NO

Supplemental MATERIALS required?

NO

If yes, list of items

Supplemental FEE required?

NO

If yes, amount

Supplemental deadline(s) YYYY-MM-DD

Link to supplemental forms or instructions

For Non-U.S. citizens only: If you are a resident alien, enter your Resident Alien Number.

Have you previously applied to the School of Health Sciences at Simmons College (formerly the School for Health Studies)?

If YES, enter when, under what name, and which program.

Are you currently enrolled or were you ever enrolled at Simmons College?

If YES, enter when, under what name, and what program.

Are you the relative of a Simmons alum, faculty, or staff member?

If YES, enter name of relative and program.

I am applying for financial aid (low interest loans for U.S. citizens only):

I intend to live on campus

PERSONAL STATEMENT: In 500 words or less, please read the American Physical Therapy Association Vision 2020 statement below. Briefly comment on a portion of the statement that has significant meaning to you. Please be sure to include your name at the top of the page. Send Items directly to the School of Health Sciences Office of Admission.

"By 2020, physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other health care professionals as the practitioners of choice to whom consumers have direct access for the diagnosis of, interventions for, and prevention of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities related to movement, function, and health." (APTA)

Is the GRE required?

Required

Program’s GRE College Code

# 3761

Last acceptable GRE test date – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)

2010-10-05

Oldest GRE score considered – YYYY-MM-DD (if applicable)

2005-10-05

GRE Section

Minimum GRE Score

Average GRE Score for Accepted Students

Verbal    

450

477

Verbal Percentile    

Quantitative    

500

599

Quantitative Percentile    

Analytical  Writing   

4.0

4.5

Analytical  Writing Percentile    

Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

Official scores within 5 years prior to the application deadline(Dec. 1) are required. Official scores from ETS must be sent directly to the Office of Admission of The School of Health Sciences. Simmons is unable to only accept PTCAS electronic scores or student self-reported scores.

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

Minimum GPA

Average GPA for Accepted Students

Overall Undergraduate Cumulative

3.00

3.34

Program-specific Prerequisite

3.00

3.25

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

The highest individual GRE scores are considered. Both the prerequisite and overall GPA calculations must include repeated/failed courses.

Applicants who have repeated prerequisite courses more than 2 times are NOT eligible to apply.

Applicants can apply only if two prerequisites are outstanding.

Applicants who are missing more than two prerequisites at the time of application must submit a rationale and plan of completion BEFORE applying via PTCAS to the PT Chairperson, Annette.Iglarsh@simmons.edu

Program requires non-native speakers to submit TOEFL scores?

Yes

Program policy for submission of non-U.S. (foreign/international) coursework 

Send an original foreign transcript directly to the Office of Admission, School of Health Sciences. End of year marks or grades for each year of attendance are required. A transcript in the originial language and an official English translation is required.

Program policy for CANADIAN coursework

Send original Canadian transcript to Admission Office of the School of Health Sciences. End of year marks or grades for each year of attendance  are required.

Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework 

English translation required for all coursework completed in countries where English is not the native language. Such translations cannot be by the student,family member or friend. An evaluation from a recognized evaluation company may also be required. 

Required TOEFL scores: 570 for paper-based, 88 for internet-based and 230 for computer-based,taken within two years prior to application deadline. No other English proficiency exam is accepted. ETS must send official scores directly to the Office of Admission of the School of Health Sciences. TOEFL does not replace GRE. TOEFL is waived if the applicant will have earned or has earned either a bachelor's or master's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university or an equivalent degree from a post-secondary institution abroad which is recognized by the Ministry of Education in the home country of English-speaking countries only.

PT Degree Offered 

Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.

PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class
YYYY-MM-DD

2011-06-27

Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)

Institution's religious affiliation (if any)

27

Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class

55

Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class

58%

Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)

Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class

42%

Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class

Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class

1%

Additional information about the class profile