However, applicants who wish to be eligible for financial aid must apply to the University of Missouri Admissions Office by March 1. Professional physical therapy courses begin with Gross Human Anatomy. This seven-hour course is scheduled during the summer session beginning in June and lasts eight weeks. It is a rigorous, full-time load and must be completed in Columbia before the student can continue the program. With the exception of clinical education, all professional coursework following the Anatomy course must also be completed on the MU Campus.
Clinical education is offered at intervals throughout the professional phase of the program.
Students will be unable to engage in outside employment during the full-time clinicals. Students are required to participate in clinical experiences in a variety of geographical locations, and should be prepared to meet costs of travel and housing for 6 to 8 week periods. In addition to meeting these academic and clinical education requirements, students must possess and exhibit personal qualities and characteristics which are associated with patient welfare and professional trust. Should it be determined that these skills, qualities and characteristics are not present in sufficient degree and that satisfactory growth and progress in this area is not being demonstrated, the student is subject to dismissal from the program. Graduate students must maintain a cumulative professional GPA of 3.0 in all courses .