Washington University in St. Louis

PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION (2011-12)

Sarah Rands
Manager, Admissions and Student Affairs
Washington University in St. Louis
Program in Physical Therapy
Campus Box 8502
4444 Forest Park Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
Phone: 314-286-1402
Phone (alternate number): 314-286-1401
Email: ptprog@wustl.edu
Website: http://pt.wustl.edu/

APPLICATION DEADLINE for 2012 ENTERING CLASS

PTCAS Application Deadline

March 1, 2012

Deadline Type

SOFT Deadline

Application Close Date (for soft deadlines only)

April 2, 2012

Program Has Rolling Admissions Process?

YES

Important Dates (if any):

All applications that are completed (including GRE scores) by October 3, 2011 will be reviewed in our first series of Admission Committee meetings.  Only applications reviewed by the Admissions Committee by March 1, 2011 are eligible for assistanships, merit and essay driven scholarships.   

Join us at our DPT Open House on Saturday, October 15, 2011. For more information, please see our website at http://pt.wustl.edu.

EARLY DECISION

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

NO 

SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS

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

Supplemental APPLICATION required?

NO

Supplemental MATERIALS required?

YES

If yes, list of items

Graduate Record Exam

Supplemental FEE required?

NO

If yes, amount

Supplemental deadline(s) DD-MM-YYYY

01-Apr-2012

Link to supplemental forms or instructions

http://pt.wustl.edu

Custom (program-specific) questions on the PTCAS application

  • Please limit your response to the essay below to no more than two typed pages, double spaced, or 4500 characters. The essay will be evaluated on organization, clarity, grammar and punctuation, as well as content. If you use references for quotations or factual information, please cite them. Describe how your life has prepared you to effectively interact with people who differ from you in characteristics such as race, culture, religion, education, socioeconomic status, etc. Provide specific examples. Then tell us why you think this ability will be important as a physical therapist.
  • Our Program considers grades of C- or higher to be passing. If you have received a D+ or less in any required course, that course must be repeated. Identify all repeated courses below. Please enter the Course Prefix and Number, ex. Chem 105, the Title of the course, the Name of the Institution offering the course , # of credit hours, semester or quarter credits, and your original grade received followed by the same information for the course you completed to replace your original grade.  Ex:  OLD: Chem 105 Chemistry I with Lab, grade C, Washington University in St. Louis.  NEW: Chem 105 Chemistry I with lab, grade A, Washington University in St. Louis. If you did not repeat a course, please indicate so by typing. No Retakes.
  • For course(s) that you are using to fulfill your one year* of CHEMISTRY sequence with LABS requirement and one year* of Physics sequence with LABS requirement, please enter the Course Prefix and Number, ex. CHEM 212, the Title of the course, the Name of the Institution offering the course, # of credit hours, semester or quarter credits, and the course’s college catalog description for each of the courses required. Please state the prerequisite label: CHEM I, CHEM II OR CHEM III at the end of the associated course description. [*One year is 2 semester or 3 quarter courses.]
  • For course(s) that you are using to fulfill your one year* of BIOLOGY requirement, one semester of Anatomy requirement, and one semester of Physiology requirement, please enter the Course Prefix and Number, ex. BIO 101, the Title of the course, the Name of the Institution offering the course, # of credit hours, semester or quarter credits, and the course’s college catalog description for each of the courses required. Please note two semesters of combined Anatomy and Physiology will meet our Anatomy and Physiology prerequisite. [*One year is 2 semester or 3 quarter courses.]
  • For course(s) that you are using to fulfill your one year* of ENGLISH (to include English Composition) requirement, one semester of TRIGONOMETRY or CALCULUS requirement, and one semester of STATISTICS requirement, please enter the Course Prefix and Number, ex. ENG 101, the Title of the course, the Name of the Institution offering the course, # of credit hours, semester or quarter credits, and the course’s college catalog description for each of the courses required. [*One year is 2 semester or 3 quarter courses.]
  • For course(s) that you are using to fulfill your one year* of PSYCHOLOGY (to include ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY) requirement, and one year* of HUMANITIES and/or SOCIAL SCIENCE requirement, please enter the Course Prefix and Number, ex. PSYCH 101, the Title of the course, the Name of the Institution offering the course, # of credit hours, semester or quarter credits, and the course’s college catalog description for each of the courses required. Please note Developmental Psychology will NOT be substituted for Abnormal Psychology. [*One year is 2 semester or 3 quarter courses.]
  • If physical therapy is your first career, please skip this essay. If you have been working in another field (e.g. other health discipline, business, education) for a significant period of time, please provide an essay describing your motivation for this career change. Please limit your response to no more than two typed pages, double spaced, or 4500 characters. The essay will be evaluated on organization, clarity, grammar and punctuation, as well as content. If you use references for quotations or factual information, please cite them.
  • How did you first learn about our DPT curriculum?
  • What factors contributed to your decision to apply for admission to Washington University in St. Louis’ Program in Physical Therapy?

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://pt.wustl.edu

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COURSE SUBJECT

COURSE LEVEL

4-YR *

LAB
**

SEM HRS

ACCEPTABLE COURSES

COURSE  DESCRIPTION

1

Chemistry I

Introductory

NO

REQ

4

Chemistry: Biochemistry
Chemistry: Inorganic
Chemistry: Organic

 

A total of 8 semester hours of Chemisty sequence with labs is required.  This may be met by a sequence of Introductory or General Chemistry I and II with labs, sequence of Inorganic Chemistry and Organic Chemistry with labs or sequence of Biochemistry courses with labs.

