St Ambrose University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

Carrie Meador-Bliss
Office Administrator
St Ambrose University
Doctor of Physical Therapy
518 West Locust St
Davenport, Iowa 52803
Phone: 563-333-6403
Phone (alternate number):
Email: pt@sau.edu
Website: http://web.sau.edu/pt/default.htm

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Final PTCAS Application Deadline	Thursday, January 15, 2009
Deadline Type	Firm Deadline
Program has rolling admissions process?	NO

Other deadlines (if any):

Early Honors: 1-Oct-08

Additional Deadline Information:

*Early Honors Decision Deadline is October 1st for persons with >3.7 cumulative college GPA. Interview dates are October 24th, 31st and November 14th.
Ambrose Advantage PT Open House is on September 20th from 8:30am – 3pm.
Contact PT program for individual advising appointments.
Classes begin August 26th, 2009 for students selected.

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? Varies. Track II is a "3+2.5" plan of study (three years of undergraduate study plus 2.5 years in the DPT Program). First year DPT courses are applied toward completion of the undergraduate degree, which must be awarded prior to the beginning of the second year of the DPT Program.

For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: http://web.sau.edu/pt/prerequisites.htm

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
General Biology I & II	REQ	8	.	YES	.
Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II	REQ	8	.	YES	Also accept 3 semester credits of Human Physiology
General Chemistry I & II	REQ	8	.	YES	.
College Physics I & II	REQ	8	.	YES	.
Trigonometry	REQ	3	.	NO	Will also accept Pre-Calculus or Calculus
Statistics/Biostatics	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Introduction to Psychology	REQ	3	.	NO	.
Upper Level Psychology or Sociology	REQ	3	.	NO	Any course of your choice above the introductory level in Psychology or Sociology.

* “Req” = required course; “Rec” = recommended course; “Crq” = conditionally required course

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)

GRE: 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	.	461.67
Verbal Percentile	.	.
Quantitative	.	592.67
Quantitative Percentile	.	.
Analytical	.	4.45
Analytical Percentile	.	.
Writing	.	.
Writing Percentile	.	.

Additional information about program’s GRE requirements:

References

Total number of references required by program: 2 References

REFERENCE TYPE	Reference Type Is Required, Recommended, Accepted, Conditionally Required, NOT Accepted, or Other
Teaching Assistant	Accepted
Supervisor	Accepted
PTA	Accepted
Professor (Science)	Accepted
Professor (Math)	Accepted
Professor (Liberal Arts)	Accepted
Pre-Health Advisor	Accepted
Politician	Accepted
Physical Therapist (1)	Accepted
Physical Therapist (2)	Accepted
Health Care Provider	Accepted
Friend	Not Accepted
Family Member	Not Accepted
Faculty Advisor	Accepted
Employer	Accepted
Co-Worker	Accepted
Clergy	Accepted
OTHER	Accepted

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 required - no verification by a physical therapist
Total Number of Hours REQUIRED	50
Total Number of Hours RECOMMENDED	.
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours	15-Jan-09
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:

Only hours where applicant works directly with a PT will be accepted.
We require applicants to complete hours in 2 or more PT settings.
We have no requirement for number of hours in each setting.

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	3.00	3.73
Program-specific Prerequisite	.	3.62
Other GPA 1:	.	.
Other GPA 2:	.	.

Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any): To qualify for possible admission, applicants must attain a minimum 3.0/4.0 cumulative undergraduate GPA or a minimum cumulative graduate GPA of 3.25/4.0 for 18 or more semester hours in an approved graduate science degree program.

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?	YES - For all complete PTCAS applicants
Supplemental deadline(s)	October 1st for Early Honors January 15th for all other applicants.
Link to supplemental application or instructions	http://web.sau.edu/pt/documents/PTCAS%20Supplemental%20Application2.doc
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? YES
Description of criminal background check process (if applicable): Students accepted into the professional program receive information about criminal background check process during their orientation (usually in May prior to fall semester). Early in the fall semester students are provided with consent forms for background check and abuse registries check (child abuse and dependent adult abuse). Students are responsible for the cost of the checks. In addition, several clinical education sites require an FBI fingerprinting and background check. This process would be initiated when the student is confirmed for a clinical education experience, again, at the student's expense.

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:

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered:	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class:	8/26/2009
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	30
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	30
Percent of IN-STATE applicants accepted	53
Percent of WICHE applicants accepted (if applicable):	0
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) applicants accepted	47
Percent of CANADIAN applicants accepted	0
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) applicants accepted	0

Additional information about the class profile: St. Ambrose is a private university. Preference is not given to state residents.

Institution's religious affiliation (if any): Roman Catholic

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The mission of the Physical Therapy Department at St. Ambrose University is to provide high quality professional and post-professional education for physical therapists. In this process, the department will foster the personal and professional development of its students, staff and faculty, and make positive contributions to the university, to the physical therapy profession and to society.

DPT Program faculty members are dedicated to providing students with the knowledge, skills and confidence to become integral members of the modern health care team. Building upon St. Ambrose's long history of liberal arts studies, the DPT program is distinguished by a rich environment of academic success, and top-flight clinical experiences.

Courses in the curriculum are taught by physical therapists who are experts in areas such as orthopedics, sports medicine, cardiopulmonary, neuromuscular, pediatrics, geriatrics and wound management. Basic and clinical sciences are supported by faculty members who have strong clinical and academic experience.

The program is a full time, day time program that spans 2 1/2 years. Each year, 30 students are selected through a competitive application process. See department website for more information about the program. www.sau.edu/pt