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Students in the Accelerated 3+3 Pathway to DPT Studies (1) Apply early to FranU’s DPT program and 2) Secure guaranteed acceptance provided they meet certain benchmarks. This early admission pathway allows FranU Biology-Human Medicine students who meet the minimum requirements for admission to the DPT program to apply early and essentially skip the fourth year of undergraduate courses. Some (20) of the required 122 undergraduate credits are replaced with 27 graduate credits and the student receives the bachelor’s degree in Biology while in the DPT program.The 3+3 pathway also embeds opportunities for students to meet the DPT program’s observation requirements (60-100 hours) at clinics affiliated with the DPT program.
The 3+3 Pathway to DPT Studies has no admissions requirements beyond those of FranU. To be considered for guaranteed admission to the DPT program, students must meet certain benchmarks equivalent to the average values of the last three cohorts of FranU DPT students (please see below).
•Transfer students have completed fewer than 33 of the required undergraduate credit hours
•Applicants to FranU’s DPT program complete all requirements for application
•For guaranteed admission, applicants meet these benchmarks:
•GPA 3.5 or higher (compared to 3.0 minimum)
•GRE 295 or higher (compared to 290 minimum)
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| ACSM 1110 - Introduction to College Education | 1 |
| BIOL 1110 - Introduction to Medical Terminology | 1 |
| BIOL 1315 - Biology for Majors I | 3 |
| BIOL 1315L - Biology for Majors I Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1315 - General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 1315L - General Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| WRIT 1310 - College Writing I | 3 |
| MATH 1315 - College Algebra | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 1910 - Vocations in the Life Sciences | 1 |
| BIOL 1316 - Biology for Majors II | 3 |
| BIOL 1316L - Biology for Majors II Laboratory | 1 |
| CHEM 1316 - General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 1316L - General Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| WRIT 1311 - College Writing II | 3 |
| PSYC 1310 - Introductory Psychology | 3 |
| PHSC 1310 - Physical Science | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2310 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I | 3 |
| CHEM 2310 - General Organic Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHEM 2310L - General Organic Chemistry I Laboratory | 1 |
| BIOL 2325 - Fundamentals of Microbiology | 3 |
| BIOL 2325L - Fundamentals of Microbiology Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 2520 - Calculus for the Sciences | 5 |
| Upper Level English Composition/Writing | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 19 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2311 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II | 3 |
| BIOL 3325 - General Genetics | 3 |
| CHEM 2311 - General Organic Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHEM 2311L - General Organic Chemistry II Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 2315 - General Statistics | 3 |
| BIOL 3910 - Junior Biology Seminar | 1 |
| BIOL 4920 - Practical Experiences in Science | 1 |
| Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 18 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 2135 - Medical/Surgical Observation | 1 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 1 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 4320 - Biochemistry I | 3 |
| BIOL 3390 - Pathophysiology I | 3 |
| THEO 1310 - Introduction to Theology | 3 |
| PHYS 1415 - General Physics I | 4 |
| Communications Elective | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| BIOL 3350 - Cell Biology | 3 |
| BIOL 4910 - Biology Capstone | 1 |
| BIOL 4321 - Biochemistry II | 3 |
| PHYS 1416 - General Physics II | 4 |
| Humanities Elective | 3 |
| Ethics/Philosophy Elective | 3 |
| Semester Credit Hours | 17 |
Total hours for Bachelor of Science in Biology - Pre-Professional Human Medicine Degree = 122 credit hours (102 pre-professional phase and 20 professional phase)
Students apply to the PA program in Semester 5/6. If admitted to the DPT program, students begin the program in Semester 8 (fall semester). For information on the DPT curriculum, click here.
Social Sciences/Behavioral Science electives may be taken from subjects ANTH, ECON, HIST, POLI, PSYC, RELS, SOCI.
Ethics/Philosophy elective courses are PHIL 2315, PHIL 2320, THEO 3345, THEO 3350, THEO 3360.
Humanities electives may be taken from subjects ENGL, MUSI, ART, HIST, HUMN, PHIL, RELS, THEO.
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