Official transcripts of all previous college work. For Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology applicants, these transcripts should be submitted directly to the centralized application.
Three letters of recommendation. For Speech-Language Pathology applicants, these letters should be submitted directly to the centralized application. For Physical and Occupational Therapy, guidelines for recommendation letters including acceptable and unacceptable sources are defined in and should be submitted directly to the centralized application. Not required for Linkage Program applications. For Biomedical Engineering, only two letters from academic professional mentors are required.
Physical Therapy applicants must submit documentation of 100 hours of volunteer, paid or shadowing hours with a licensed PT. Volunteering/shadowing must be evenly divided between two different areas of physical therapy practice. Occupational therapy applicants will be required to provide documentation of a minimum of 40 shadowing hours directly with a registered and licensed occupational therapist prior to entrance to the professional phase (December of the third year).
Documentation of Basic Life Support Certification.
If English is a foreign language for the applicant, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required, and the student must meet all published RSHS English Language Proficiency Policies including a minimum score of 90 on the TOEFL iBT and a Speaking subtest score of at least 24. The iBT must have been taken within one year of application.