College of St Scholastica

This page is intended for college transfer students and graduates ONLY. High school students MUST contact the institution directly for information about the guaranteed freshman-entry program. Do not apply using PTCAS.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Courtney Eickman
Graduate Admissions Counselor
The Office of Graduate Admissions
Tower Hall 1121
1200 Kenwood Avenue
Duluth, Minnesota 55811
Phone: 866-478-9277
Phone (alternate number): 218-723-6285
Email: gradstudies@css.edu
Website: www.css.edu/x2919.xml

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	November 1, 2011
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	NO
Important Dates (if any): Applicants must submit all application materials by November 1.

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?	NO
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	NO
If yes, list of items
Supplemental FEE required?	NO
If yes, amount
Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY
Link to supplemental forms or instructions
Custom (program-specific) questions on the PTCAS application
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?
Describe an important challenge you have experienced that has helped prepare you in some way to be a professional provider of health care. How did you deal with that challenge?
Describe how the roles you have held since graduating from high school relate to those of a physical therapist. You should reference your leadership, service, jobs, responsibilities, athletics, community, family, and other activities (unrelated to college classroom activities).
Describe what you have learned from the variety of patients/settings that you observed in your field experiences. How will this impact you as a developing physical therapist?

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:

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Anatomy & Physiology I	General or College	NO	REQ	.	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Human A&P: Vertebrate	Full year, full sequence of human or vertebrate anatomy and physiology: A solid foundation in human anatomy and physiology is required to be a successful physical therapist. Completion of a full sequence of human anatomy and physiology is required. Lab experiences, preferably with a human cadaver or cadaver prosection, are required. CSS course sequence: BIO 2110-2120 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II. * Course must be completed prior to submission of application to the DPT program.
2	Anatomy & Physiology II	General or College	NO	REQ	.	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Human A&P: Vertebrate	Full year, full sequence of human or vertebrate anatomy and physiology: A solid foundation in human anatomy and physiology is required to be a successful physical therapist. Completion of a full sequence of human anatomy and physiology is required. Lab experiences, preferably with a human cadaver or cadaver prosection, are required. CSS course sequence: BIO 2110-2120 Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II. * Course must be completed prior to submission of application to the DPT program.
3	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	.	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	Full year, full sequence of Chemistry: The PT program requires a full year, full sequence of chemistry with labs to prepare students for a background in biological life sciences such as anatomy, physiology, and tissue dynamics. A lower division sequence (1000 or 2000 level) provides an adequate background to prepare for life sciences. CSS course sequence: CHM 1110-1120 General Chemistry I & II (4 credits each). * Course must be completed prior to submission of application to the DPT program.
4	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	.	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	Full year, full sequence of Chemistry: The PT program requires a full year, full sequence of chemistry with labs to prepare students for a background in biological life sciences such as anatomy, physiology, and tissue dynamics. A lower division sequence (1000 or 2000 level) provides an adequate background to prepare for life sciences. CSS course sequence: CHM 1110-1120 General Chemistry I & II (4 credits each). * Course must be completed prior to submission of application to the DPT program.
5	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	.	.	Full year, full sequence of physics: A full year, full sequence of physics with labs is required. Knowledge gained in this course sequence is applied in physical therapy through biomechanics and therapeutic interventions involving thermal energy, light, and electricity. Introduction to physics or a survey course in physics will not fulfill the requirements for the program. CSS course sequence: PSC 2001-2002 Physics I & II.
6	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	.	.	Full year, full sequence of physics: A full year, full sequence of physics with labs is required. Knowledge gained in this course sequence is applied in physical therapy through biomechanics and therapeutic interventions involving thermal energy, light, and electricity. Introduction to physics or a survey course in physics will not fulfill the requirements for the program. CSS course sequence: PSC 2001-2002 Physics I & II.
7	Statistics	General or College	NO	NO	.	Psychology: Statistics	Course in statistics. A course in college-level statistics is required for students to integrate research evidence into their education. Application of statistics and discussion of appropriate types of statistics used with different research methodologies is highly recommended. A course offered by a psychology program best meets these requirements for our physical therapy program, however, other statistic courses at the 2000-level or above from the disciplines of math or economics may be considered. CSS course: PSY 3331 Statistics (4 credits).
8	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	.	Psychology: Developmental Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev.	Course or courses addressing lifespan developmental psychology. This required course (or course sequence) provides background knowledge in human development across the lifespan that is utilized daily in physical therapy practice. Content in this course should address human stages from birth to death. A psychology based course is preferred, however a course offered from other human service related fields may be considered. General psychology does not meet this requirement. CSS course: PSY 2208 Lifespan Developmental Psychology (4 credits).
9	Psychology (specialized)	General or College	NO	NO	.	Psychology: Abnormal	Course in abnormal psychology: A course in abnormal psychology is required for study of theories and concepts related to variations in normal developmental psychology. Knowledge gained in this course provides a background for determining if and when a patient requires a referral to another healthcare provider based on psychological distress. CSS course: PSY 3423 Abnormal Psychology (4 credits).
10	Medical Terminology	General or College	NO	NO	.	.	Course in medical terminology. A course in medical terminology is required to provide a foundation of the terminology used by physical therapists when examining and treating the body’s systems and diseases. CSS course: HSC 2209 Medical Terminology (2 credits).

