Each year, the PTA program admits students to begin in the summer semester of each year. The application cycle to the PTA program begins in October and concludes February 1 of the following year. During this time, the student interested in the PTA program should consult with the office of advising to begin the process of being admitted to the University and subsequently applying to the PTA program. The office of advising can assist you as you submit all of the documents needed for admission to the University. The office of admissions will review your transcripts and other documents. Once you are admitted into the University, you would next meet again with the office of advising to set your spring semester schedule and begin the process of applying to the PTA program.

With only a few exceptions, physical therapist assistants can work in any setting that delivers physical therapy services to patients/clients. Moreover, the BLS reports that the job outlook for careers as physical therapist assistants is expected to grow by 24% over the next decade, much faster than the national average of 5%.

The Office of Admissions will review your college transcript(s) to determine which of the courses you have previously taken will transfer into FranU. When selecting courses at other universities, the student should consider courses that match the course descriptions of the courses required for the FranU PTA program.

The Office of Admissions will consider any online course for transfer credit at FranU. However, the course must match the course description of a similar course offered at FranU. The online course should be offered at the same level as the course at FranU and have appropriate rigor. Lastly, the student must achieve a passing grade in the course (C or better) using the same grading scale used in the similar course offered at FranU.

For more information about the PTA program, email: pta@franu.edu.

The minimum length of the PTA program is 5 semesters, though many students choose to proceed at a slower pace.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual salary for PTAs is $49,180.

With only a few exceptions, the PTA can work in any setting that delivers physical therapy services to patients/clients.

No. The PTA admissions team does NOT need a copy of your log sheet to be submitted as part of your application packet. An example template of a log sheet is provided to you on this page as a courtesy under the Resources section.

A component of your online application (Clinical Reference Form) will ask your supervising PT or PTA to indicate the total number of volunteer and work hours you completed in their clinic. The log sheet simply helps you and your clinical supervisor PT or PTA keep track of the total number of hours that you have either worked or volunteered while in their clinic.