Virginia Commonwealth University

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Judith Kendrick
Admissions Coordinator
Department of Physical Therapy
Box 980224
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia 23298
Phone: 804-628-3642
Phone (alternate number): None
Email: jkendric@vcu.edu
Website: http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/pt/

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):

We recommend that students submit their applications as soon as possible.

EARLY DECISION

Program participates in the PTCAS Early Decision Applicants MUST apply and submit all materials to PTCAS by AUGUST 15.

YES 

If yes, special eligibility requirements and instructions for early decision candidates to program

 

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

If supplemental materials are required, send items directly to the PT program.

Supplemental APPLICATION required?

YES

Supplemental MATERIALS required?

YES

If yes, list of items

Supplemental FEE required?

YES

If yes, amount

$50

Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY

01-Nov-2011

Link to supplemental forms or instructions

http://www.sahp.vcu.edu/pt/application_instructions

Custom (program-specific) questions on the PTCAS application

PROGRAM PREREQUISITES

Course Prerequisites

#

COURSE SUBJECT

COURSE LEVEL

4-YR *

LAB
**

SEM HRS

ACCEPTABLE COURSES

COURSE  DESCRIPTION

1

Chemistry I

General or College

NO

REQ

4

Chemistry: Inorganic
Chemistry: Organic

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2

Chemistry II

General or College

NO

REQ

4

.

3

Physics I

General or College

NO

REQ

4

. .

4

Physics II

General or College

NO

REQ

4

. .

5

Math

General or College

NO

NO

3

Math: Calculus
Math: Trigonometry

Must be trigonometry, pre-calculus, or calculus.

6

Statistics

Introductory

NO

NO

3

Biology: Biostatistics
Business: Statistics
Math: Statistics
Psychology: Statistics

.

7

Anatomy & Physiology I

General or College

NO

Rec

4

A&P: SEPARATE courses
A&P: COMBINED courses
A&P: Animal
A&P: Comparative
A&P: Human
A&P: Mammalian
A&P: Vertebrate

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8

Anatomy & Physiology II

General or College

NO

Rec

4

.

9

Psychology

Introductory

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.

This requirement can be met by an introductory course and an upper level course or two upper level courses. Abnormal and developmental recommended.

10 Psychology (specialized)

Introductory

NO

NO

3

11

Biology I

General or College

NO

REQ

4

Biology: Cell
Biology: Embryology
Biology: GENERAL
Biology: Genetics
Biology: Histology
Biology: Microbiology

.

* 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: Science prerequisites must be taken within the last 10 years or be reviewed and approved by the Director of Admissions.

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
# 5570 (university code)
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-Nov-2011

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

01-Nov-2001

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    

510

Verbal Percentile    

Quantitative    

660

Quantitative Percentile    

Analytical  Writing   

Analytical  Writing Percentile    

Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

References

Number of references required by program:  3 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:

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

100

Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED 

DEADLINE  for Completion of All PT Hours
DD-MM-YYYY

31-May-2012

PAID Experience 

Accepted

VOLUNTEER Experience

Accepted

INPATIENT Experience

Accepted

OUTPATIENT Experience

Accepted

Additional information about program’s PT hours requirement

Our DPT program requires 100 hours of paid or volunteer observation under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist. These hours should be in two distinctly different settings.

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

2.7

3.5

Program-specific Prerequisite

.

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

If courses are repeated, both grades are used in the Total GPA and Math/Science GPA calculations.

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?

We require the TOEFL scores for non-native speakers unless the applicant has completed all their undergraduate work at an accredited US university or college.

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

Send foreign transcript evaluation to PTCAS

Program policy for CANADIAN coursework

Send foreign evaluation for CANADIAN coursework 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

18-Jun-2012

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

.

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

54

Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class

54

Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class

85%

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

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

15%

Percent of CANADIAN students in most recent entering class

 

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

 

Additional information about the class profile

 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Virginia Commonwealth University offers one of the premier Doctor of Physical Therapy Programs in the country. Located in the heart of Richmond's VCU Medical Center, the program provides students with easy access to state-of-the-art clinical and research facilities. The VCU Department of Physical Therapy was established in 1945 and was the first accredited physical therapy program in the commonwealth of Virginia and one of the first programs in the country.     

The Department of Physical Therapy includes 13 full-time faculty members, more than 20 adjunct faculty members and four staff members. Our full-time faculty members are actively involved in teaching, clinical practice and research across a wide spectrum of clinically relevant topics. Visit the VCU Department of Physical Therapy web pages (www.vcu.edu/pt) to learn more about each full-time faculty member's research and area of expertise.   

VCU's DPT Program prepares students for entry into the profession by teaching them to evaluate and manage patients with physical therapy problems effectively and in accordance with ethical principles. The department maintains clinical internship contracts with more than 230 facilities across the United States. DPT students at VCU complete a total of 36 weeks in full-time clinical education experiences. The program provides students with strategies to continually define and meet their own educational needs in order to keep skills and knowledge current throughout their professional careers.

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