Temple University

Temple University's Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program does not have a guaranteed freshman entry program. Temple does have a 3+3 option with 7 undergraduate Temple majors. Contact Stephen Carp for details.

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Stephen Carp
Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Admissions
Temple University
Doctor of Physical Therapy
3307 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140
Phone: 215-707-8913
Phone (alternate number):
Email: stephen.carp@temple.edu
Website: http://www.temple.edu/chp//departments/pt/

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline	February 1, 2012
Deadline Type	FIRM Deadline
Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)
Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?	YES
Important Dates (if any): Please apply early. Temple University DPT utilizes a rolling admissions process.

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
Supplemental MATERIALS required?	NO
If yes, list of items
Supplemental FEE required?	YES
If yes, amount	$65
Supplemental deadline(s)	1-Feb-2012
Link to supplemental forms or instructions	http://www.temple.edu/chpsw/departments/pt/documents/ SupplementalApplicationforGraduateStudy-PhysicalTherapy_001.pdf
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
For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: http://www.temple.edu/chp//departments/pt/index.html

#	COURSE SUBJECT	COURSE LEVEL	4-YR *	LAB **	SEM HRS	ACCEPTABLE COURSES	COURSE DESCRIPTION
1	Anatomy	General or College	NO	REQ	4	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Exercise Physiology A&P: Human A&P: Mammalian A&P: Pathophysiology	Course must total 4 credits unless approved by Department. Study of the anatomical structure of the human mammalian body, with laboratory. One semester of combined ‘Anatomy & Physiology’ with lab also will be accepted. Invertebrate A&P is not acceptable
2	Physiology	General or College	NO	REQ	4	A&P: SEPARATE courses A&P: COMBINED courses A&P: Comparative A&P: Exercise Physiology A&P: Human A&P: Mammalian A&P: Pathophysiology	Must be a 4 credit course unless approved by Department. Study of the physiological function of the human mammalian body. One semester of combined ‘Anatomy & Physiology’ with lab also will be accepted. Invertebrate A&P is not acceptable.
3	Biology I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Biology: Cell Biology: Embryology Biology: GENERAL Biology: Genetics Biology: Histology Biology: Immunology Biology: Microbiology Biology: Molecular	One course offered by a Biology Department (or its equivalent) that includes a laboratory portion.
4	Chemistry I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: Inorganic Chemistry: Organic	Two course sequence that covers matter, the changes that matter undergoes, and the laws governing these changes, with greater emphasis on atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, equilibrium and energy relationships. One course should be Chemistry I, the second course may be Chemistry II or an upper level chemistry course with lab.
5	Chemistry II	General or College	NO	REQ	4
6	Physics I	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.	Two course sequence that covers fundamentals of physics, classical and modern, including mechanics, heat, light, electricity, magnetism, and modern physics.
7	Physics II	General or College	NO	REQ	4	.
8	Psychology	General or College	NO	NO	3	Psychology: Abnormal Psychology: Adolescent Psychology: Child Psychology: Death & Dying Psychology: Developmental Psychology: GENERAL Psychology: Human Behavior Psychology: Growth & Dev. Psychology: Life Span Dev. Psychology: Rehabilitation	A course that examines a specific area of psychological theory and practice of the individual. Such courses include: Introduction to Psychology, Personality, Sensation and Perception; Learning and Motivation; Brain and Behavior; Child Psychology; Abnormal Psychology; or Cognition.
9	Social or Behavioral Science	General or College	NO	NO	3	.	A behavioral science course that examines specific area or group behavior theory and practice. Introduction to Sociology, Sociology of Race and Racism, Sexuality and Gender, Sociology of Health Care, Marriage and Family, Social Psychology, Cultural Anthropology, and Comparative Religions are examples of courses that may be taken to satisfy this requirement. Physical Anthropology and technically oriented Archeology courses are not acceptable. If it is unclear whether or not a course meets this requirement, please send us a course description for verification.
10	Statistics	General or College	NO	NO	3	.	Probability; estimation; classical statistical inference (through t-test); modern decision theory.

