The University of Findlay - Traditional Program

This page is intended for college transfer students and graduates ONLY. High school students MUST contact the institution directly for information about the guaranteed freshman-entry program. Do not apply using PTCAS.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2010-11)

Cindy Fry
Administrative Assistant
The University of Findlay
Department of Physical Therapy
1000 North Main Street
Findlay, Ohio 45840
Phone: 419-434-4863
Phone (alternate number): 419-434-5468
Email: fry@findlay.edu
Website: www.findlay.edu (click link to go directly to PT program Web site)

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2011 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Monday, November 15, 2010
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	NO
Important Dates (if any): Students are encouraged to begin the application process at least six week in advance of the firm deadline of 11/15/10.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	NO
Supplemental MATERIALS required?
If yes, list of items
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$25
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD	2010-11-15
Link to supplemental forms or instructions
Program-specific questions on the PTCAS application
Please list all activities outside of school that you have participated in since high school excluding service work. This would include university sports and clubs, employment, child care, military service. Identify the activity, dates, and your role.
Describe your responsibilities in detail of the most recent extra-curricular, organization, club, or other outside activity listed above including the approximate hours of participation.
Please list all activities related to service and/or community involvement, most recent first. Include facility/organization name, city/state, dates of involvement, and your role.
Describe your responsibilities in detail of the most recent community service activity listed above including the approximate hours of participation.
Provide a brief summary of your observation experiences, paid or volunteer. Include the activities and patient populations observed specifically discuss what you believe you gained from these experiences.
Discuss the role and function of the physical therapist as a member of the health care team.

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? The University of Findlay students will receive a BS degree upon successful completion of year four. Transfer students must have a BS degree prior to matriculation into entry-level program.
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: www.findlay.edu (click link to go directly to PT program Web site). The courses listed below reflect the requirements for the traditional program only.

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Anatomy & Physiology I	Upper Division	YES	REQ	4	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Exercise Physiology A&P: Human	This course provides a study in the physiological functioning of the body as it relates to structure. Special emphasis is placed on the cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and endocrine systems as these systems are influenced by genetic mechanisms as to their functioning in the development of disease. Also included as topics of discussion are the societal issues affecting the body, such as smoking, drug usage, diet, and other factors of lifestyles seen today. Laboratory exercises further clarify lecture topics. Various technologies are used to enhance class discussions.
2	Anatomy & Physiology II	Upper Division	YES	REQ	4	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Exercise Physiology A&P: Human	This course offers a study of the anatomical structure of the body as it relates to the functioning of the human body. The course begins at the cellular level and continues up to the entire organism, using the organ systems as the means of study. Various technological tools are used to encourage critical thinking in those topics that have societal impact on human health. Genetic influences on the body and its functioning are included. Special emphasis is placed on the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems.
3	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic	This course covers general principles of chemistry with emphasis on atomic structure and behavior, mole concept, stoichiometric calculations, quantum theory, and chemical bonding.
4	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic	This course studies general principles of chemistry with emphasis on behavior of gases, liquids, solutions, equilibrium, thermodynamics, chemical kenetics, acid-base, precipitation, and oxidation-reduction reactions.
5	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	Course is a development of vector mechanics, equilibrium, linear and rotational kinematics and dynamics, work, and energy and power, impulse and momentum, wave phenomena, fluid mechanics, and heat. Emphasis is placed upon the mathematical formulation of p
6	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	Course is a development of electricity, optics, magnetism, special relativity, and basic nuclear and atomic physics. Emphasis is placed upon the mathematical formulation of principles and on problem solving.
7	Kinesiology	Upper Division	NO	NO	3	Kinesiology	Kinesiology/Biomechanics: This course focuses on the anatomical and mechanical fundamentals of human motion and their application to the analysis of motor skills. Attention is given to gravity, leverage, and the action of muscles in relation to the joints of the human body.
8	Exercise Physiology	Upper Division	NO	NO	3	A&P: Exercise Physiology	This course explores the science of exercise physiology including how the body responds to regulation and adjustment as affected by exercise. Influences of both acute and chronic exercise on the human body are examined and are applied to health, fitness, and exercise performance.
9	Statistics	General or College	NO	NO	3	Math: Statistics	A first course in the study of descriptive and inferential statistics utilizing only rudimentary skills of arithmetic and algebra. Elementary probability, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.
10	Psychology	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: GENERAL	This course offers an orientation to psychology as the scientific study of behavior (both human and animal), with sepcial emphasis on principles of learning, memory, adjustment, abnormal behavior, and the physiology of behavior.
11	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: Developmental Psychology: Life Span Dev.	People change, grow, and develop throughout life. The purpose of this course is to critically examine claims about the nature and causes of our developmental behavior, what the hurdles are that people must leap as they develop and to learn what developmen
12	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: Abnormal	This course covers the study of pathological behavior generally, with major emphasis on the nature, causes, prevention, and treatment of psychological disorders.
13	Medical Terminology	General or College	NO	NO	3	.	This course deals with the basic formation of medical terms and their definitions. Areas covered include medical suffixes and prefixes, body-orientation levels and planes, the skin, joints, muscles, skeleton, nerves, brain, spinal cord, heart, liver, blood vessels, respiratory system, endocrine system, the special senses, the female reproductive system, and oncology.
14	OTHER	General or College	NO	NO	1	Introduction to Health Professions	This is a sequence of enriching experiences offered by a team of health professionals to enhance a student's knowledge of the various health professions. It will enable the student to make career choices based on facts and allow him/her to make career changes, if needed, in a timely fashion. This course will introduce the concept of team approach in the delivery of health-related services by identifying common strands and organizational patterns. Note: This is waived for those applicants who will have a bachelors degree before entering the program

