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Accreditation
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Missouri State University is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), 3030 Potomac Ave., Suite 100, Alexandria, Virginia 22305-3085; telephone: 703-706-3245; email: Accreditation@APTA.org; website: capteonline.org
If needing to contact the program/institution directly, please call 417-836-6179 or email PhysicalTherapy@MissouriState.edu.
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Certificates
Stand out in the physical therapy profession.
These certificates help you add the Certification in Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) benchmark. Apply to your certificate through GradCAS.



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Physical therapy doesn’t require a specific major. Almost any major can lead you to our entry-level doctoral program.
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