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Hanover College Early Admit Program Eligibility Requirements

The Hanover College Doctor of Physical Therapy Early Admit Program allows high school seniors to apply for conditional acceptance to the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program. Successful applicants will have a guaranteed seat pending maintenance of all undergraduate requirements and earning a bachelor’s degree from Hanover College. The Early Admit Program matriculants can bypass some of the traditional requirements, like applying and interviewing at multiple schools. This is intended to free up time for committed and high-achieving students to dedicate to their education, both in terms of focusing on their required courses and in exploring the broader range of knowledge through breadth courses and personal or professional development.

Students would need to maintain the following prerequisites, successfully complete an interview, and submit final transcript by end of junior year for a confirmation of decision, and then submit their official transcript at end of senior year to verify completion of bachelor’s degree.

Hanover College Eligibility Requirements
for High School Senior Applicants

In order to be considered for Early Admit, applicants must submit the following:

  • Hanover College UG application
    • Early Admit Program for Hanover College application by Feb. 1 of high school senior year
    • Offers no later than March 1
    • Submit letter of intent by April 1 and have a waitlist, based on review form scores
    • Decision Deadline: May 1
  • Minimum High School GPA: 3.5 (unweighted)
  • Letters of Recommendations: 2:1 from guidance counselor and 1 from teacher
  • Resume highlighting involvement in service
  • Applicant essay
    • The applicant should explain why they want to pursue a degree in physical therapy and what personal attributes will help them be successful in completing this degree. How will Hanover College help you achieve your personal and professional goals?

Once enrolled at Hanover College, the applicant must:

  • Maintain a cumulative and prerequisite GPA≥3.5 throughout undergraduate school
  • C or higher in all prerequisites
  • Non-prerequisite courses may be retaken
  • Prerequisite course retakes are permitted, however may not exceed 2 prerequisites
  • Only 4 prerequisites remaining by end of junior year
  • Accepted students must complete their undergraduate degree by the Spring term before the date that they declared as the year of matriculation

Hanover College Prerequisite Courses

  • Biology with laboratory recommended, but not required (6 semester hours/8 quarter hours)
  • Chemistry with laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours)
  • General Physics with Laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours)
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology with laboratory (8 semester hours/12 quarter hours)
  • Statistics (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)
  • Any Psychology (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)
  • Abnormal or Developmental Psychology (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)
  • English Composition or Writing (3 semester hours/4 quarter hours)