Creighton University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Mackenzie Buxcel
Director of Admission
Creighton University
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
2500 California Plaza
Criss Health Science Building, Room 151
Omaha, Nebraska 68178
Phone: (402) 280-2662
Phone (alternate number): (800) 325-2830
Email: phaadmis@creighton.edu
Website: http://spahp2.creighton.edu/admission/PT/

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	February 1, 2012
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	YES
Important Dates (if any): Preferred Deadline: November 1st, 2011 Creighton Undergraduate Deadline: December 1st, 2011

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
Do you speak any languages in addition to English? If yes, please indicate which language(s) and how many years you have spoken the language(s).
Have you applied to the Creighton School of Pharmacy and Health Professions before?
Please specify the year of your most recent application, the program in which you applied, and outcome of the application
If you have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony? If yes, please provide additional information. These details may be compared to a personal background check if admitted.
Are you applying to other institutions? If yes, please list which ones.
Did any of your family members attend Creighton University?
Please indicate the highest level of educational attainment that your parents have acquired (for example, if one parent has a bachelor's degree and the other has an associate's degree, please check "bachelors degree or higher")
Please submit a personal statement not to exceed the equivalent of one, double-spaced page. The statement should include your thoughts on the following topic: As part of a Jesuit institution, the program is built on the Ignatian values of Cura Personal is, (personal concern for the individual), Magis (striving toward excellence, seeking the greater good), women and men for and with others (promoting justice, serving communities), and contemplation-in-action (mindfulness, critical self-reflection, and ethical decision making). How do these values fit with your educational and professional goals?
Describe any personal events or life circumstances that have impacted your academic performance in such a way that your record may not adequately reflect your potential for success in the program.
At Creighton University, we are committed to building a diverse educational community with students of varying talents, abilities, experiences, opinions, and backgrounds. How would you contribute to this diversity?

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? NO
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: http://spahp2.creighton.edu/admission/PT/PT_Entry_Prerequisites.htm

#	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: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular Biology: Zoology	.
2	Biology II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Biology: Cell Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular Biology: Zoology	.
3	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Inorganic	.
4	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	.
5	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	.
6	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	.
7	Physiology	General or College	NO	NO	3	A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Human A&P: Mammalian	.
8	English Composition / Writing	General or College	NO	N/A	6	.	.
9	Statistics	Introductory	NO	NO	3	Biology: Biostatistics 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	7757 (new)
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)
Oldest GRE score considered – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	01-Oct-2008

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		450
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		620
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Composite (verbal & quantitative)
Composite Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

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:

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	60
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
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	Applicants are not required to have a physical therapist verify PT hours as part of the initial application; however, the program reserves the right to later require verification of any and all PT-related experiences.

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		3.5
Program-specific Prerequisite		3.2
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	While Creighton does not have a minimum GPA requirement, we do recommend students have a 3.0 or above to be competitive for admission. All applicant GPA’s are reviewed.

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
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 evaluation for CANADIAN coursework to PTCAS
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class DD-MM-YYYY	15-Aug-2012
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)
Institution's religious affiliation (if any)	Catholic

Profile of Most Recent Entering Class

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

Size of Most Recent Entering Class	58
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	60
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	20%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	80%
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	Institution is private; therefore, state residency is not a factor in admission. Program gives preference for an interview invitation to applicants who completed all prerequisites at Creighton. However, only 20-30% of students come from Creighton.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In 1993, Creighton established the nation's first Doctor of Physical Therapy degree (DPT), leading the entire profession. U.S. News & World Report ranks Creighton's PT doctorate program 19th in the nation.

Creighton is a Jesuit, Catholic institution with 7,000 students. Nearly 35% are pursuit health science professional degrees. Creighton is one of only four Jesuit institutions with an academic medical center. The Creighton University Medical Center is home to Nebraska's busiest trauma center, a nationally renowned cardiac teaching center, and hundreds of the region's most accomplished health care professionals.

Creighton has 16 full-time faculty members. Eleven faculty members have doctoral degrees and Four faculty members are APTA recognized advanced clinical specialists. The Creighton PT faculty average 15 years of clinical experience and 8 years of teaching experience.

A total of 46 weeks of supervised clinical practice is provided in the curriculum - up to 11 weeks more training than the national average. PT students choose from more than 350 clinical training sites in the U.S. and foreign countries - including a third world opportunity in the Dominican Republic.

(Page last updated 8/24/2011)