University of Kentucky

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 (2011-12)

Linda Allen
Staff Assistant - Office of Student Affairs
University of Kentucky
Physical Therapy Education Program
900 S. Limestone
Charles T. Wethington, Jr. Building, room 111
Lexington, Kentucky 40536
Phone: 859-218-0473
Phone (alternate number): 859-218-0494
Email: laalle1@uky.edu
Website: http://www.mc.uky.edu/PT

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	December 15, 2011
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	NO
Important Dates (if any): Interview dates have been set. Lexington Campus interviews will be on Friday, March 2nd, 2012. Hazard Campus interviews will be on Monday, March 5th, 2012. Students applying to both Lexington and Hazard campuses will be interviewed only once and this usually is scheduled for the Hazard Campus date. Students eligible for both campuses may apply to both, but ultimate campus selection is made by the admissions committee, not the student.

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?	YES
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	YES
If yes, list of items	College of Health Sciences application with campus selection Unofficial transcript through Fall 2011. Letter of application describing why a student is eligible and appropriate for the Hazard Campus, if it is selected for application. Any additional reference letters.
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$50
Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY	10-Jan-2012
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	http://www.mc.uky.edu/PT/admissions.html
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? Varies. Most students earn a Bachelor's before entering our program. If one is accepted as a University Scholar (see our website), they may enter without a Bachelor's degree; when the DPT is achieved, they receive a Bachelor's in Health Sciences as well.
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site:
http://www.mc.uky.edu/PT/docs/dpt-reqs.pdf

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Biology I	General or College	NO	REQ	4-5	A&P: Comparative Biology: Cell Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology	2 semester sequence of animal biology with labs equal to that taken by science or pre-med majors (Semester Hours: 8-10 hours total for Biology courses).
2	Biology II	General or College	NO	REQ	4-5	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses Biology: Cell Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology
3	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	4-5	Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	2 semester sequence of chemistry with labs equal to that taken by science or pre-med majors (Semester Hours: 8-10 hours total for Chemistry courses).
4	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	4-5	Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic
5	Communication / Speech / Public Speaking	Introductory	NO	NO	3	Public Speaking or Communications	Course should have an emphasis on public speaking. 3 semester hours.
6	Medical Terminology	General or College	NO	NO	2-3	Classics: Greek and Latin	Semester Hours: 2-3 Hours
7	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	4-5	Physics I	2 semester sequence of physics with labs equal to that taken by science or pre-med majors (Semester Hours: 8-10 hours total for Physics courses).
8	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	4-5	Physics II
9	Psychology	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: GENERAL	3 semester hours for Introduction to Psychology.
10	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: Abnormal Psychology: Developmental Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev.	3 semester hours of Developmental Psychology. Other upper level psychology classes may be substituted for Developmental Psychology.
11	Statistics	General or College	NO	NO	3	Math: Statistics Statistical Method	A Stats or Math prefix is preferred. Course should cover basic statistical concepts. 3 semester hours. Business or Psychology Statistics may be accepted, if course description above is met.
12	Anatomy & Physiology I	General or College	NO	Rec	4-5	.	RECOMMENDED - NOT REQUIRED: A two semester sequence of Anatomy and Physiology may be substituted for one of the two biology courses required. (8-10 semester hours total for ANA and PGY courses).
13	Anatomy & Physiology II	General or College	NO	Rec	4-5	.

* 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	7753 (new)
GRE Accepted by Program for 2011-12 Cycle	GRE® General Test preferred (take GRE by 7/31)
Last acceptable GRE test date – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	15-Nov-2011
Oldest GRE score considered – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	31-Dec-2006

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	375	450
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative	425	600
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	ETS is able to report official GRE scores for the preceding 5 years only. The University of Kentucky requires official GRE scores. Scores from 12/31/2006 through 12/15/2011 will be the only official scores that can be reported by ETS. Due to changes in the GRE, applicants who apply for the 2012 entering class are encouraged to take the GRE before July 31. If taken between August 1 and October 31, scores will be reported in November. Please refer to the GRE website for more details.

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 must be a PT professional, one must be a post-secondary school academic reference and the third can be either a PT or a post-secondary school academic reference. If a student wants to supply the program with reference letters beyond the three required, he/she may do so in the supplemental application.

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	50
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours DD-MM-YYYY	15-Dec-2011
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement	Volunteer or work experience in any setting is accepted. Two different types of settings are required to give the student a broader base of experience (25 hours minimum at each location). Average number of hours is about 100.

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	2.75	3.55
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.60
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	If a course is repeated once, the higher grade is calculated locally. If it's repeated more than once, the average of all grades is calculated locally.

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	All students will be required to submit an official transcript from every college attended to the UK College of Health Sciences, if admitted.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class DD-MM-YYYY	20-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	64
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	64
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	80%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	20%
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	Hazard Campus gives preference to students who demonstrate a rural background or commitment to working in a rural setting. 48 students are accepted on the Lexington Campus and 16 on the Hazard Campus each year for a total of 64.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

History and Mission of Our Program:

The Physical Therapy Program at UK has been educating physical therapists since 1967. Our program is conducted at the Lexington, Kentucky campus and at the Center for Excellence in Rural Health in Hazard, Kentucky. We received our most recent continued full accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) in 2004.

The purpose of the Physical Therapy Program at the University of Kentucky is, foremost, to meet the physical therapy needs of Kentucky, and contribute to global needs overall by developing competent physical therapy practitioners who are analytical thinkers, educators and professionals. The Division of Physical Therapy strives to develop practitioners who are knowledgeable, ethical, independent, adaptable, reflective, and service-oriented. This practitioner-development is accomplished through a wide variety of mechanisms:

Educational programs which are informed by scholarship and research, and designed to provide excellence in instruction as well as accessibility to a diverse student body. These programs include the professional DPT (Lexington and the Center for Excellence in Rural Health campuses), post-professional programs (DPT-Transition and the PhD Program in Rehabilitation Sciences), and continuing education courses.
Scholarship, research, and creative activities which contribute to the discovery and expansion of knowledge in the health sciences.
Service to the public (in urban and rural communities), to other professional disciplines, and to the profession.
Professional socialization through participation in professional activities and organizations.

(Page last Updated 5/21/2011)