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The Post Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of North Georgia is a degree program for foreign-educated physical therapists who are not licensed in the United States.

If you are interested in the entry level Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of North Georgia, the admission process is different, find all the details on the admissions page.

For Post Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy program applicants only, complete UNG’s Graduate Admissions application.

When completing the Post Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy Application:

if you do not have a social security number, enter “000-00-0000”.
if you are not living in the United States or Canada, select “Other/None” for State/Province.
if you do not have a visa, enter “none”.

The $40 application fee is non-refundable and must be paid when submitting the application. If you do not have an international credit card or US based bank account, please contact Graduate Admissions at grads@ung.edu for assistance in submitting your application.

We have had a number of questions regarding the required international transcript evaluation. You may use any NACES member, including WES. There is a note on the application that WES is not accepted. This is only for those applying to our Georgia Certified teacher certification programs. This does not apply to applicants to the Post Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy program. The international transcript evaluation must be mailed directly to us at:

Graduate Admissions
University of North Georgia
82 College Circle
Dahlonega, GA 30533

We have had a number of questions regarding the Certificate of Financial Responsibility and required documentation. Please note, it is the applicant's responsibility to demonstrate that sufficient funding is available to meet all university and living expenses for the course of study.

Download and complete the Certificate of Financial Responsibility. Mail originals to the address above. Scanned/emailed/faxed copies will not be accepted.
Sources of financial support or a bank statement verifying that the applicant has a sum of at least $34,500 USD for the first academic year (two semesters), exclusive of travel expenses, are required.
Verification must be received directly from the bank or financial institution in a sealed envelope, mailed to the address above. Personal copies and photocopies will not be accepted. Scanned/emailed/faxed copies will not be accepted.
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All other application materials may be either uploaded with your application prior to submitting it or emailed to grads@ung.edu.

Please email grads@ung.edu with any questions.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy, Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 require higher education institutions to provide an annual security report and annual fire safety report that contain crime statistics and fire statistics for the three most recently completed calendar years, institutional policies or procedures for reporting crimes and current policies concerning the security of, and access to, campus facilities and residencies, as well as security considerations in the maintenance of campus facilities.

A print copy of the most recent report is available upon request, email clery@ung.edu.