Overview

You can earn your doctorate in physical therapy while preparing for a successful career in the Army Medical Specialist Corps. Our 27-month program emphasizes preventing, examining and diagnosing neuromusculoskeletal problems. In the last five years, 95 percent of our graduates passed the national physical therapy licensing examination on the first try.

Requirements

• Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in biological sciences, anatomy and physiology, chemistry, physics, social sciences or statistics
  
• Applicants in their final semester will also be considered
  
• Minimum overall GPA requirement of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale
  
• Minimum cumulative score of 1000 on the GRE
  U.S. citizenship
  
• At least 100 volunteer observation hours in a physical therapy clinic
  
• Between 21 and 40 years of age (may request a waiver)

Learn more about the ASVAB and see what jobs you could qualify for.

Compensation

As a student, you'll also receive:

• Tuition, books and fees paid by the U.S. Army
• Research opportunities
  

Learn more about the benefits available to Officers in the Army Medical Specialist Corps.

Numerous candidates are accepted.