Nova Southeastern University

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PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2010-11)

Nova Southeastern University
Physical Therapy Program
3200 S. University Dr
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33328
Phone: (954)262-1110
Phone (alternate number): (954)262-1664
Email: ptinfo@nova.edu
Website: http://www.nova.edu/pt/dpt/admissionreq.html

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2011 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	Friday, January 14, 2011
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	YES
Important Dates (if any): The admission committee will start interview process and accept applicants at the end of October. Therefore, early application is highly recommended. The open house will be held at the end of October 2010. Please contact the admission office for actual date.

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Supplemental APPLICATION required?	YES
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	NO
If yes, list of items
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$50
Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD
Link to supplemental forms or instructions
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
Link to program’s prerequisite web page: http://www.nova.edu/pt/dpt/admissionreq.html

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Statistics	General or College	NO	N/A	3	Biology: Biostatistics Business: Statistics Math: Statistics Psychology: Statistics	.
2	Biology / Biological Science	General or College	NO	NO	3	Biology: Cell Biology: Embryology Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Histology Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular Biology: Zoology	.
3	Anatomy	General or College	NO	NO	3	A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Human	Combined Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II can be accepted for Human Anatomy and Human Physiology course; must be taken in the biology/anatomy department; cannot be "applied" course
4	Physiology	General or College	NO	NO	3	A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Human
5	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Organic	must be taken in the chemistry department; cannot be "applied" course
6	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Organic
7	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	must be taken in the physics department; cannot be "applied" course
8	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.
9	English Composition / Writing	General or College	NO	N/A	3	.	.
10	Psychology	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: GENERAL Psychology: Human Behavior	must be taken in their respective department; cannot be "applied" course
11	Social or Behavioral Science	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: Abnormal Psychology: Adolescent Psychology: Child Psychology: Death & Dying Psychology: Developmental Psychology: Human Behavior Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev. Psychology: Rehabilitation Psychology: Social Psychology: Sports	.

* 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?	Required
Program’s GRE College Code	# 5522
Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2011-03-01
Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)	2006-06-01

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

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 highly recommended
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED	150
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours YYYY-MM-DD
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	2.75	3.30
Program-specific Prerequisite	2.75	3.30
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 Foreign (non-U.S.) citizens Other non-citizens (e.g., refugees)
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 YYYY-MM-DD	2011-05-31
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	50
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	Full time: 50 Part time: 20
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	50%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	48%
Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class	2%
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class
Additional information about the class profile

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

In the supplemental application you will have a choice to select one of the two programs we offered: the full time and part time entry-level programs.

The full time entry-level program

The full time entry- level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program is a campus based program located in the College of Allied Health and Nursing at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). The program is offered in 3 year full-time format and includes 40 weeks of full time clinical training. Student-learning experiences occur in a combination of traditional instruction, case based interactive learning, and clinical lab skills training. Faculty supervised TIER I clinical education training begins in the winter semester of year one. Students are admitted in the summer semester and graduates are awarded a D.P.T. degree upon satisfactory completion of all requirements. In the entry-level DPT program at NSU, faculty and students are committed to active participation in the profession, in all areas of scholarship, in mentoring, and in serving all community populations, including the medically underserved and uninsured, through service learning and clinical education experiences.
There are many other benefits to attending NSU’s entry-level DPT program:

A fully accredited PT program
A low faculty to student ratio
A qualified and experienced PT faculty
A multicultural faculty
Modern, state-of-the-art, and technologically advanced facilities
A program located on a beautiful campus in sunny Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
An opportunity for interdisciplinary collaboration

NSU is located on a beautiful 300-acre campus in Fort Lauderdale with a student body of more than 27,000 students. It is the largest independent institution of higher education in the Southeast, and it is the 6th largest independent institution nationally.

The part time entry-level program

The part time entry- level Doctor of Physical Therapy (a 4-year distance hybrid; DH-DPT) program will be located at the Tampa Student Education Center which is a Nova Southeastern University satellite location of the College of Allied Health and Nursing. The part-time program will serve as an alternative for those individual who desire to complete their physical therapy degree while continuing to work or for who are unwilling or unable to relocate to the Fort Lauderdale area.
The 4-year part time program will replace the existing five-year campus-based, part-time DPT program, and will require the approval of the Commission on the Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) because there will be a change in location (from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa) and a different delivery method (i.e. a combination of distance technology and campus-based delivery). However, the curriculum for the part-time entry-level DH-DPT program will be the same as the existing 3-year full-time entry-level DPT program (E-DPT), and similar to the E-DPT it will include 40 weeks of full time clinical training and faculty supervised TIER I clinical education training begins in the winter semester of year two.

(Page last updated 7/8/2010)