Air Force officials accepting physical therapy applications Published July 28, 2006 RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- Air Force officials are taking applications for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program which begins Dec. 18, 2007 at the Health Science Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Only active-duty Airmen who possess a baccalaureate degree or those who are in the final semester prior to receiving a degree that includes this program's prerequisites may apply. Applicants also must be medically qualified for worldwide duty. The selection board is scheduled to convene at the Air Force Personnel Center here in December. Completed applications must be sent by military personnel flights and arrive at AFPC headquarters no later than Nov. 24. Incomplete applications or those received after the cutoff date will be returned and will not meet the selection board, AFPC officials said. To be eligible, applicants must: -- Have scored 1,000 or higher on the Graduate Record Examination, with a minimum score of 450 on the verbal portion. -- Have completed 100 hours of voluntary service in direct patient care in a physical therapy function. -- Hold a minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 3.1 on a 4.0 scale and a 3.1 GPA or better on all required prerequisites. All prerequisite courses must have been completed within 10 years of the initial semester of the program. Non-credited military training does not count as prerequisites. The program does accept college level examination program exams, advanced placement exams and on-line courses to fulfill prerequisites. However, applicants cannot CLEP out of laboratory courses. Qualified applicants should call DSN 665-2775 or (210) 565-2775 for applications.