You MUST submit the online UNLV Graduate College application.  Applications for the summer 2022 term will open during July 2022 via the Grad Rebel Gateway.

New users will click "new user" to create a user profile. Re-applicants may enter their username and password.
Click "My Profile" and complete the following sections:
-   Personal Data
-   Address

Click "My Application" and complete the following sections: 
-   Application Type (Required)
-   Academic History (Required):  Applicants who graduated from high school in NV are required to provide a high school diploma. 
-  "Unofficial" Transcripts at minimum should be uploaded for ALL post-secondary institutions attended.  Those applicants who are accepted may also be required to supply the graduate college with "Official transcripts".  The graduate college will notify accepted students if/when official transcripts are needed. 
-   Financial Info: (Required)
-   Graduate Assistantship: (Required): Applicants are encouraged to choose "No" since 1st year DPT students are NOT eligible for PT department graduate assistant positions and in general employment during the first year of the program is strongly discouraged due to the rigor of the program.
-   Scholarship and Fellowship: (Optional)
-   Submit Application (Required) 

Applicants MUST submit and pay for the UNLV graduate college application before 10/1/2022.  Once the application portal closes late apps will NOT be accepted.

GRE test scores older than 5 years will NOT be accepted.  

There is NO minimum GRE score required to be eligible for admission.  

The interquartile range of GRE percentile scores for applicants who were ultimately offered acceptance to the program were as follows: 
Quantitative = 41 to 60
Verbal = 51 to 76 
Written = 57 to 81  

The 15th percentile for each GRE section was:
Quantitative = 37
Verbal = 46
Written = 57 

Thus any applicant with a COMPLETE application is encouraged to consider applying.  Inquiry from potential applicants regarding whether or not an applicant's current GRE scores "make them a competitive applicant" will not be entertained by the admissions committee.

* UNLVPT requires THREE letters of reference. 

* All electronic letters of reference must be "verified" by the posted application deadline. 

* Applicants MUST use the electronic PTCAS letter of reference reporting mechanism.  

* All letters must be received by the posted deadline application deadline.

Applicants MUST complete observation hours. Physical therapy settings may include but are not limited to: inpatient rehabilitation hospitals, inpatient skilled nursing facilities, inpatient long term care facilities, inpatient acute care hospitals, inpatient or outpatient pediatric clinics, inpatient or outpatient wound care clinics, outpatient orthopedics, outpatient neurological/vestibular clinics, women's health clinics, hand therapy clinics, etc. Multiple different settings are preferred but not required. 

For example an applicant might complete observation hours in two settings.  Setting #1:  outpatient orthopedics = 70 hours, setting #2: inpatient skilled nursing facility = 30 hours.  

Only observation hours documented as "completed" will count towards the required 50 hours.

UNLV does not use a standard observation hours form. UNLVPT prefers that applicants submit and have ALL of their hours verified electronically via PTCAS.  

For additional details on observation hours, please see the FAQ resource found at: https://www.unlv.edu/pt/admissions  
Refer to the section named: "How will I document and submit my observation hours for verification?" 

UNLVPT does NOT assist potential applicants to identify or arrange observation hours.  

Highly qualified applicants typically have more than the minimum required hours and will generally have experiences in a variety of PT settings.  Applicants offered acceptance to the Class of 2024 averaged 400 hours. 

* Temporary COVID-19 update: We will accept pass/satisfactory credits for prerequisite courses if the institution elected to use the Pass/Fail or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option due to COVID-19 for the following semesters without prejudice: Spring 2020, Summer, 2020, and fall 2020. However, to give us the best sense of your comparative academic preparation, we encourage as much coursework as possible to be taken on a graded basis.

* UNLVPT considers the following two GPA calculations: 

* #1: The PTCAS calculated "Overall GPA"  

* This GPA includes ALL college level courses (including re-takes) taken from ALL regionally accredited institutions the applicant has attended including: junior colleges, 4 year undergraduate institutions, post-bac coursework, and graduate level coursework and that has been reported to PTCAS via official transcripts.  Applicants are required to submit official transcripts from ALL attended institutions to PTCAS. 

* #2: The program calculated "Prerequisite GPA"

* This GPA is calculated based on the 11 courses which best fit the UNLVPT prerequisite course requirements.  Applicants MUST "tag" the courses they feel best match each of the 11 UNLVPT prerequisite requirements and that they would like to have considered towards the prerequisite course GPA.  In the event of a re-take the program will use the higher grade earned for the program calculated prerequisite GPA.