Ohio University

This page is intended for applicants to the gradute school DPT program ONLY. High School students can obtain information regarding a Pre-PT major from Ohio University's Undergraduate Admissions Office.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Assistant Records Manager for Applications
Ohio University
College of Health Sciences and Professions
Division of Physical Therapy
Grover Center W290
Athens, Ohio 45701
Phone: 740.593.1221
Phone (alternate number): 740.593.1224
Email: Application.PT@Ohio.edu
Website: http://www.ohio.edu/chsp/rcs/pt/academics/dpt.cfm

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): Applicants must take the GRE exam by July 31, 2011

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- Selected applicants only
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	YES
If yes, list of items	Selected applicants will be notified when to submit the supplemental application An email with a request for supplemental materials will be sent out upon our receipt of the PTCAS application. This may be several weeks after the PTCAS application has “completed” status at PTCAS.
Supplemental FEE required?	YES- for selected applicants only
If yes, amount	$50 ($55 for international applicants)
Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY
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
Link to program’s prerequisite web page: http://www.ohio.edu/chsp/rcs/pt/academics/dpt.cfm

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Statistics	General or College	NO	NO	.	Biology: Biostatistics Math: Statistics Psychology: Statistics	1 quarter or 1 semester course of STATISTICS; Includes inferential statistics such as t-test and ANOVA. Additional details are posted on our program's website. May be completed at a community college if the course is equivalent to the prerequisite criteria.
2	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	.	Psychology: Adolescent Psychology: Child Psychology: Developmental Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev.	1 quarter or 1 semester course; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; prenatal to adolescent. Additional details are posted on our program's website. May be completed at a community college if the course is equivalent to the prerequisite criteria.
3	Psychology	General or College	NO	NO	.	Psychology: Abnormal Psychology: Adolescent Psychology: Child Psychology: Death & Dying Psychology: GENERAL Psychology: Human Behav. Psychology: Rehabilitation Psychology: Social Psychology: Sports	1 quarter or 1 semester course; A second psychology course of your choice to fulfill the ADDITIONAL PSYCHOLOGY requirement . May not duplicate the Developmental Psychology requirement. Additional details are posted on our program's website. May be completed at a community college if the course is equivalent to the prerequisite criteria.
4	Physics	General or College	NO	REQ	.	.	3 quarters or 2 semesters required for a full year of physics. Additional details are posted on our program's website. May be completed at a community college if the course is equivalent to the prerequisite criteria.
5	Chemistry	General or College	NO	REQ	.	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	3 quarters or 2 semesters required for a full year of chemistry. Additional details are posted on our program's website. May be completed at a community college if the course is equivalent to the prerequisite criteria.
6	Biology	General or College	NO	REQ	.	Biology: Cell Biology: Embryology Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Histology Biology: Immunology Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular Biology: Zoology	2 quarters or 2 semesters required. Should cover molecular, cellular & system biology. Will accept general Biology as well as upper level biology courses. Additional details are posted on our program's website. May be completed at a community college if the course is equivalent to the prerequisite criteria.
7	Anatomy	General or College	YES	REQ	.	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Human A&P: Mammalian A&P: Vertebrate	1 quarter or 1 semester course; Additional details are posted on our program's website. HUMAN ANATOMY [and also Human Physiology,] can also be fulfilled with a two quarter or two semester combined sequence course such as Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II. If using such a sequence, use Part I for Anatomy [ and Part II for Physiology.]
8	Physiology	General or College	YES	REQ	.	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Human	1 quarter or 1 semester course; Additional details are posted on our program's website. HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY [and also Human Anatomy], can also be fulfilled with a two quarter or two semester combined sequence course such as Human Anatomy & Physiology I & II. If using such a sequence, use Part II for PHYSIOLOGY [ and Part I for Anatomy.]
9	Exercise Physiology	General or College	YES	NO	.	A&P: Exercise Physiology	1 quarter or 1 semester course. Additional details are posted on our program's website.

* 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	7755 (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)	15-Oct-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
Verbal Percentile
Quantitative
Quantitative Percentile
Analytical Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	Due to changes in the GRE, applicants who apply for the 2012 entering class MUST take the GRE before July 31.

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: Please submit only 3 references.

We request that the two Physical Therapist PTCAS references reflect two unique observation experiences.
The PTs need to be at separate facilities or with separate work groups in one facility.
Your third PTCAS reference needs to be from a college professor under which you have studied.
No other references or letters are expected or required.
You will not need to send any references or letters to OU's Graduate College

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	40
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours DD-MM-YYYY	15-Oct-2011
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement	Observation hours must encompass two separate experiences.

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	3.7
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.6
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Our program specific prerequisite courses must be passed with a grade of "C" or higher. No prerequisite with a "C-" or lower will be accepted.

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?
Program policy for submission of non-U.S. (foreign/international) coursework	Send an original foreign transcript directly to the PT program.
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Send original CANADIAN transcript directly to PTCAS
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework	Specific requirements, including those for transcripts and English proficiency, can be found at: http://www.ohio.edu/graduate/ international/iappreqs.cfm

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class DD-MM-YYYY	18-Jun-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	44
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	44
Percent of IN-STATE applicants accepted	90%
Percent of WICHE applicants accepted (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) applicants accepted	10%
Percent of CANADIAN applicants accepted
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) applicants accepted
Additional information about the class profile

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Division of Physical Therapy is dedicated to excellence and leadership in preparing future physical therapists with the knowledge, behavior, and skills required to function within the diverse roles of the contemporary health care environment. Our students are prepared to assume leadership roles as physical therapy professionals through autonomous and evidence-based practice, altruism, integrity and ethical conduct, and social and professional responsibility. We are committed to contributing to the body of knowledge in physical therapy through the research efforts of faculty and students, while also striving to enrich the community through provision of physical therapy services to those in southeast Ohio. Because the faculty have extensive clinical expertise and national prominence in physical therapy research and because of the exceptional clinical performance of our students and graduates, the Ohio University Division of Physical Therapy is ranked among the top 50 physical therapy programs by US News and World Report.

The faculty are committed to implementing a curriculum that is designed to prepare competent physical therapists who will be able to employ critical decision-making skills and evidence-based practice for optimal patient care. We have a hybrid curriculum that includes elements of traditional, system based, and problem solving approaches. There is an intentional progression from simpler concepts and problems to more complex problems that require synthesis from all areas of the curriculum. As students progress through the curriculum, they gain the skills necessary for independent learning by presenting patient cases and through various teaching opportunities. Several courses, called Synthesis courses, are positioned prior to the student attending full time clinical rotation in order to integrate material from the previous quarters. There is also an emphasis on manual therapy with two courses (spine and extremities) devoted to theory and technique of mobilization and manipulation.

Clinical experience is integrated with the didactic and laboratory components throughout the program of study. The Division of Physical Therapy has clinical education agreements with medical centers, rehabilitation and outpatient facilities, general acute care hospitals and specialty clinics throughout Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky, as well as California, Florida, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Illinois, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, and Louisiana among others.

(Page last updated 9/29/2011)