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University of Scranton
Scranton, PA · Accreditation
Application cycle: 2026-2027 · Directory checked 2026-10-29
Application timing
Final Deadline: November 16, 2026 · Rolling admissions: Other
A past date remains past; no date is advanced to a future year. Confirm whether the program requires submission, completion, or verification by its deadline.
Observation experience
30 minimum hours; licensed PT verification required. Additional program-specific setting, timing, or documentation rules are published; review the linked source.
View observation settings and accepted experience
PT Experience Acceptable Individuals to Observe
| Experience | Policy | Min. hours | Max. hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Therapist (PT) | Required | 30 | — |
| Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) | Not Accepted | — | — |
| Other | Not Accepted | — | — |
PT Experience: Type
| Experience | Policy | Min. hours | Max. hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Person | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Virtual/Telehealth | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Hybrid In-Person/ Virtual | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
PT Experience: Recognition
| Experience | Policy | Min. hours | Max. hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paid | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Volunteer | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
PT Experience: Setting Inpatient
| Experience | Policy | Min. hours | Max. hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Care Hospital | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Nursing Home/ Skilled Nursing Facility/ Extended Care Facility | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Rehabilitation/ Sub-acute Rehabilitation | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Other Inpatient Facility | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
PT Experience: Setting Outpatient
| Experience | Policy | Min. hours | Max. hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free-standing PT or Hospital Clinic | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Home Health | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Industrial/ Ocupational Health | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| School/ Pre-school | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Wellness/ Prevention/ Fitness Facility | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
| Other Outpatient Facility | Accepted/Considered | — | — |
PT Experience: Setting Other
| Experience | Policy | Min. hours | Max. hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attended PT Session as Patient | Not Accepted | — | — |
| Attended PT Session w/ Family Member | Not Accepted | — | — |
| Observe Non-PT/PTA Healthcare Provider | Not Accepted | — | — |
| Special Olympics Volunteer | Not Accepted | — | — |
| HOSA: Future Health Professionals PT Competitive Event Participant | Not Accepted | — | — |
| Other | Not Accepted | — | — |
Blank hour limits are unspecified. Narrative conditions may further restrict these categories.
Hours alone do not establish eligibility. Check accepted settings, supervision, verification and completion timing.
GRE
Not required
Save program & plan →Tuition and published program costs
$106,543.50 private institution published rate (published program total). 2026 entering-cohort financial fact sheet.
Rate period: 2026 entering-cohort financial fact sheet
- Tuition-only values; fees, insurance, books and living expenses are separate. No program total calculated. Future-year amounts are estimates. Published totals were copied from the tuition row, not the total-cost row.
PTCAS COMBINED PROGRAM COST
- In-state
- $107,115
- Out-of-state
- $107,115
Full-program tuition, fees and other program costs combined; not tuition alone or a complete living-cost budget. Reported in cycle 2026-2027; the rate year is not separately specified. Do not substitute this figure for tuition in your budget.
Published prerequisites
Review the official source for minimum grades, outstanding-course limits, substitutions and course recency exceptions.
3 semester credits; Lab: not required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: no.
Accepted course categories
A&P: Advanced; A&P: Animal; A&P: Vertebrate; A&P: SEPARATE courses; A&P: Neurophysiology; A&P: Human; A&P: COMBINED Course (eg. A&P); A&P: Mammalian; A&P: Pathophysiology; A&P: Comparative; A&P: Exercise Physiology; A&P: Physiology; A&P: Neuroanatomy; A&P: Any
Program-specific notes apply; read the prerequisite tab on the official profile.
4 credit minimum semester credits; Lab: required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Biology: Cell; Biology: General I; Biology: General; Biology: Genetics; Biology: Microbiology
Program-specific notes apply; read the prerequisite tab on the official profile.
4 credit minimum semester credits; Lab: required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Biology: Cell; Biology: General II; Biology: General; Biology: Genetics; Biology: Microbiology
Program-specific notes apply; read the prerequisite tab on the official profile.
4 credit minimum semester credits; Lab: required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Chemistry: Biochemistry; Chemistry: Inorganic; Chemistry: Organic; Chemistry I
4 credit minimum semester credits; Lab: required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Chemistry: Biochemistry; Chemistry: Inorganic; Chemistry: Organic; Chemistry II
4 credit minimum semester credits; Lab: required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Physics I; Physics: General
4 credit minimum semester credits; Lab: required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Physics: General; Physics II
3 semester credits; Lab: not required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Psychology: General I; Psychology: General; Psychology: General II
Program-specific notes apply; read the prerequisite tab on the official profile.
3 semester credits; Lab: not applicable; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: no.
Accepted course categories
Psychology: Adolescent; Psychology: Abnormal; Psychology: Advanced; Psychology: Child; Psychology: Death & Dying; Psychology: Developmental; Psychology: General II; Psychology: Growth & Development; Psychology: Human Behavior; Psychology: Life Span Development; Psychology: Rehabilitation; Psychology: Social; Psychology: Sports
3 semester credits; Lab: not required; Level: General or College; Four-year institution required: yes.
Accepted course categories
Mathematics: Statistics; Psychology: Statistics
Program-specific notes apply; read the prerequisite tab on the official profile.
Accreditation entries linked to this profile
- University of Scranton — , · Accreditation
A shared profile does not establish identical requirements or tuition at every campus. Confirm your intended campus and entry term.
Official sources
PTCAS current-cycle program profile ↗
Institutional prerequisite page linked by PTCAS ↗
CAPTE / APTA accreditation directory ↗