2

Chemistry II

Introductory

NO

REQ

4

3

Physics I

Introductory

NO

REQ

4

.

A total of 8 semester hours of Physics sequence with labs is required.

4

Physics II

Introductory

NO

REQ

4

.

5

Biology / Biological Science

Introductory

NO

NO

6

Biology: Cell
Biology: GENERAL
Biology: Genetics
Biology: Microbiology
Biology: Molecular
Biology: Zoology

A total of 6 semester hours of Biology - courses for science majors (contents to include cell structure and function, function of macro molecules).  Labs are not considered for required semester hours.

6

Anatomy

Introductory

NO

NO

3

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

A two-course sequence of anatomy/physiology may meet the anatomy and physiology 6 semester hour prerequisite.

7

Physiology

Introductory

NO

NO

3

8

Math

Introductory

NO

NO

3

Math: Calculus
Math: Trigonometry

A 3 semester hour course in either Calculus OR Trigonometry required.

9

Statistics

Introductory

NO

NO

3

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

.

10

English Composition / Writing

Introductory

NO

NO

3

.

3 semester hours of English composition or an upper division writing course is required.  An additional 3 semester hours of English is required in any topic that falls within the English Department.

11

OTHER

Introductory

NO

NO

3

Any English course

3 semester hours of English composition or an upper division writing course is required.  An additional 3 semester hours of English is required in any topic that falls within the English Department.

12

Psychology

Introductory

NO

NO

3

Psychology: Adolescent
Psychology: Child
Psychology: Death & Dying
Psychology: Developmental
Psychology: GENERAL
Psychology: Human Behavior
Psychology: Growth & Dev.
Psychology: Life Span Dev.
Psychology: Rehabilitation
Psychology: Social
Psychology: Sports

.

13

Psychology (specialized)

Introductory

NO

NO

3

Psychology: Abnormal

.

14

Social or Behavioral Science

Introductory

NO

NO

6

 

Two courses are required in the humanities and social sciences (political science, history, speech, literature, sociology, economics, psychology, philosophy or anthropology)

* 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
# 7734 (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)

01-Mar-2012

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

01-Mar-2006

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    

496

Verbal Percentile    

Quantitative    

644

Quantitative Percentile    

Analytical  Writing   

4.28

Analytical  Writing Percentile    

Additional information about program’s GRE requirements

Please send to Washington University PT.

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: One reference must be from a college-level instructor with whom the applicant took a course. It is preferred that this person is the primary professor, although in some circumstances a teaching assistant is acceptable. For the other two letters of reference, best choices include a second professor, a healthcare practitioner, an employer or a supervisor.

We do not accept references from applicant's healthcare provider (e.g. their personal physician or physical therapist). We do accept references from a health care provider with whom an applicant has volunteered or worked.

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

Neither paid or volunteer PT hours are required, but are acknowledged.

Total Number of PT Hours REQUIRED

N/A

Total Number of PT Hours RECOMMENDED 

N/A

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

N/A

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

3.59

Program-specific Prerequisite

3.0

3.49

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

All students must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for the following cumulative scores: combined science, combined science and math, and core PT prerequisites.

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

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

Send foreign evaluation for CANADIAN coursework to Washington University in St. Louis, Program in Physical Therapy, Campus Box 8502, St. Louis, MO 63108.

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

15-Aug-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

81

Anticipated Size of Next Entering Class

83

Percent of IN-STATE students in most recent entering class

27%

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

 

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

76%

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

We have articulation agreements with Augustana University and Truman State University.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

The Program in Physical Therapy at Washington University in St. Louis – School of Medicine provides a world-class education in an environment full of energy and enthusiasm. Our students are dedicated and supportive of one another; our faculty thrive on sharing their love for the profession. Together, faculty and students continually strive, excel and put new ideas into motion, making this a dynamic and exciting place to learn.   

The Program is dedicated to a three-part mission: training exceptional clinicians, expanding knowledge in the field through groundbreaking research, and offering excellent patient care. In this environment of innovation, our students learn at the forefront what is known about the science of movement and experience firsthand the continual advancements in physical therapy.   

We take a student-centered approach to education, striving to provide every resource and opportunity students need to learn well. The atmosphere is warm, non-competitive and collegial. We are committed to helping every student achieve his or her professional goals.   

Our Program is made up of faculty, staff, and students who are passionate about the field of physical therapy. Throughout the school, our faculty and staff provide an enthusiasm for learning that will make your education challenging, interesting and fulfilling.   

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT): This professional, full-time clinical doctorate program prepares students for the practice of physical therapy. The curriculum is three years of combined academic and clinical work, including 38 weeks of full-time clinical experiences. The program has been accredited continuously by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) since 1942. It is distinguished by its focus on diagnostic classification of patients' movement problems and on evidence-based practice.   

The DPT curriculum combines clinical experience and classroom learning, with the goal of training outstanding clinicians. In classroom learning, faculty present material as it relates to clinical application. Students practice hands-on clinical skills on each other, on volunteer patients and during trips to off-site clinics. Students encounter increasingly difficult clinical cases as they move through the curriculum.   

Patient contact is integrated throughout the curriculum. During the first year, students spend time in an area clinic participating in care with an experienced clinician. In addition, four full time clinical experiences of 8 to 12 weeks each are interspersed throughout the curriculum; for these experiences, students may choose from approximately 400 affiliated clinical sites throughout the country.   

Students leave the program adept at quickly and thoroughly diagnosing a patient's movement dysfunction and implementing an effective treatment plan. An emphasis on evidence-based health care practice prepares students for life-long learning.

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