Prospective Students
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Physical Therapist Centralized
Application Service (PTCAS)
The PTCAS application is only one step in the PT program admissions process. You must meet all PTCAS and program requirements before your application will be reviewed.
Apply early! It can take up to 5 weeks for PTCAS to verify your file, once it is in “complete” status.
- Physical Therapist Assistant Centralized Application Service (PTACAS)
The PTACAS application is only one step in the PTA admissions process. Not all PTA programs participate. If that is the case, then you will apply directly to the program.
Apply early! It can take up to 5 weeks for PTACAS to verify your file, once it is in “complete” status.
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PTCAS & PTACAS Application Fees and Fee Waivers
PTCAS and PTACAS offer fee assistance programs for a limited number of applicants.Each fee waiver covers only the initial application fee, so if you wish to apply to additional programs, you are responsible for the remaining balance. If you received a fee waiver during a previous cycle, you may still apply for another in the next cycle.
Contact customer service at 617-612-2040 before you submit a fee waiver request to determine if waivers are still available.
Minority Scholarship Award for PT and PTA Students
The Minority Scholarship Award recognizes physical therapy students currently in their final year of an accredited program, and faculty members who are pursuing post-professional doctoral degrees for their professional character and academic excellence. These annual awards are sponsored by the Minority Scholarship Fund and voluntary contributions.
- Each student physical therapist awardee will receive a certificate and a monetary award of $5,000.
- Each student physical therapist assistant awardee will receive a certificate and a monetary award of $3,000.
Accredited PT and PTA Programs in Maryland by CAPTE
| University of Maryland – Baltimore | University of Maryland – Eastern Shore |
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| Address: 100 Penn Street, Room 115 Baltimore, MD 21201-1082 Phone: (410) 706-7979 Email: vmarchese@som.umaryland.edu Accreditation Expires: Spring 2027 Degree Conferred: Doctor of Physical Therapy Visit Website | Address: 1 Backbone Rd. Second Floor, St. #2093 Princess Anne, MD 21853-3129 Phone: (410) 651-6310 Email: mcrabel@umes.edu Accreditation Expires: 06/30/2028 Degree Conferred: Doctor of Physical Therapy Visit Website |
| Allegany College of Maryland | Baltimore City Community College |
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Address: 12401 Willowbrook Road, Southeast | Address: Student Services Building – Main 117-F. 2901 Liberty Heights Avenue. Baltimore, MD 21215-7807 |
| Carroll Community College | Cecil College |
Address: 1601 Washington Road | Address: One Seahawk Drive |
| Chesapeake Area Consortium for Higher Education / Anne Arundel Community College | Howard Community College |
| Address: 101 College Parkway Arnold, MD 21012-1895 Phone: (410) 777-7036 Email: pabrady@aacc.edu Accreditation Expires: 06/30/2024 Degree Conferred: Associate of Applied Science Visit Website | Address: 10901 Little Patuxtent Parkway. Columbia, MD 21044 Phone: (443) 518-3042Email: kcrivelli@howardcc.edu Accreditation Expires: 6/30/2030 Degree Conferred: Associate of Applied Science Visit Website |
| Montgomery College – Takoma Park | Wor-Wic Community College |
| Address: Health Science Center 7600 Takoma Avenue Takoma Park, MD 20912-4141 Phone: (240) 567-5520 Email: nancy.greenawald@montgomerycollege.edu Accreditation Expires: 06/30/2031 Degree Conferred: Associate of Applied Science Visit Website | Address: 32000 Campus Drive – AHB 307K Salisbury, MD 21804 Phone: (410) 334-2800 Email: wbails@worwic.edu Accreditation Expires: 12/31/2022 Degree Conferred: Associate of Applied Science Visit Website |
