For the upcoming start date of May 2021 (incoming Class of 2024) all students must apply via the application materials below.
Important Upcoming Dates
| Incoming Class of 2024 | Incoming Class of 2025 | |
| Application materials posted | June 1, 2020 | July 1, 2021 (on PTCAS - see below)** |
| Application materials due | April 30, 2021 | December 1, 2021 |
| In-person and/or Zoom Interviews | Rolling basis as applications are received and verified |
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| Conditional Acceptance notification | Within 1 week after the interview | TBD |
| Orientation | May 17, 2021 | TBD |
| Classes begin | May 18, 2021 | May 16, 2022 (TENTATIVE) |
| Candidacy Decision (see "Accreditation") | Late April/Early May 2021 | |
Required Application Forms
- PLEASE MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE YOUR FULL NAME ON ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS
- Application Instructions - UPDATED
- Program Application
- Character Reference Form
- Clinical Observation Verification Form
- While still highly recommended, at this time the requirement of 60 clinical observation hours has been waived due to COVID-19. If you have completed observation hours, please list completed hours on the associated form and submit with all application materials.
- Please contact program administration via email [email protected] with any questions.
Required Documents to Review*
- Technical Standards and Essential Functions for Physical Therapy Practice
- Criteria for Progression to the Professional Physical Therapy Program
* Thorough review of these documents is expected, but not submitted as part of the full application materials.
Reservation Fee - Applicants granted conditional acceptance into the DPT program for the incoming Class of 2024 are required to pay a non-refundable $250.00 reservation fee to secure their seat (pending favorable candidacy decision). The reservation fee will be applied to the cost of tuition once the applicant matriculates into the program.
**For those who wish to apply for the start date of May 2022 (incoming Class of 2025), please see below:
The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Lincoln Memorial University plans to participate in the Physical Therapist Centralized Application Service, known as PTCAS, in the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. Applicants applying to the LMU physical therapist education program for the 2022 entering class will apply online using the PTCAS application beginning in June/July 2021. To learn more about PTCAS, visit www.ptcas.org.
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