With the highly qualified applicant pool, very few students are accepted without a college degree. Besides, most programs are in the process of converting to a master's-level degree. No, but most students at Auburn major in Zoology or Exercise Science. We encourage students to start out in pre-physical therapy and to consider various majors beginning in their sophomore year. No particular major is required, and students are encouraged to major in something they would be interested in doing as an alternative career should they not be accepted.
Auburn students perform at a very high level and are regularly elected to leadership positions.
Auburn's advising program is designed to inform students of various opportunities in the health professions. For this reason, students often pursue a wide variety of health careers after graduation. A number of students who didn't get into physical therapy school have gone to medical school instead. Auburn's pre-physical therapy program is more demanding than programs in most colleges. The reason for this is that we realize that students should go beyond the minimum requirements in order to keep more options open in other health careers.