Course variations

Course summary

This program dedicated to meeting the health care needs of society with special consideration for rural communities 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 entry-level Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program at The College of St. Scholastica is a 3+3 model of education. Prerequisite years contain coursework necessary for admission to the program and general education requirements. Physical therapy professional education begins in the fourth year and is a full-time day program, 33 continuous months in length. Once admitted into the program, students take all courses at the graduate level. During the first year, students gain knowledge of the profession and begin fundamental skill acquisition. Students who start the first year of the DPT without a bachelor's degree will be awarded a B.A. in Health Sciences upon successful completion of the first year at the end of the spring semester. During the fifth and sixth years, students continue to acquire application skills along with proficiency in critical inquiry necessary for advancement of knowledge in physical therapy.

Entry requirement for international students

Selection for admission is based on several predictors of success including academic record, interviews, scores on the GRE, and professional exploration. Applicants are required to demonstrate awareness of the diversity and specificity of the physical therapy profession by performing volunteer work, by conducting observations, or by working in a physical therapy setting. Exposure to physical therapy in a variety of settings is required (at least two different clinical settings that address the needs of distinct patient/client populations). Admission decisions are based on assessment of the student admission portfolio. Students must have at least a 3.0 GPA, all prerequisites completed,* exposure to the profession of physical therapy, letters of recommendation, interviews with two members of the Physical Therapy Admissions Committee, and completion of the GRE with a preferred score of 500 each for the verbal and quantitative sections, and a preferred minimum of 3.5 for the written analytical section.

Qualification

Doctoral

Awarding body

College Of St Scholastica

Department name

School of Health Sciences, Department of Physical Therapy