Chatham University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Genny Parker
Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions
Chatham University
Admissions
Woodland Road
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15232
Phone: 412-365-1298
Phone (alternate number): 412-365-1825
Email: gparker@chatham.edu
Website: http://www.chatham.edu/departments/healthmgmt/graduate/pt/dpt.cfm

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	December 1, 2011
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	NO
Important Dates (if any): Priority Deadline- October 3, 2011 Priority Interview- November 19, 2011 Regular Deadline- December 1, 2011 Regular Interview- January 21, 2012

EARLY DECISION

Program participates in the PTCAS Early Decision Applicants MUST apply and submit all materials to PTCAS by AUGUST 15.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

If supplemental materials are required, send items directly to the PT program.

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	NO
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	NO
If yes, list of items
Supplemental FEE required?	NO
If yes, amount
Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY
Link to supplemental forms or instructions
Custom (program-specific) questions on the PTCAS application

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? YES
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: http://www.chatham.edu/departments/healthmgmt/graduate/pt/requirements.cfm

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Biology I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Biology: Cell Biology: Embryology Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular Biology: Zoology	.
2	Biology II	General or College	NO	REQ	4		.
3	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	.
4	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	4		.
5	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	.
6	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	.
7	Anatomy	General or College	NO	NO	3	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Animal A&P: Comparative A&P: Human A&P: Mammalian A&P: Vertebrate	If taking anatomy with physiology, both Anatomy & Physiology I and II are necessary to fulfill the anatomy and physiology requirements.
8	Physiology	General or College	NO	NO	3	.	If taking anatomy with physiology, both Anatomy & Physiology I and II are necessary to fulfill the anatomy and physiology requirements.
9	Psychology	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: GENERAL Psychology: Human Behavior	.
10	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: Developmental Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev.	.
11	Statistics	General or College	NO	NO	3	Biology: Biostatistics Business: Statistics Math: Statistics Psychology: Statistics	.

* YES=course must be completed in a 4-year college/university and NOT in a community college.
** REQ=required lab; Rec=recommended lab; NO=lab not required; N/A=not applicable

Additional information about program’s course requirements:

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

For 2011-12 Cycle: Due to changes in the GRE, programs may require or prefer that you take the exam early and before the "GRE® revised General Test" is introduced on August 1. Early Decision candidates in PTCAS must take the GRE and request scores to be sent by no later than July 31.

GRE General Test = Testing on or before July 31, 2011
GRE REVISED General Test = Testing on or after August 1, 2011

Is the GRE required?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code for 2011-12 Cycle	2081 (university code)
GRE Accepted by Program for 2011-12 Cycle	GRE® General Test and GRE® REVISED General Test accepted
Last acceptable GRE test date – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	15-Oct-2011
Oldest GRE score considered – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	01-Sep-2009

GRE table below may contain blank fields if program data is not available or applicable.

GRE Section	Minimum GRE Score	Average GRE Score for Accepted Students
Verbal		500
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		500
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	GRE scores must be sent directly from ETS to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Due to changes in the GRE, applicants who apply for PRIORITY decision MUST take the GRE by July 31, 2011. All other applicants should take their GRE no later than October 15, 2011.

References

Number of references required by program: 3 References

EVALUATOR TYPE	Applicant must send one reference from this SPECIFIC type of evaluator	Applicant must send a reference from one or more evaluators in this category to fulfill program's requirements	Evaluator Type ACCEPTED	Evaluator Type NOT Accepted
Physical Therapist-1	X
Physical Therapist-2		X
Professor in Major		X
Professor		X
Academic	X
Supervisor/Employer			X
Teaching Assistant		X
PTA				X
Pre-PT Advisor			X
Politician/Elected Official				X
Health Care Professional			X
Friend				X
Family Member				X
Co-worker				X
Clergy				X
OTHER			X

Additional information about program’s reference requirements:Three references are required: one from a Physical Therapist and one from an academic source, the third can be from either an academic source or a Physical Therapist.

PT Observation Hours

Enter your PT observation hours on your PTCAS application. Print the PT Observation Hours form from the PTCAS application or use online PT Hours signature process, if the program requires you to have your hours verified by a physical therapist. Send signed forms to PTCAS.

PT HOURS	PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Description of Program’s PT Hours Requirement	PT hours are required - no verification by a physical therapist
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED	100
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours DD-MM-YYYY
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement

GPA Requirement

GPAs will be blank if program data is not available or applicable.

GPA	Minimum GPA	Average GPA for Accepted Students
Overall Undergraduate Cumulative	3.00	3.531
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.51
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program uses the highest grade earned in its local GPA calculations, if a course was repeated.

FOREIGN APPLICANTS AND TRANSCRIPTS

The program’s foreign (international) transcript policies do NOT apply to study abroad coursework that is itemized on a U.S. college or university transcript. Study abroad is processed in the same way as U.S. coursework.

Program’s citizenship requirements (individuals listed may be eligible for admission)	U.S. citizens U.S. permanent residents Canadian citizens Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens with a visa Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens Other non-citizens (e.g., refugees)
Program requires non-native speakers to submit TOEFL scores?	Yes
Program policy for submission of non-U.S. (foreign/international) coursework	Send foreign transcript evaluation to PTCAS
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Send foreign transcript evaluation of Canadian courses to PTCAS.
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework	English translation required for original foreign transcripts. a course by course evaluation of foreign transcript is required.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class DD-MM-YYYY	27-Aug-2012
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)
Institution's religious affiliation (if any)

Profile of Most Recent Entering Class

Items will be blank if program data is not available or applicable.

Size of Most Recent Entering Class	36
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	36
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	67%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	33%
Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class
Additional information about the class profile	The program has articulation agreements with the following institutions: Allegheny College, Baldwin-Wallace College, Indiana University of PA, James Madison University, Mount Aloysius College, Mount Vernon Nazarene College, Stephens College, Thiel College, Washington and Jefferson College and Waynesburg College. For details, visit our website at www.chatham.edu/pt/.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

As an integral member of a dynamic health care system, the physical therapy profession is dedicated to the promotion of health and prevention of movement dysfunction through practice that emphasizes consumer education, restoration, and maintenance of function considering the total needs of the individual. We view learning as an evolving, collaborative and continuous process, one that integrates the learner's needs and goals and that extends beyond the climate of formal education. The student, therefore, is charged with the shared responsibility to establish learning objectives and the necessary collegial relationships to meet both academic and professional standards. The faculty is responsible for providing experiences that engage students in the teaching-learning process and that prepare students for competent, ethical, and evidence-based practice. Such preparation includes:

assisting the learner in the development of self-directed abilities;
assisting the learner in the development of analytic and decision making skills;
providing the learner with opportunities to ask critical clinical questions, search for, critically appraise, and integrate scientific evidence with clinical expertise and consumer circumstances;
creating a secure and open environment where collaborative learning can take place;
designing classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences which involve the student in the discovery process;
assisting the learner in the plan of their professional development beyond the entry-level curriculum;
promoting service to one's community beyond one's role as a health care professional; and,
providing the opportunities for self-evaluation, peer evaluation, and program evaluation.

We believe that faculty members should continually grow in their roles as educators, professional advocates, mentors, and researchers through active participation in educational, clinical, research, professional, and community activities.

(Page last updated 6/16/2011)