The Ohio State University offers a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree. We have over 50 years of experience in preparing students for successful careers in physical therapy, a well-trained faculty, excellent health-care facilities, and a network of supportive alumni. Most of the information you need is here on the webpage but if you have specific questions, please contact our admissions advisor Lisa Terek.

If you are already a physical therapist, Ohio State University has many great post-professional educational opportunities. The Division of Physical Therapy now offers 5 Clinical Residency programs in cooperation with other programs throughout the university and Columbus.  The residencies include Sports Physical Therapy , Orthopaedic Physical Therapy , (in cooperation with OSU Sports Medicine Center) Pediatric Physical Therapy, (in cooperation with The Nisonger Center and Nationwide Children's Hospital) Neurologic Physical Therapy, (in cooperation with the OSU Medical Center - Rehabilitation Programs) and Geriatric Physical Therapy (in cooperation with Freedom Home Health). 

For our Alumni who earned an MPT degree from our program, we offer a MPT-to-DPT degree completion program. This program is only offered until January 2014. So, if you are interested in pursuing this degree on a part-time basis, you must start your course work as soon as possible!

We also offer a Masters of Science (MS) in Allied Health and a Doctorate (PhD) in Health and Rehabilitation Science. Please visit these interdisciplinary degree programs offered within the School of Allied Medical Professions. Our faculty serve as advisors to students in these programs and welcome the opportunity to mentor you in these programs.

If you are a college student ready to apply for PT school and you are highly motivated to pursue both your DPT and a PhD for a future career in academics and research, please read about our combined DPT/PhD program found under About the Program on the Health and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD Program website.

For more information regarding the Physical Therapy Profession, please visit the American Physical Therapy Association's website, http://www.apta.org/ or the Ohio Physical Therapy Association's website at http://www.ohiopt.org/.

If you are interested in the Pre PT/OT Club, please contact Dr. Borstad at borstad.1@osu.edu.