Loma Linda University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

Larry Chinnock
Program Director
Department of Physical Therapy
Loma Linda University
School of Allied Health Professions
Loma Linda, California 92373
Phone: 909-558-4632 ext:47251
Phone (alternate number):
Email: lchinnock@llu.edu
Website: www.llu.edu/llu/sahp/pt

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Final PTCAS Application Deadline	Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Deadline Type	Soft Deadline
Program has rolling admissions process?	YES

Other deadlines (if any):

Priority Deadline: 1-Nov-08

Additional Deadline Information:

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: www.llu.edu/llu/sahp/pt

Course prerequisite fields will be blank if program data is not available or applicable.

Course Prerequisite Name or Subject Area	Req, Rec, Crq*	SEM hrs	QTR hrs	Lab Required (Y/N)	Additional Program Information
Humanities	REQ	19	28	NO	Must take courses from at least three areas and must include one upper division course.
Human Anatomy and Physiology	REQ	.	-	YES	Complete sequence required. May substitute General Biology sequence for Anatomy & Physiology sequence.
Statistics	REQ	.	.	.	.
One Additional Biology course	REQ	.	.	NO	.
General Chemistry	REQ	.	.	YES	Complete sequence
Physics	REQ	4	6	YES	.
Social Science	REQ	11	16	.	Must include General Psychology, Growth and Development and at least one upper division course.
English	REQ	.	.	.	Freshman English sequence
Speech	REQ	.	.	.	.
Computer Course	REQ	.	.	.	Applicants may document proficiency and have the requirement waived.
Health Education	REQ	.	.	.	Must take a personal Health or Nutrition course.
Electives	REQ	.	.	.	To meet a total requirement of 138 quarter/92 semester credits. Applicants must have a minimum of 18 quarter/12 semester credits of upper division course work. No more than 105 quarter/70 semester credits may be transferred from a community college. Please see the Department’s web page for specifics on the prerequisites: www.llu.edu/llu/sahp/pt

* “Req” = required course; “Rec” = recommended course; “Crq” = conditionally required course

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

GRE: NOT required
Last acceptable GRE test date( if applicable):
Oldest GRE score considered (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	.	.
Analytical Percentile	.	.
Writing	.	.
Writing Percentile	.	.

Additional information about program’s GRE requirements:

References

Total number of references required by program: 3 References

REFERENCE TYPE	Reference Type Is Required, Recommended, Accepted, Conditionally Required, NOT Accepted, or Other
Teaching Assistant	Accepted
Supervisor	Accepted
PTA	Accepted
Professor (Science)	Accepted
Professor (Math)	Accepted
Professor (Liberal Arts)	Accepted
Pre-Health Advisor	Accepted
Politician	Accepted
Physical Therapist (1)	Accepted
Physical Therapist (2)	Accepted
Health Care Provider	Accepted
Friend	Not Accepted
Family Member	Not Accepted
Faculty Advisor	Accepted
Employer	Accepted
Co-Worker	Accepted
Clergy	Accepted
OTHER	N/A

Additional information about program’s reference requirements:

PT Observation Hours

Enter your PT observation hours on your PTCAS application. Login to the PTCAS application and print each customized PT Observation Hours form, if the program requires a physical therapist to verify your hours with a signature. Mail the signed form directly to the PT program, if required. Do not mail 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 Hours REQUIRED	80
Total Number of Hours RECOMMENDED	.
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours	1-Jun-09
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Required
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Number of hours in each PT specialty (if specified)	.
Number of hours in each PT setting (if specified)	.

Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement: A total of 80 hours of paid or observational hours are required. Of the 80 hours, a minimum of 20 hours must be in an in-patient environment (e.g. Hospital, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation unit).

GPA Requirement

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

Name of GPA	Minimum GPA	Average GPA for Accepted Students
Overall Undergraduate Cumulative	.	.
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.5
Other GPA 1: prerequisite Science gpa	3.00	3.5
Other GPA 2: prerequisite non-science gpa	3.00	3.5

Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any):

PTCAS Essay Instructions

You can customize your PTCAS essay for each designated PTCAS program. The PT program may require you to respond to specific essay questions. If program instructions below are blank, respond to 3 of the 5 essay questions on the PTCAS application form.

What personal characteristics do you have that make you suitable for the profession of physical therapy?
What is your motivation for pursuing a career in physical therapy?
How has your background and experience prepared you to interact effectively with individuals who are different from you in their social, cultural, or economic perspectives?
What types of patients have you observed with the greatest frequency, and what have you learned from them? If you were to be accepted to two or more physical therapy education programs, what would help you make the decision regarding which program you should select?
REPEAT APPLICANTS If you have applied to a physical therapy program in the past five years, what have you done to improve upon, or enhance, your application for this current admissions cycle?

PROGRAM’S ESSAY REQUIREMENTS (If program instructions are blank, you must respond to 3 of the 5 essay questions on the PTCAS application form):

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

ITEM	PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
Supplemental application required?	YES - For all complete PTCAS applicants
Supplemental deadline(s)	15-Apr-09
Link to supplemental application or instructions	To Be Determined
Supplemental FEE required?	Not Sure
If yes, supplemental fee amount	$
Briefly describe requirements for supplemental materials (if applicable)	.

Criminal Background Check

Are accepted applicants required to complete a criminal background check? YES
Description of criminal background check process (if applicable): Once accepted, the student will be given directions on how to process the background check.

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.

POLICY	PROGRAM REQUIREMENT
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:	Same as instructions for foreign transcripts above.

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:	6/22/2009
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any):	.

PROFILE OF MOST RECENT ENTERING CLASS

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

PROFILE INFORMATION	PROGRAM DATA
Size of Most Recent Entering Class	70
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	70
Percent of IN-STATE applicants accepted	60
Percent of WICHE applicants accepted (if applicable):	1
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) applicants accepted	40
Percent of CANADIAN applicants accepted	0
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) applicants accepted	1

Additional information about the class profile:

Institution's religious affiliation (if any): Seventh day Adventist

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist educational health-sciences institution which provides an environment for learning, emphasizing excellence in education, personal integrity, intellectual development, community service and personal commitment to Christ. Loma Linda University has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 among its eight schools which include the School of Allied Health Profession, School of Dentistry, School of Medicine, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, School of Public Health, School of Science and Technology and the School of Religion.

The Doctor of Physical Therapy program is housed within the School of Allied Health Professions. The Department has 22 full time faculty, 5 part time faculty and a significant number of clinicians who assist with the educational process on a contract basis. The Department offers degrees in the following areas: Physical Therapist Assistant, progression Doctor of Physical Therapy, entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy, post-professional Master of Physical Therapy, post-professional Doctor of Physical Therapy and the Doctor of Science.

On exit interviews, the graduates of the Department of Physical Therapy consistently mark the faculty as a high strength of the program ûavailability, compassionate, knowledgeable, high quality of teaching.

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