REFERENCES (2009-10)

Summary of Requirements for Programs Participating in PTCAS

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Key:

PT1  Physical Therapist Adv Pre-PT Advisor
PT2 Physical Therapist - Additional Pol Politician
PMaj Professor in Major Hlth Health Care Professional
Prof Professor Frnd Friend
Acad Academic Fam Family Member
Empl Supervisor/Employer CoW Co-worker
TA Teaching Assistant Clrg Clergy
PTA Physical Therapy Assistant Oth Other
  • REQ = Applicant must send one reference from this SPECIFIC type of evaluator
  • Req2 = Applicant must send a reference from one or more evaluators in these categories to fulfill program's requirements.
  • Acc = Evaluator type is accepted
  • NO = Evaluator type is NOT Accepted
Institution 
# 
PT1
PT2
PMaj
Prof
Acad
Empl
TA
PTA 
Adv
Pol
Hlth
Frnd
Fam
CoW
Clrg
Oth
Alabama State 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Req2
Acc
Req2
NO
Acc
Req2
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Andrews 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
REQ
Arcadia 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
AT Still of Health Sci
2
Req2
Acc
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
Req2
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Azusa Pacific 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Bellarmine 
0
Belmont 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Boston 
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
California State, Fresno
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
California State, Long Beach
3
REQ
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
California State, Northridge
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
California State, Sacramento
3
REQ
REQ
Acc
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Central Michigan 
2
REQ
NO
NO
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Chapman 
0
Chatham 
3
REQ
Acc
Req2
Req2
Req2
Acc
Req2
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
Clarkson 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Req2
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Columbia 
3
REQ
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Creighton 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Des Moines 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Dominican College 
3
REQ
REQ
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Duke 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Req2
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Duquesne 
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Eastern Washington 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Emory 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
REQ
REQ
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
REQ
Florida International 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Institution 
# 
PT1
PT2
PMaj
Prof
Acad
Empl
TA
PTA 
Adv
Pol
Hlth
Frnd
Fam
CoW
Clrg
Oth
Franklin Pierce NH
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Franklin Pierce AZ
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
George Washington 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Governors State 
3
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
REQ
REQ
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
REQ
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Hampton
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Howard 
3
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Loma Linda 
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Long Island - Brooklyn 
3
REQ
NO
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Marymount 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Maryville of Saint Louis
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Mayo School of Health Sci
3
REQ
NO
Acc
REQ
Acc
REQ
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
MGH Institute of Health Prof
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Midwestern 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Misericordia 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Missouri State 
2
REQ
NO
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Mount St Mary's College
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Nazareth
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
New York Inst. of Tech.
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
New York Medical College 3
REQ
Acc
Acc
 REQ
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
New York 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Northern Arizona 
3
Req2
Acc
Acc
Req2
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Northwestern 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
REQ
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Nova Southeastern 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Oakland 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Ohio State
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Old Dominion 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Pacific 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Institution 
# 
PT1
PT2
PMaj
Prof
Acad
Empl
TA
PTA 
Adv
Pol
Hlth
Frnd
Fam
CoW
Clrg
Oth
Quinniapiac 
0
Regis 
3
Req2
Acc
Acc
Req2
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Rockhurst 
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Rosalind Franklin 
3
REQ
Acc
Req2
Req2
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Sacred Heart 
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Saint Louis 
3
Acc
NO
REQ
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Samuel Merritt 
2
REQ
NO
NO
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Shenandoah 
2
REQ
Acc
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Simmons 
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Southwest Baptist 
3
REQ
NO
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
St Ambrose 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Stony Brook 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Temple 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Thomas Jefferson 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Touro College
2
REQ
REQ
Acc
REQ
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Touro Nevada
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
UCSF/SFSU
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. Central Arkansas
0
U. Colorado Denver
3
Req2
Acc
Acc
Req2
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. Delaware
3
REQ
REQ
Acc
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of Findlay
2
REQ
NO
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of Illinois at Chicago
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of Iowa
3
REQ
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
REQ
U. of Kentucky
3
Req2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Req2
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of Mary
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of Maryland - Baltimore
3
Req2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
UMDNJ
3
REQ
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
U. of Miami
3
Req2
Acc
Req2
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO

Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
U. of Michigan - Flint
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Institution 
# 
PT1
PT2
PMaj
Prof
Acad
Empl
TA
PTA 
Adv
Pol
Hlth
Frnd
Fam
CoW
Clrg
Oth
U. of Montana - Missoula
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of Nebraska Med Ctr
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of Nevada, Las Vegas
3
REQ
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
U. of New England
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of New Mexico
3
REQ
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of NC at Chapel Hill
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of Pittsburgh
3
REQ
REQ
NO
REQ
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of Puget Sound
3
Req2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
U. of Rhode Island
2
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of South Dakota
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
U. of Southern California
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of TN at Chattanooga
2
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
U. of TN Health Sci Ctr
0
U. of the Pacific
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
REQ
U. of Utah
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
REQ
REQ
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
NO
U. of Vermont
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
U. of Washington
4
Req2
Req2
Req2
Req2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Virginia Commonwealth 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
NO
Washington U. of St Louis
3
Acc
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Wayne State U. 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
West Virginia U. 
3
REQ
REQ
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Western Carolina U. 
3
REQ
Acc
Acc
REQ
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
Western U. of Hlth Sci
3
REQ
REQ
Req2
Req2
Req2
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
REQ
Wheeling Jesuit U. 
3
REQ
NO
Acc
Acc
Req2
NO
Acc
NO
Acc
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
NO
Wichita State U. 
2
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
Acc
Acc
Acc
Acc
NO
NO
NO
Acc
NO
Institution 
# 
PT1
PT2
PMaj
Prof
Acad
Empl
TA
PTA 
Adv
Pol
Hlth
Frnd
Fam
CoW
Clrg
Oth

Disclaimer - This summary information is provided as a service to applicants. APTA, PTCAS, and participating programs strive to maintain accurate and current information on all PTCAS web pages; but are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Admission requirements are subject to change.