* 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	7581 (new)
GRE Accepted by Program for 2011-12 Cycle	GRE® General Test preferred (take GRE by 7/31)
Last acceptable GRE test date – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	01-Jan-2012
Oldest GRE score considered – DD-MM-YYYY (if applicable)	01-Jul-2005

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		520
Verbal Percentile		67%
Quantitative		620
Quantitative Percentile		52%
Analytical Writing		4.5
Analytical Writing Percentile		63%
Additional information about program’s GRE requirements	Temple University DPT does not have a minimum requirement for GRE scores. Average GRE scores posted above reflect the current GRE scoring rubric; these means will not be valid once the test scoring rubric changes in late 2011.

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: Letter packets are acceptable but not required

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 - no verification by a physical therapist
Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED
Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours DD-MM-YYYY	05-Jul-2012
PAID Experience	Accepted
VOLUNTEER Experience	Accepted
INPATIENT Experience	Accepted
OUTPATIENT Experience	Accepted
Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement

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	3.45
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.00	3.50
Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any)	Program uses all grades in its local GPA calculations (cumulative and pre-requisite)

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
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 directly to Temple University: Stephen Carp PT, PhD, GCS Physical Therapy 3307 North Broad Street Temple University Philadelphia PA 19140
Program policy for CANADIAN coursework	Send original Canadian transcripts to PTCAS
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 DD-MM-YYYY	06-Jul-2012
Dual-degree programs offered in conjunction with the PT degree (if any)	DPT/PhD in Motor Control.
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	52
Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class	52
Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class	60%
Percent of WICHE students in most recent entering class (if applicable)
Percent of OUT-OF-STATE (non-resident) students in most recent entering class	35%
Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class
Percent of INTERNATIONAL (non-U.S/non-Canadian) students in most recent entering class	5%
Additional information about the class profile	.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Applicants:

The professional program, located on a large, urban health professions campus located in historic Philadelphia, spans a total of 35 months with the majority of the didactic curriculum taking place during the fall and spring semesters and clinical internships occupying portions of the spring and summer. Over the course of the entire professional program, students will complete, as part of the professional program, a total of 40 weeks of full-time (40 hours/week) clinical internships at a large nation-wide network of clinical sites. When not participating in full-time clinical internships, students carry an average of just over 16 credits per semester and can expect to spend approximately 20 hours per week in the classroom or laboratory settings. Students also have the opportunity to select from an array of advanced clinical training opportunities through an elective course during their final year of training. These include: Advanced Clinical Simulation Laboratory Clinical Decision Making, Advanced Orthopaedics, Gerontology, Pediatrics, Research Laboratory Rotation. Didactic coursework begins in early July and ends 35 weeks later with completion of the last clinical internship in early May that coincides with official University graduation. A total of 9 periodic breaks of at least consecutive 10 days (5 of the breaks exceed 20 days) away from the classroom, lab, and clinic have been built into the curriculum to provide students the opportunity to rest and reflect on their training. A total of 17 full-time faculty members and well over 25 part-time faculty members provide instruction in the academic courses, actively engage in research, and are engaged in clinical, academic and professional service.

During academic year 2011/2012 Temple University will begin to offer a dual DPT/PhD in Motor Control degree. After the first year of the professional (DPT) program, students will have the opportunity to apply to the dual program.

Please review our website: http://www.temple.edu/chp/departments/pt/PT_DPT.htm for further information about our program and faculty or contact me with any questions or needs. The Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at Temple University requires all applicants to complete and submit the PTCAS application, the GRE scores and the Supplemental Application. Applications will not be reviewed unless all three parts or the application are submitted. The address that the Supplemental Application is to be mailed is on the Supplemental Application.
Stephen J. Carp PhD, PT, GCS
Clinical Assistant Professor
Director of Admissions
stephen.carp@temple.edu
215-707-8913

(Page last updated 6/17/2011)