Northwestern University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Jane Sullivan, PT, DHS
Associate Professor and Assistant Chair for Recruiting and Admissions
Northwestern University
Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences
645 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1100
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Phone: 312-908-8160
Phone (alternate number): 312-908-6789
Email: j-sullivan@northwestern.edu
Website: http://www.medschool.northwestern.edu/nupthms

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	October 17, 2011
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	NO
Important Dates (if any): We will begin reviewing applications once they are verified and received from PTCAS. Notification of applicant status will begin on 10/17/11. We anticipate having made all admission decisions and notified applicants by mid December, 2011. Applicants should notify Northwestern (and PTCAS) of any address, email or phone contact information changes after submission of application. All alternates and students who have been offered a position will be invited to a 2-day open house on 1/13-14/2012. Signed letters of intent and tuition deposits are due by 2/21/12.

EARLY DECISION

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

YES

If yes, special eligibility requirements and instructions for early decision candidates to program

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?	YES
If yes, amount	$40
Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY	17-Oct-2011
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.medschool.northwestern.edu/nupthms/admissions/prerequisites.html

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Anatomy & Physiology I	General or College	Var- ies	REQ	4	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Mammalian	This course is part of the 12 required semester hours in BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. If a combined anatomy / physiology course is taken, applicants must complete two semesters. If anatomy and physiology are separate courses, one semester of each must be completed. Laboratory experience in anatomy is required. Botany courses are not accepted for the biological science requirement.
2	Anatomy & Physiology II	General or College	Var- ies	REQ	4	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Mammalian
3	Biology I	General or College	Var- ies	Rec	4	Biology: Cell Biology: Embryology Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Histology Biology: Immunology Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular Biology: Zoology	This course is part of the 12 required semester hours in the BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. Botany courses are not accepted for the biological science requirement.
4	Chemistry I	General or College	Var- ies	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	General Chemistry course work must be included. Must include a laboratory component.
5	Chemistry II	General or College	Var- ies	N/A	4
6	English Composition / Writing	General or College	YES	N/A	3	.	.
7	First Aid / CPR	Introductory	NO	N/A	.	.	This course is NOT required at the time of application. It will be required before the student can enroll in the program. CPR certification must be through the American Heart Association (Health Care Provider) or American Red Cross (Professional Rescuer). Students are responsible for maintaining CPR certification while enrolled in the curriculum.
8	Physics I	General or College	Var- ies	REQ	4	.	Course content must include mechanics, electricity, magnetism, heat, light and sound waves. Either trigonometry-level or calculus-level physics is acceptable, however calculus physics will be more beneficial for this program. Courses must include laboratory experience.
9	Physics II	General or College	Var- ies	REQ	4	.
10	Psychology	General or College	Var- ies	N/A	3	Psychology: GENERAL	This course is part of the 12 required semester hours in the BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. A course in general psychology is required. Additional courses may be taken in psychology, sociology (e.g., abnormal psychology, organizational behavior, family relationships, medical sociology) or anthropology (e.g., cultural diversity, social networks, intergenerational interactions)
11	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	Var- ies	N/A	4	Psychology: Child Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev.	This course is part of the 12 required semester hours in the BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. One course in human or child development (e.g., developmental psychology, human growth and development)
12	Social or Behavioral Science	General or College	Var- ies	N/A	6	Psychology: Abnormal Psychology: Adolescent Psychology: Child Psychology: Death & Dying Psychology: Developmental Psychology: GENERAL Psychology: Human Behav. Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev. Psychology: Rehabilitation Psychology: Social	These are the 6 remaining required semeters hours in the BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. Additional courses in psychology, sociology (e.g., abnormal psychology, organizational behavior, family relationships, medical sociology) or anthropology (e.g., cultural diversity, social networks, intergenerational interactions).
13	Math	General or College	Var- ies	N/A	3	Math: Calculus	.
14	Statistics	General or College	Var- ies	N/A	3	Business: Statistics Math: Statistics Psychology: Statistics	This course may be taken in any department.

* 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	7756 (new)
GRE Accepted by Program for 2011-12 Cycle	GRE® General Test required (take GRE by 7/31)
Last acceptable GRE test date – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	31-Jul-2011
Oldest GRE score considered – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	31-Jul-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	400	489
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative		657
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing		4.1
Analytical Writing Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	Applicants who apply for the 2012 entering class MUST take the GRE before 07/31/2011.

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:

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 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	3.75
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)

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 Doctor of Physical Therapy (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)	We offer a DPT/PhD degree in conjunction with biomedical engineering.
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	85
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	85
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class
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

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Doctor of Physical Therapy curriculum of the Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, prepares physical therapists able to apply the art and science of physical therapy to solve complex patient/client needs for individuals throughout the lifespan. During our 34 month curriculum, learning is viewed as a dynamic and interactive process. Learning of clinical sciences and professional issues begins early and reinforces the clinical significance of the basic sciences.

The program includes 38 weeks of full-time clinical education divided into 4 separate clinical education opportunities; two 6-week experiences integrated within the curriculum and two 13-week experiences at the end of the program. In addition to the full-time clinical experiences, students have multiple opportunities to interact with patients, families, and health professionals throughout the curriculum, both in clinical facilities and in the classroom.

Learning activities focus on developing students’ abilities to think critically and develop creative solutions to a variety of clinical problems that increase in complexity throughout the curriculum. All students conduct inquiry into a narrowly defined topic of relevance to the profession of physical therapy through a faculty supervised project that culminates in a formal presentation to peers, faculty and members of the clinical community. Academic and clinical faculty cooperatively plan and implement creative and progressive learning experiences to prepare graduates to assume various roles within physical therapy and a changing health care environment.

(Page last updated 6/17/2011)