Program Dates: [Still Accepting Applications] Commuter: August 5 - August 9 [CLOSED] Residential: July 21 - July 27 The 2024 Physical Therapy Summer Academy will be held in-person with options* for a residential experience week or a commuter week. |
Are you thinking about a career in physical therapy?
Learn about the exciting field of physical therapy and the Exercise Science major that provides an ideal track to the Rutgers' Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Graduate Program.
Students in the Physical Therapy Summer Academy will receive advice on how to prepare for this growing field from academic advisors and professionals in the field. Students will tour the Functional Human Anatomy Labs and visit the Rutgers DPT Graduate Program Campus.
- Gain perspective and exposure to the field of physical therapy
- Learn about the wide range of career opportunities available
- Receive an overview of undergraduate coursework
- Engage with professionals and current DPT students
Students will earn 1.5 college credits upon completion of this academy (01:377:144 Foundations of Kinesiology and Health course).
This academy is for any students (rising high school juniors and seniors) who are interested in learning from experts in the field of physical therapy.
Please note: Our 2024 Physical Therapy Residential Academy is now filled to capacity. Applications that are currently underway may be placed on the Wait List for that program, but admission into the residential program is not assured.
If applicants would like to move their applications to the 2024 Physical Therapy Commuter Academy, applicants are encouraged to do so; please email precollegeacademies@docs.rutgers.edu for more information.
Our programs are both residential and commuter focused. Our residential academies are held on campus, where the student will reside/dorm for the entire week while taking courses, eating meals, and engaging in evening activities with their cohort. Commuter academies are held on campus, but students will be dismissed to their prospective homes daily. Commuter students will be provided with lunch and have a pickup time from campus daily. Commuter students will be given options to engage in some evening activities pre-planned ahead of time with their cohort.
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