* 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	7707 (new)
GRE Accepted by Program for 2011-12 Cycle	GRE® General Test and GRE® REVISED General Test accepted
Last acceptable GRE test date – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	08-Sept-2011
Oldest GRE score considered – DD-MM-YYYY (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 Writing
Analytical Writing Percentile
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	Must have a minimum analytical writing score of 3.5 and a combined score for quantitative and verbal of 870. Recommended minimums 500 quantitative, 400 verbal, 1000 combined and 4.0 for analytical writing.

References

Number of references required by program: 2 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: A minimum of two and maximum of four letters of recommendation must be submitted. One letter must be from a currently licensed physical therapist in a United States jurisdiction.

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 with verification by a physical therapist
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED	Minimum of 100 hours
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours DD-MM-YYYY	01-Nov-2011
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement	Applicants are required to demonstrate an awareness of the diversity and specificity of the profession by performing volunteer hours, by conducting observations, or by working in physical therapy settings. Exposure to physical therapy in a variety of settings is required with a minimum of two different clinical settings that address the needs of distinct patient/client populations. A minimum of 100 combined hours is required for professional exploration. Applicants are asked to verify the amount of professional exploration hours completed.

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
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	A grade of C or better in all physical therapy prerequisite courses is required in order to apply to and be admitted into the CSS DPT program.

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 foreign transcript evaluation to PTCAS
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Send Canadian transcripts to PTCAS
Additional information about program’s policy on foreign coursework	Professional course-by-course evaluation of original foreign transcripts required including all courses (subjects) with U.S. semester credits and a GPA on a 4.0 scale. In addition, international applicants will need to complete additional admission requirements.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered	Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class DD-MM-YYYY	25-Jun-2012
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)
Institution's religious affiliation (if any)	Benedictine Catholic

Profile of Most Recent Entering Class

Items will be blank if program data is not available or applicable.

Size of Most Recent Entering Class	36
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	36
Percent of IN-STATE applicants accepted	85%
Percent of WICHE applicants accepted (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) applicants accepted	15%
Percent of CANADIAN applicants accepted
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) applicants accepted
Additional information about the class profile	Graduates of The College of St. Scholastica who are qualified are given preference for admission to the program.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Consistent with the missions of The College of St. Scholastica and of the School of Health Sciences: The mission of the entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy program is committed to the education of generalist practitioners of physical therapy who are prepared to meet the health care needs of society, including rural communities and underserved populations, through practice, education, and administration. As autonomous practitioners or members of multi-disciplinary teams, program graduates are recognized as leaders in the provision of evidence-based practice that is compassionate, ethical, and legal. Program graduates adapt to and implement change that benefits their community and the profession.

The 108 credit, 33 month entry-level doctor in physical therapy program is designed to provide the students with learning opportunities that develop the intellectual, affective and psychomotor skills required for physical therapy practice. The following five components form the profession of physical therapy and consequently the design of our entry-level program: Foundational Sciences (basic science information), Tests & Measures (skills associated with examination and evaluation), Interventions (communication/coordination, documentation, education, and therapeutic procedures including physical agents, mobilization, rehabilitation, prevention), Professional and social responsibility (professional socialization/professional behaviors, administration, ethics, teamwork, and the health care delivery system), and Patient management (integrative courses to hone clinical reasoning and decision making).

Philosophically, the DPT program at The College of St. Scholastica is based on the confluence of the values cherished by our Benedictine sponsors, the mission of the College, and the values of the physical therapy profession: Love of Learning is reflected in the professional values of diligence, dedication, and scientific inquiry; Respect is seen in the professional qualities of caring, communication, leadership and collaboration; Community is evident in the professional values of helping, collaborating, and welcoming diversity; Hospitality is realized through the professional values of warmth and openness; and, Stewardship is demonstrated through the process of scientific inquiry, which results in optimum use of resources to ensure that patients/clients receive the best possible care. In the first year of the PT program students grow in their knowledge of the profession and begin fundamental skill acquisition. During the second and third years of professional education students continue to acquire knowledge and clinical application skills along with proficiency in incorporating critical inquiry and evidence-based practice skills necessary for sound clinical decision-making. The program’s high achievement of outcomes in graduation rate, passing rate on the National Physical Therapy Examination for licensure, and employment rate substantiates the program’s excellence in preparation of entry-level doctors of physical therapy.

(Page last updated 6/17/11)