy. One of the three graduate programs in the College of Health Profession, the program admits 40 students per year into a cohort based program. The DPT is a 9 semester, 3-year, full-time graduate program.
Location: Fort Sam Houston (San Antonio)
  • Our top-ranked physical therapy doctoral program recruits and selects highly-qualified individuals from the civilian sector to join the military and become officers in the US Army or the US Navy. Our program also selects applicants from within the active duty and reserve forces to transfer into our program from other military occupational specialties. Following basic officer initial entry training, these officers engage in 30 months of entry-level physical therapy training to receive the doctorate of physical therapy degree (DPT).
Location: Austin (campuses also in California and Florida)
  • The mission of the University's DPT program is to graduate competent, versatile, reflective, empathetic and autonomous practitioners. The Campus DPT program takes seven trimesters (2.3 years) to complete while the Flex DPT program (Online/Weekend) can be completed in 12 trimesters (4 years).  The entry level DPT program at the University of St. Augustine prepares graduates to take the national licensure exam necessary to practice Physical Therapy.
Location: Galveston
  • Learning experiences occur in classroom, laboratory, clinical, and community settings and are designed to meet the needs of adult learners who have diverse learning styles. Faculty use a variety of teaching strategies including lectures, laboratory demonstrations and practice, computerized instruction, small group tutorials, journal clubs, self-directed projects, and service learning to accomplish curricular goals and objectives.
Location: Houston, Dallas
  • Texas Woman's University is a public university open to all.  The School of Physical Therapy has been a pioneer in graduate education for the physical therapist.  TWU is dedicated to providing educational experiences that enable each student to become a valued physical therapy practitioner in an ever changing, complex health care environment.  The entry-level DPT is a 33-month long program, with students in class throughout the year including summers.  Students may apply to either the Dallas or Houston campus for acceptance.
Location: Fort Worth
  • UNTHSC is currently offering a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program on its Fort Worth campus. Become part of this exciting new DPT program. This 33-month program will prepare you to practice as a Doctor of Physical Therapy in one of today’s fastest growing and most rewarding health professions.
Location: Dallas
  • The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program is a full-time, post-baccalaureate program that begins each May. Its unique design gives students an unshakable foundation in theory, basic science, and professional skills, enhanced with outstanding opportunities to put concepts into action through clinical practice.  The 31-month curriculum is designed to help students learn and apply scientific theory and professional skills through focused course work, clinical practice, and a final summer and fall semester devoted to clinical internships.
Location: Lubbock, Amarillo, Odessa
  • The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program within the School of Health Professions (SHP) at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is a three year entry-level professional program. The DPT program is offered on three campuses: Lubbock, Amarillo and Odessa. The physical facilities at the three campuses include modern, high tech teaching and laboratory equipment designed to facilitate an optimal learning environment.
Location: Abilene
  • The Department of Physical Therapy was founded in 1995 and was the FIRST private school in Texas to offer the entry-level physical therapy degree, the first to offer the Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT) and the first to offer the post-professional transitional DPT (t-DPT) degree. Our program offers students an outstanding education enlightened by Christian faith and values.
Location: San Angelo
  • ASU’s Physical Therapy Department provides opportunities for interactive learning in our problem-oriented, competency-based curriculum focused on primary body systems (cardiopulmonary, integumentary, musculoskeletal and neurosensory). The experienced professional faculty provide an exceptional blend of educational, research and clinical expertise for students desiring a career in physical therapy.
Location: El Paso
  • The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at the University of Texas at El Paso recognizes that individual and cultural differences influence perspectives on wellness and disability. The educational program is designed to prepare the student to be a competent physical therapist and an integral member of the health care team concerned with the total rehabilitation of every patient by enhancing the autonomy of the consumer in reaching realistic functional outcomes, and respecting the rights of individuals.

Volunteering Opportunities

  • Kinetic Kids are children from all walks of life who experience the daily struggles of life-long challenges including but not limited to cerebral palsy, spina bifida, down’s syndrome, autism, asperger’s syndrome, brain tumors, cancers, or other neurological disorders. These children have the desire to perform age-appropriate recreational and sports activities like their typically developing peers. They are children who may use wheelchairs as their primary mobility or they may use a walker or crutches. They may also be independent with mobility but for other reasons, are limited in their participation from recreational activities with their peer group. Our organization was established to provide health, recreational, and educational services to these children and their families. Our mission is to provide unique experiences through physical and creative activities in a supportive environment to children with special needs who may otherwise be excluded.
  • The Saddle Light Center​ is a non-profit organization that offers professional equine therapy to the disabled population of a wide range of ages in the San Antonio area to improve both their self esteem and quality of life.  We offer two types of therapy: Therapeutic Riding and Hippotherapy.  The utilization of the horse and related exercises may seem similar, but the focuses and objectives are radically different.  The objective of therapeutic riding is to improve riding skills for disabled persons; this can be achieved through stretches, exercises, and balance activities.  Hippotherapy seeks to decrease spasticity  through positioning and weight bearing, increasing range of motion, strength and endurance, and improve balance, mobility, head and trunk control.
  • The San Antonio Food Bank provides food and grocery products to more than 530 partner agencies in 16 counties throughout Southwest Texas. In FY2015, the San Antonio Food Bank provided nearly 62 million pounds of food. The mission of the SAFB is to fight hunger in Southwest Texas through food distribution, programs, education, and advocacy.  Only through your efforts can we achieve our mission of helping feed the hungry in the San Antonio area and throughout Southwest Texas. When you donate your time to the San Antonio Food Bank, you become a partner in the fight against hunger.
  • Hunger and Homelessness Movement (HHM) was founded at the University of Texas at San Antonio with the aim to unite students to alleviate the effects on homelessness on the local population of San Antonio and to focus our efforts on the root causes of homelessness to seek long-term solutions.  We do not require students to pay any dues to be in our organization. We believe that students should join this organization to network and gain skills that they can use in their future careers. We do not have minimum requirements.