University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION

Pamela Boyle
Admissions Secretary
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
65 Bergen Street, SSB 720
Newark, New Jersey 07101
Phone: 973-972-4547
Phone (alternate number):
Email: boylepk@umdnj.edu
Website: www.shrp.umdnj.edu/physicaltherapy

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Final PTCAS Application Deadline	Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Deadline Type	Soft Deadline
Program has rolling admissions process?	YES

Other deadlines (if any):

Additional Deadline Information:

The admissions committee suggests submitting your application by October 1, 2008, to be competitive with the applicant pool.
There will be two interview/information session days: January 5, 2009 and January 6, 2009. Additional information will follow after receipt of your application.

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

Must applicants earn a Bachelor's degree prior to enrolling into the PT program? Varies. Students who are part of the 3+3 programs, are not required to complete their bachelor's degree prior to attending.

For more information about course prerequisites, visit the program Web site: www.shrp.umdnj.edu/physicaltherapy

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 Chemistry I	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Chemistry II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Physics l	REQ	4	.	YES	.
General Physics II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Human Anatomy & Physiology I	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Human Anatomy & Physiology II	REQ	4	.	YES	.
Calculus	REQ	3	.	NO	Pre-Calculus is not accepted.
Statistics	REQ	3	.	NO	Any Statistics course.
Psychology	REQ	3	.	NO	Any Psychology course.

* “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	.	.
Verbal Percentile	.	.
Quantitative	.	.
Quantitative Percentile	.	.
Analytical	.	.
Analytical Percentile	.	.
Writing	.	.
Writing Percentile	.	.

Additional information about program’s GRE requirements:
Please have official GRE scores sent to: School Code 3116, Department Code 0619.

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	Accepted
PTA	Not Accepted
Professor (Science)	Accepted
Professor (Math)	Accepted
Professor (Liberal Arts)	Accepted
Pre-Health Advisor	Accepted
Politician	Accepted
Physical Therapist (1)	Accepted
Physical Therapist (2)	Required
Health Care Provider	Accepted
Friend	Accepted
Family Member	Not Accepted
Faculty Advisor	Accepted
Employer	Accepted
Co-Worker	Accepted
Clergy	Accepted
OTHER	Required

Additional information about program’s reference requirements:
Three recommendation letter required. Two from physical therapists you volunteered/worked for, and one from anyone else other than a family member.

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 - a licensed PT must verify hours with signed form
Total Number of Hours REQUIRED	.
Total Number of Hours RECOMMENDED	.
DEADLINE for Completion of All PT Hours	1-Oct-08
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: There are no specific settings required. There are no minimum number of hours required, but you want to be there long enough for the physical therapist to write the recommendation letter as that is part of the application process.

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	3.0 or above	.
Program-specific Prerequisite	3.0 or above	.
Other GPA 1:	.	.
Other GPA 2:	.	.

Additional information about program’s GPA requirements (if any): The admissions committee will not refuse to read an application with a lower GPA than 3.0, however, to be competitive with the applicant pool, the committee suggests your GPA's be in the A/B range.

PTCAS Essay Instructions

PROGRAM’S ESSAY REQUIREMENTS: Please answer questions 1, 4 & 5. If you have applied to our program in a previous year, please answer question 6 in addition to 1, 4 & 5.

(1) What personal characteristics do you have that make you suitable for the profession of physical therapy?

(4) What types of patients have you observed with the greatest frequency, and what have you learned from them?

(5) 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?

(6) 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?

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? YES
Description of criminal background check process (if applicable):

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 original foreign transcript to program AND 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: The World Education Services is the preferred foreign transcript evaluation service.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PT Degree Offered:	Program culminates in a doctoral (DPT) degree.
PT Program Start Date(s) For Entering Class:	8/1/2009
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	.
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:

Institution's religious affiliation (if any):

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY

The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is the nation's largest independent public health-sciences university, with programs at eight schools on five main academic healthcare campuses. UMDNJ provides comprehensive health services through its core teaching hospitals and its affiliation with health care facilities throughout the state. The Physical Therapy program is housed in the Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science of the School of Health Related Professions.

The Physical Therapy Program of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey specializes in doctoral-level education for physical therapists and for individuals wishing to become physical therapists. The Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science has a rich tradition of academic excellence in education, research, patient care and community service. The Program is a full-time, three year, 110 credit program. Students in our entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program receive a state-of-the-art education that prepares them to be in the forefront of the physical therapy profession.

Our post-professional DPT is designed to help practicing physical therapists develop the tools and strategies they need to excel in a constantly changing health care environment. The program participates in the School of Health Related Professions Doctor of Philosophy in Health Sciences (PhD) by providing a Movement Science tract. The Movement Science tract is based on a mentoring model of graduate education, with emphasis on independent/directed study and research under the guidance of a faculty advisor.

The physical therapy faculty possesses outstanding qualifications and attributes that, coupled with an exceptional curriculum, account for the excellence of these programs. The faculty have research or clinical doctorates and many are clinical specialists. Members of the faculty have served at the state and national level in numerous capacities: as state delegates, committee chairs, district officers, State Board President and many others. All of the faculty members are involved in research, in our labs or in other labs in the area. The program facilities include a premiere health-sciences library, two fully equipped research labs, (The Research in Virtual Environments and Rehabilitation Sciences [RIVERS] Lab and an exercise physiology lab), new classroom facilities and two computer laboratories.

The Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science serves the community through its faculty practice which provides occupational and physical therapy to the school children in Newark and Paterson, as well as through its participation in the University's association with Special Olympics.

The mission of the faculty practice is to provide the highest quality physical and occupational therapy services to students with special needs to achieve maximum function and participation in educational environments and to improve each client's quality of life with an ultimate goal of community integration. We currently have contracts with five school districts in the northern New Jersey area. Our 41 clinicians have clinical faculty appointments at UMDNJ and are licensed by the State of New Jersey.

UMDNJ is located in University Heights near two other universities and is close to the Newark Museum and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.