* 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)

Is the GRE required?	NOT required (see below)
Program’s GRE College Code	#
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)

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
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Composite (verbal & quantitative)
Composite Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	GRE is not required, but please report your scores on the PTCAS application and send official GRE score reports directly to Findlay if you have taken the test.

References

Number of references required by program: 2 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

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 - a licensed PT must verify hours with signed form
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED	100
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD	2010-11-15
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement	Students are to complete 100 observation hours in physical therapy by the fall of their Junior year or prior to applying to the Physical Therapy Program. Students must observe at least two different physical therapy practice settings under the supervision of a physical therapist. At least 20 hours of observation are required at each setting. Students receiving physical therapy may count a maximum of 10 hours of treatment as observation experience as long as the physical therapist authorizes the observation.

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	3.62
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.46
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program uses only the highest grade earned in any prerequisite course to calculate the GPA, if the prerequisite 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
Program requires non-native speakers to submit TOEFL scores?	Yes
Program policy for submission of non-U.S. (foreign/international) coursework	Inquires should be directed to: international@findlay.edu
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Inquires should be directed to: international@findlay.edu
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework	TOEFL-iBT score of 89 (26-speaking, 24-writing, 21-reading, 18-listening)

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class YYYY-MM-DD	2011-08-22
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)
Institution's religious affiliation (if any)	Churches of God

Profile of Most Recent Entering Class

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

Size of Most Recent Entering Class	32
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	32
Percent of IN-STATE most recent entering class	90%
Percent of WICHE most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) most recent entering class	10%
Percent of CANADIAN most recent entering class
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) most recent entering class
Additional information about the class profile	Preference is given to student attending The University of Findlay.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Physical Therapy Programs at The University of Findlay is to prepare ethical, entry-level practitioners who are competent within and sensitive to the ever-changing health care environment as it relates to the prevention and alleviation of movement dysfunction. From the time you begin taking classes on campus you will be assigned to a physical therapy faculty member and continue with him or her as your advisor throughout your time on campus. Our class size in the traditional curriculum is small with a maximum of 32 students. Our weekend class size is a little larger with 35 students; this is the only weekend Physical Therapist Assistant to Physical Therapist bridge program nationwide. The Traditional Physical Therapy program at The University of Findlay is designed to help you become a generalist practitioner with the ability to function in a variety of settings, geographical locations, and roles including service provision, client advocacy, research, education, consultation, referral and administration. This is a 3+3 traditional physical therapy program with the first three years focused on completing general education and program specific prerequisites. Students who complete the program will receive a Bachelor of Science degree after the fourth year and a doctor of physical therapy degree after the sixth year. Professional classes commence each fall semester.

Please Note: Students enrolled in the 3+3 program are considered undergraduates through their third year. The fourth, fifth, and sixth years are completed as a graduate student. Students are encouraged to investigate alternative funding opportunities to complete graduate school during these three years.

(Page last updated 6/01/2010)