Rockhurst University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

Cheryl Hooper
Director of Graduate Admission
Rockhurst University
Office of Graduate Admission
1100 Rockhurst Rd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
Phone: 816-501-4097
Phone (alternate number): 816-501-4059
Email: graduate.admission@rockhurst.edu
Website: http://www.rockhurst.edu/academic/pt/index.asp

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Final PTCAS Application Deadline	Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Deadline Type	Soft Deadline
Program has rolling admissions process?	YES

Other deadlines (if any):

Additional Deadline Information: A personal interview with a member of the PT faculty is required as a part of the application process. Interviews will be individually scheduled for each applicant. A Physical Therapy Open House will be held Friday, November 7, 2008 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on campus. Call 816-501-3590 for more information.

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.rockhurst.edu/admission/grad/pt/req.asp

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
English Composition I	REQ	3	.	NO	.
English Composition II	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Fundamentals of Communication	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Ethics	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Developmental Psychology	REQ	3	.	NO	.
General Biology	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Vertebrate Anatomy	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Physiology	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Chemistry I	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Chemistry II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Physics I	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Physics II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Statistics	REQ	3	.	NO	.

* “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	Not Accepted
Supervisor	Recommended
PTA	Accepted
Professor (Science)	Recommended
Professor (Math)	Accepted
Professor (Liberal Arts)	Accepted
Pre-Health Advisor	Accepted
Politician	Accepted
Physical Therapist (1)	Recommended
Physical Therapist (2)	Accepted
Health Care Provider	Accepted
Friend	Not Accepted
Family Member	Not Accepted
Faculty Advisor	Accepted
Employer	Recommended
Co-Worker	Not 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 recommended, but not required
Total Number of Hours REQUIRED	.
Total Number of Hours RECOMMENDED	32
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours	.
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
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: The program recommends that applicants observe physical therapy in as many practice environments as possible.

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	2.89	3.43
Program-specific Prerequisite	2.89	3.41
Other GPA 1:	.	.
Other GPA 2:	.	.

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

A minimum GPA of 3.00 is strongly recommended for all applicants (both for cumulative and prerequisite courses).
The program uses only the highest grade earned in its local GPA calculations if a course was repeated.
All prerequisite courses must be completed for a grade of "C-" or better.
Prerequisite courses that were taken more than 10 years prior to application will only be considered by petition to the Physical Therapy Admissions Committee.

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?	NO
Supplemental deadline(s)	.
Link to supplemental application or instructions	.
Supplemental FEE required?	NO
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? NO
Description of criminal background check process (if applicable): A criminal background check is not required as a part of the application process. However, students who are accepted into the program must complete a criminal background check before participating in their first clinical experience.

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: Use Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or World Education Services (WES)

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered:	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class:	6/1/2009
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	44
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	44
Percent of IN-STATE applicants accepted	.
Percent of WICHE applicants accepted (if applicable):	.
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) applicants accepted	.
Percent of CANADIAN applicants accepted	.
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) applicants accepted	.

Additional information about the class profile: Program gives preference to applicants who are currently enrolled within the university. Rockhurst is a private institution. Therefore, state and/or country of residence is not a factor in admissions decisions.

Institution's religious affiliation (if any): Catholic-Jesuit

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Rockhurst University's Department of Physical Therapy Education is committed to preparing competent, caring professionals who can help persons whose abilities are threatened or impaired due to developmental deficits, aging, physical illness or injury. Emphasizing and integrating critical thinking, problem solving and ethics throughout the curriculum, the Rockhurst Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program prepares a student for licensure as a physical therapist and enhances the student's ability to clinically reason in a complex and changing health care system.

Rockhurst's fully accredited DPT program is distinctive for its liberal arts perspective, close faculty-student interactions and interdisciplinary collaboration. The Rockhurst DPT program is designed as an entry-level doctoral degree program. A new class of 44 students enters the program every June. The DPT program includes nine semesters of coursework over three academic years. Students participate in a wide variety of learning experiences including lectures, discussions, hands-on laboratories, service projects, independent study, group projects and internships.