Prior to acceptance into the PTA-Military Bridge program, students must complete approved military training program admission criteria along with documented clinical work experience.
Documented clinical work experience
- Recommendation: You must obtain a positive recommendation from a supervising physical therapist who has supervised you as a PT Tech/Specialist for at least 6 months. Ask your supervising PT to complete the Recommendation Form and mail directly to PTA Program Director, 2101 Trinity Road, Duluth, MN 55811, or scan and email to [email protected].
- Ask your supervising PT to complete the Skills Documentation Form and mail directly to PTA Program Director, 2101 Trinity Road, Duluth, MN 55811, or scan and email to [email protected].
- Verification of at least 6 months of recent fieldwork experience: this may come in the form of a letter and/or may be combined with the required recommendation form. For Army, Navy, or Coast Guard applicants, work experience cannot include time completing Phase 2 Military Training. Recent experience must be within 12 months of applying to the program. Ability to obtain a letter
from a supervising physical therapist, verifying 6 months recent experience (at least half time) as a PT Specialist/Technician (active) or 6 months recent experience in a civilian clinic (discharged). The work experience verification can be combined with the recommendation. Air Force graduates who completed Journeyman Training of 9 months or more may use Journeyman Training as fieldwork experience. Journeyman training must be noted on the Air University transcript. - Applicants should contact the PTA Program Director at [email protected] to verify receipt of all documents.
