Suny downstate medical center pa program prerequisites

Supplemental Requirements

Supplemental FEE required?

Yes

Supplemental fee amount

$75.00

Supplemental APPLICATION required?

Yes

Supplemental MATERIALS required?

Yes

Supplemental forms and materials required by program - item 1

Supplemental application will be emailed to applicants by the office of Admissions after July 1.

Deadline for Submission of Supplemental Materials

02/03/2023

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

Your program's GRE codes

Program's PTCAS GRE code

3138

Last acceptable GRE test date for this cycle

02/03/2023

Oldest GRE test date considered for this cycle

06/15/2018

Minimum and average GRE scores

MINIMUM GRE score considered

AVERAGE GRE score for accepted students

Verbal reasoning scaled score

147

152

Quantitative reasoning scaled score

147

151

Reference Requirements

Physical Therapist-1

Applicant must send one reference from this specific type of evaluator

Physical Therapist-2

Evaluator type accepted

Professor in Major

Evaluator type accepted

Professor

Applicant must send one reference from this specific type of evaluator

Academic

Evaluator type accepted

Supervisor/Employer

Evaluator type accepted

Teaching Assistant

Evaluator type not accepted

PTA

Evaluator type not accepted

Pre-PT Advisor

Evaluator type accepted

Politician

Evaluator type not accepted

Health Care Professional

Evaluator type accepted

Friend

Evaluator type not accepted

Family Member

Evaluator type not accepted

Co-worker

Evaluator type not accepted

Clergy

Evaluator type not accepted

Other

Evaluator type not accepted

Number of references required by program

2

Additional information about program's reference requirements

Reference must be from a science professor.

PT Observation Hours

Information about your PT requirements

For the upcoming admissions cycle, we are waiving the inpatient setting volunteer hours requirement. All hours may be done in an outpatient facility. If you have difficulty attaining the 50 hour minimum requirement due to the pandemic, please contact the program about alternative means for learning about the PT profession.

Program's PT hours requirement

PT hours are required - a licensed PT must verify hours w/ signed form uploaded or online via PTCAS

Total number of PT Hours REQUIRED

50

Volunteer

Accepted/Considered

Inpatient

Accepted/Considered

GPA Requirements

MINIMUM GPA Score

AVERAGE GPA score for accepted students

Overall Undergraduate Cumulative

2.90

3.32

Program-specific prerequisite

3.0

3.79

Additional information about program's GPA requirements

Program uses the highest grade earned in local GPA calculations, if the course was repeated. We also calculate and consider the last 60-credit GPA.

Background Checks

Background check required prior to matriculation.

Yes

Program participates in PTCAS Background Check process through Certiphi Screening.

No

International Students

Program considers Canadian coursework?

Yes

CanadianTranscriptsDictionary

Send WES foreign evaluation for Canadian courses to institution

Program policy for non-U.S. (foreign/international) coursework

Send WES foreign transcript evaluation to PTCAS (recommended)

Are non-native English Speakers required to submit TOEFL scores?

Yes

Citizenship requirements

Citizenship types eligible for admission U.S. citizens

U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents, Canadian citizens, Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens with a visa

How long is SUNY Downstate PA program?

What You Will Learn. This 27-month, full-time program provides a comprehensive introduction to medical practice.

Is SUNY Downstate medical school hard to get into?

For every 100 applicants, only 14 are admitted. This means the school is extremely selective.

Is SUNY Downstate PA program rolling admission?

School of Public Health The SPH Program offers rolling admission for all MPH, ACPH and DrPH students except MD/MPH students.

Is SUNY Downstate PA program accredited?

(ARC-PA) has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University Physician Assistant Program sponsored by State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University.